One of the best ways to see the sights is on the Malaga tourist bus. Named as the Malaga City Hop-on Hop-off Tour, the bus does exactly that. A number of buses operate in the city passing all the popular tourist spots. Tourists are able to choose when and where to get on or off […]
Nerja festivals
Nerja festivals – calendar for the year There are numerous dates in Nerja festivals calendar. Throughout Andalucia, fiesta’s are an intrinsic part of community life and Nerja is no exception. Listed below are some of the most significant of the Nerja Festivals. San Anton 16-17 January This festival has been celebrated since the XVII century […]
Tarifa Water Sports
Tarifa has become an absolute haven for water sports enthusiasts… Tarifa is a small town situated on the very southern tip of Spain. With it’s propensity for wind it has become an absolute haven for water sports enthusiasts, particularly for those sports that need wind and plenty of it! Kite surfing and wind surfing are […]
Walking in Andalucia
Walking in Andalucia, with its numerous streams and ‘white’ villages… The Calpe Ramblers The Calpe Ramblers have been in existence for several years, walking in Andalucia, having been founded by John and Ray Murphy, indeed all our articles have been kindly submitted by John Murphy. Their love of nature and rambling, which started off as […]
The Aquaola Water Park near Granada
The Aquaola Water Park near Granada by Dave Wilkes (Granada, Andalucia) Jake shooting out of his “Death Tube” Kids. We’ve got four. And eight grand-kids too! And we love every single one of them. But when we decided to leave England and live near Granada several years ago, we thought we would miss our family […]
Fabulous Flamenco – The Soul of Andalucia
The Soul of Andalucia Flamenco is thought to have originated in the 16th century. The passion of the dance is powerfully portrayed by facial expression and the movements of the hands as well as all the foot stamping and kicking movements. Travellers have recorded the use of guitar accompaniment in the 18th century. Several types […]
Costa del Sol Holidays
Things to Do On The Costa The Costa del Sol is an area located on the southern coast of Spain and stretches from Nerja in the east through to Algecieras in the west and covers some 150km. Along this coastline you will find some of the most popular tourist resorts such as Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, […]
Calendar of fiestas in Andalucia
It’s a shame to miss Andalucia’s fiestas just because you didn’t know about them! Make sure you don’t miss another one with this great calendar of events. January 1-2 La Toma celebration of the entry of the Reyes Catolicos into the city – at Granada. 5 Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos – Epiphany parade at […]
FIESTAS! Streets full of people, fireworks, flamenco, guitar playing!
What can be better than arriving in a random town and realising that everyone is celebrating their local fiesta? Most fiestas will include some sort of parade, which could be behind either some holy image or people in fancy costumes surrounded by gigantones, giant figures. There are many festivals throughout the year in Andalucia, however […]
Our Tarifa camping weekend…
We have just returned from a Tarifa Camping weekend. It was a friends birthday and we decided to get away. We were originally going to stay at a hostel in Tarifa but we had left it too late and everything was full! If going to Tarifa in July or in August always book well in […]
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