On the piste! Sierra Nevada opens for business today

Today is the first day of the new ski season in Sierra Nevada. The Granada winter sports resort, close to the city itself, is the furthest south in Europe, and is the first Spanish resort to open this year. The resort has started the 2012/2013 season two days earlier than originally scheduled, thanks to the recent snowfall and low temperatures, making ideal snowmaking conditions.

Vote for art!

 

 

A bitter blow for the Atarazanas of Seville

Every city has its well-known sites - in the case of Seville, the Giralda, Cathedral, Alcazar, Plaza de España - and its less-visited monuments.

General strike on Wednesday: 14N

And it rained...

 

 

Yes, it has been raining for weeks now here in Andalucia.

Today, 1 November, is Dia de Todos los Santos - All Saints' Day. It's the day after Halloween, when all the ghouls come out; today is when the Spanish remember their dead, all the more significant when so many died during 40 years of dictatorship. They buy their "Huesos de Santos" pastries, go to the cemeteries, clean their family graves and adorn them with flowers (it's the biggest day of the year for florists).