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The Alhambra Palace in Granada has been the most visited monument in Spain over the last 5 years. In 2011 alone 3,096.829 people visited this stunning historic monument. This building was the symbol of the Nazrid Kingdom it dates from the year 1238. When you arrive you…
The Alhambra Palace in Granada has been the most visited monument in Spain over the last 5 years. In 2011 alone 3,096.829 people visited this stunning historic monument. This building was the symbol of the Nazrid Kingdom it dates from the year 1238. When you arrive you…
In the UK the switching on of Christmas lights is usually a big event with a local celebrity involved. In Granada the Nativity Scene is the main feature in most shop windows and large buildings. Christmas trees are few and far between. Every year in…
People tell me constantly that I´m very organised. I seem to get this comment a lot when I´m at work or when I´m travelling. I´m just back from a trip to Valencia so while I was unpacking my suitcase I thought of this post. 7 tips for stress…
With silly season almost upon us, we´ll all be going to a Christmas or New Year party somewhere soon. You may have the annual office party coming up or a family get together soon. Whatever you have planned there will be no escape from those typical party songs.…
The Alpujarra villages, just South of Granada have more to them than first meets the eye. A good example is the O Sei Ling Buddhist retreat. Perched at 1,600 meters high, sitting above the village of Pampaneira. On a recent trip out that way I almost managed to visit…
You may have already heard of The Next Big thing. Here´s my contribution to this huge online project. Caroline Angus Baker, the lovely author of ‘Blood in the Valencian Soil’ asked me to take part in this project. It consists in writers doing a blog post about their…
Granada and Almeria over the years have been chosen by Hollywood directors for their movies. Over the last 100 years these locations have hosted many famous actors. More than 212 films have been made in Granada province so far. Filming in this western area of Andalusia began in 1913. In…
After the great feedback you gave me in October. I´ve now put together the agenda for November in Granada These activities are in the city itself & also throughout the province of Granada. If you have more to add to the list, please let me know and I´ll happily add the…
The vintage car collection at the Automobile Museum in Malaga certainly impressed me this summer. It was a hot August day, we headed there really to avoid the humidity and high temperatures for a couple of hours. I didn’t expect to enjoy the visit as much as I did. The museum has…
Spain currently boasts 44 different UNESCO sites dotted around the country. It made me wonder how many of these sites I had actually visited. This list is ever-increasing. Another 24 places in Spain are waiting on the tentative list. Awaiting approval are sites such as…
