General Strike Across Spain After the Andalusian Elections

It's unusual for this blog to have three posts in a row about politics, but then this has been quite a week.

Andalusian Regional Election Results: PP Wins Narrow Majority

So, the Andalucian people went to the polls yesterday to vote for a new regional parliament, and they went for... the PP, by a hair's breadth.

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This Sunday elections for the Junta de Andalucia (Andalucian Parliament) will take place. A president will be chosen, who will then form a government responsible for an annual budget of €33 billion and an ever increasing range of public services.

Carmen Thyssen Museum, Malaga:the one-stop exploration into Spanish cultural history

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Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a press preview at the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga for their new temporary exhibition, which opens on 31 March and runs until 7 October 2012.
43 works will be displayed in a show entitled ‘Paradises and Landscapes in the Carmen Thyssen Collection from Brueghel to Gauguin’, which found inspiration from Jan Brueghel the Elder’s take on the Garden of Eden.

Ecosevilla II

A historic hotel reopens in Sevilla

One of the most famous hotels in Andalucia, the Alfonso XIII reopens to the public today after a nine-month, 20-million-euro refurbishment. A landmark in Sevilla, it is a huge, imposing building situated next to the Fabrica de Tabacos, just off Puerta de Jerez.

The bitter-sweet smell of Seville organges

The English love their Seville orange marmalade on toast for breakfast.

Golfing with the stars

Guest post by: Rebekah Thompson

La Gran Ruta de Cine

Over the years, many hundreds of movies have been shot in Andalucia, due to the extraordinary variety of its landscapes - mountains, deserts, beaches; its magnificent cities, with beautifully preserved period buildings; and its reliable sunshine.

La Huella Inglesa en Huelva

Many visitors to, and residents of, the western-most part of Andalucia are not aware of the strong English legacy that exists in Huelva.