The UK’s bank holiday weekend, for us, was all about the beach. We earmarked two events for this weekend: a concert on the beach in Salobreña by the band Los Gin Tonic and then a Fiesta at La Barraca, a great restaurant right on the beach at Cantarrijan, a little further along the coast...
Throughout August and September, there is a Guitar festival running in Los Jardines de Falla, the gardens that lead down to the foyer of the Manuel de Falla concert hall. We decided to find out more...
One of our favourite tapas dishes here in Granada is this simple mix of potato, green pepper, onion and garlic. It does sound very simple, and the name of the dish translates roughly as ‘poor man’s potatoes’ or literally potatoes to the poor.
Last week, Andrew and I got to drive deep into Las Alpujarras, one of our favourite parts of southern Spain to interview Anna Kemp about her life and most recent project, an open air theatre in the village of Laroles, and runs the annual drama festival, Me Vuelves Lorca...
For me, one of the highlights of the Alhambra and Generalife, the crowning glories of Granada, has to be the Open Air Theatre...
It’s August, and seemingly every village, town and city is having a fería or festival of some sort...
It is really encouraging to have had so many emails as a result of our last blog post regarding residency in Spain. Many of the questions we have been asked involve reassurances that the move is straightforward and not traumatic. So, by way of an open reply, we would say the following...
We celebrated a little yesterday afternoon as we finally have all the official paperwork we need to legitimately stay in Spain (at least, for the foreseeable future!) For those wishing to do the same, here is guide to help you through the paperwork...
One of my biggest passions is cycling. When I can, I will and the terrain and infrastructure here in this part of Spain (and probably all over Spain) means that every single ride is nothing short of epic...
Summer is here and with it, the heat...
