Wishing all our dear readers a very happy Noche Buena - New Year's Eve - from the team here at Andalucia.com.
May your 12 grapes, eaten on the strokes of midnight, slip down easily, along with plenty of cava!
From everyone here in our Estepona offices, we want to wish you the best for 2014…
Christmas lights in Seville.
Orange and lights - Christmas in Seville
Singing zambombas, Christmas songs, in the street.
Holy family in belen (nativity scene), found across Spain in homes, schools and offices…
(From left) John Hynes, Carol Woolnoth and Philip McGovern at the Lakonia Commemoration cememony on 6 December in Gibraltar.
If you read this blog regularly, you'll know that we at Andalucia.com have been closely involved in marking the 50th anniversary of the Lakonia tragedy, when over…
The Lakonia commemoration ceremony will honour those who died when the cruise ship caught fire in December 1963.
Fifty years ago, a tragedy occurred which profoundly affected the inhabitants of Gibraltar, but which has been all but forgotten - until now.
December 1963: a…
Donate food for the hungry in Andalucia as part of the Gran Recogida de Alimentos (Great Food Collection), at supermarkets today and tomorrow.
Two volunteers in my local supermarket accept food donated by shoppers as part of La Gran Recogida early this…
The Palmas logo - this one is Cuatro Palmas.
The Finos Palmas - from light Una Palma (left) to rich Cuatro Palmas (right). Tres Palmas was obviously popular.
Last week Tio Pepe launched its limited-edition sherries - four specially-selected wines which are…
The Memory of the Olive Trees is a moving film about a humble Andalucian family at the outset of the Civil War.
As anyone who reads this blog regularly will know, I am very interested in Spanish history.
I've reviewed books for Books4Spain, watched films, and am always seeking to…
Tortilla al whisky with a glass of fino - the perfect match.
Look out for this badge in bars around Seville.
If you're going to be in Seville over the next couple of months, you're in for a tapas treat.
Until this Sunday, 17 November, you can try a specially…
The cortijo and factory, nestled in rolling hills of olive fields, backed by the Sierra Magina.
A few posts ago, I mentioned a new scheme organised by Jaen Tourism - pick your own olives. This puente weekend, I was lucky enough to experience it for myself, with my family.
While we didn't physically…
Sunlight shines on the wall of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville, where this exhibition is being held.
No civilization left a more profound and lasting legacy in Andalucia than the Moors. From exquisite art and architecture, to advanced scientific and philosophical concepts, and even…