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Top 10s of Andalucia

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

[caption id="attachment_10375" align="aligncenter" width="317" caption="We'll be bringing you lists featuring the best of Andalucia."] [/caption] Here on the AC blog, and on the website itself, our aim is to keep you, our audience, updated on what's happening here in Andalucia. We want you to enjoy the latest and best of ...

Valentine’s Day

Monday, February 11th, 2013

[caption id="attachment_9777" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Alhambra Palace in Granada is one of the most romantic buildings in the world - viewed like this, and to visit."] [/caption] So this Thursday is Valentine's Day, or Dia de los Enamorados (Lovers' Day) in Spain. Many hotels and restaurants around Andalucia will have special ...

La Noche en Blanco – late-night culture-fest in Sevilla

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

This Friday night, 26 October, Seville is holding a "Noche en Blanco", a night-time cultural festival. It's a full evening programme of events being held throughout the city, embracing all disciplines: literature, music, art, sculpture, at over 30 locations. Just to the north of the Setas, otherwise known as Metropol Parasol, is a group ...

My year in Spain

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

[caption id="attachment_7650" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Exploring A Coruña, Galicia - Rebekah's first stay in Spain."][/caption] GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON I have been blogging for Andalucia.com, usually about special events, since March. However, few readers will be aware that this is my final week working for Andalucia.com. As a third-year degree student at Nottingham ...

Malaga Feria

Friday, August 17th, 2012

[caption id="attachment_7528" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Malaga´s traditional biznagas mark the entrance to Calle Larios for the annual August Feria."][/caption] GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON Feria has returned to Malaga! The annual Malaga summer fair takes place every August - it is a vibrant, energetic, 10-day celebration with all-night street parties, including lashings of flamenco, ...

Fiesta Luna Llena – Full Moon Party: A little bit of Thailand on the Costa del Sol

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

[caption id="attachment_7491" align="aligncenter" width="187" caption="The guest of honour - la luna (the moon) - makes an appearance."][/caption] GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON I have never been to Thailand, but as it has become an increasingly popular destination for holidaying students and gap year travellers, I know many who have. One of the most ...

Find your way around the Feria

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

[caption id="attachment_2934" align="aligncenter" width="494" caption="A group of feriantes at the Feria de Abril, Sevilla."][/caption] Tonight, at the stroke of midnight, this year's Feria de Abril kicks off officially, when the lights on the Portada (entrance arch) are switched on - the alumbrao. For those who have never been, but would like to ...

Survivors – call of the wild

Monday, December 19th, 2011

[caption id="attachment_4538" align="aligncenter" width="244" caption="A wooden lynx sculpture - you'd never get this close up in person; note the tufty ears."][/caption] Leaving aside the human disasters of Andalucia for today's post, let's look at a fascinating, positive and potentially very exciting story about the region's fauna. One of the most endangered felines ...

GUEST POST: Living the high life

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

POST BY GUEST BLOGGER EMMA SPENCER Being a Cheshire girl, it is naturally assumed that I love a bit of glitz and glamour, so when presented with the opportunity to go to the celebrated Nikki Beach Club to watch the Marbella’s Hottest Bartenders Competition, I obliged straight away. Wearing the standard ...