2020-01-29 23:47
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook In the 16th century, the port city of Seville was firmly on the world map as a trading centre, with ships sailing across the Atlantic to the New World… Read More
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2020-01-16 23:39
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook One of Seville’s most celebrated and loved monuments is the Alcázar, or Royal Palace, and if you’ve ever visited, you’ll know… Read More
2019-10-12 22:35
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAndaluz: A Food Journey Through Southern Spain by Fiona Dunlop (Interlink) Andalusia: Recipes form Seville and Beyond by Jose Pizarro (Hardie Grant) In this p… Read More
2019-04-16 11:51
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookBarack Obama was the main speaker at the WTTC Global Summit in Seville. Every year, the travel and tourism industry gets together in a different city to meet… Read More
2019-02-01 10:33
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Seville celebrated the 400th anniversary of Murillo’s birth with a full programme of events, of which this is the last. After a year of celebrations in… Read More
2018-12-19 12:08
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Exciting news for two cities in Andalucia, one globally renowned for its superb Sherry wines, and the other which is surrounded by a sea of olive groves… Read More
2018-11-14 07:28
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook The Seville Film Festival, which is on until 17 November, always offers a broad range of movies, from drama to documentary, shorts to animation… Read More
2018-09-08 14:10
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Andalucia has long been a favoured location for TV and film productions, thanks to its wide-ranging landscapes, from mountains and beaches to desert, notably… Read More
2018-06-18 22:07
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Last week, the first-ever guidebook compiled using content provided by Facebook users was launched. The 52-page guidebook to Seville features places fo… Read More
2018-05-04 19:12
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAfter two major art exhibitions, showing both his paintings and those which were influenced by him, the celebrations for Año Murillo - the 400th annive… Read More
2018-03-29 11:21
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Murillo Year – 2018 – will have exhibitions and routes about the painter. Santas Justa and Rufina (with the Giralda) by Esteb… Read More
2018-01-12 15:25
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Playa de Bajondillo, Torremolinos. Photo by Michelle Chaplow Today it was announced that Spain has taken the number 2 spot in most-visited count… Read More
2017-12-15 15:53
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Last month, the prestigious travel guide publisher Lonely Planet named Seville as the Best City in the world to visit next year, as part of its… Read More
2017-11-24 22:09
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookWhen the Michelin stars for Spain and Portugal in 2018 were announced earlier this week, there was some exciting news for Andalucia: the region added to its t… Read More
2017-11-13 20:44
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook A multi-charity Christmas fair, organised by the Anglican Church in the Costa del Sol, will be held in Estepona on 25 November. Entrance is free, and visitor… Read More
2017-11-07 14:54
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAnyone who enjoys drinking Sherry, the versatile fortified wine from the town of Jerez de la Frontera (Moorish name: Xerez, pronounced Sheresh), will be delig… Read More
2017-10-03 13:01
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook A new exhibition at CaixaForum in Seville, Andalucia in the Imagination of Fortuny, examines the Granada period of Catalonian painter Mariano Fortuny. Fortun… Read More
2017-09-01 17:47
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookGuest post: Andrés Lopez Sheridan Andalucía is well known for its authentic and traditional parties and celebrations. If you thought everything… Read More
2017-09-01 15:58
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook“I look forward to playing in front of the Spanish fans.” Rising Spanish golf star Jon Rahm will make his first professional appearance in Spain a… Read More
2017-08-22 17:09
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookHello everyone! My name is Andrés and I have just returned to Málaga after living abroad for nine years. I grew up in a bilingual home in a smal… Read More
2017-07-24 23:32
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookOutdoor events rule the scene in summertime Seville, as temperatures climb to the 40s on a regular basis (105F). Here are some of the cultural events on durin… Read More
2017-07-13 20:28
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook The exhibition is on until 15 October For all garden lovers, this art exhibition Sorolla: Un Jardin Para Pintar, is a treat. The show of paintin… Read More
2017-06-22 19:28
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook This month music fans in Torrox Pueblo and Estepona have a treat in store. American child prodigy Mozart Dee is playing two concerts: at La Casa in Torrox Pu… Read More
2017-06-22 14:45
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookFor anyone with an interest in modern Spanish history – the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of the Spanish Royal Family, from Alfonso XII in… Read More
2017-05-10 12:30
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook About to head up into the mountains – the van’s roof window was an instant hit. We all have our lists of places we want to visit &nd&hell…Read More
2017-04-28 15:52
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook This year’s Feria portada (gateway) celebrates the 25th anniversary of Expo 92, and the Murillo 400th Anniversary too. Big changes are afo… Read More
2017-04-20 11:59
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017 ranked Spain as the world’s top tourism destination. (Source: World Economic Forum) The… Read More
2017-02-19 11:39
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga. While we are lucky to have sunshine most of the year round in Andalucia, paradise is never perfect. We need rain to feed… Read More
2017-01-26 23:08
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAndalucia is full of cultural and gastronomic treasures, from Moorish castles to the best prawns in Spain. Some of these are, at long last, starting to receiv… Read More
2016-12-23 09:53
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAndalucia – A Literary Guide for Travellers by Andrew and Susanne Edwards (IB Tauris) This is a thoroughly-researched, comprehensive guide to every majo… Read More
2016-12-02 18:47
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook A couple of weeks ago, a new tourism conference was held in Seville, organised by dynamic Tourism Director Antonio Jimenez. Based around talks and roun… Read More
2016-11-10 15:10
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook FINOS PALMAS 2016 – the finest sherry in a rarefied Sevillano setting Pedro Rebuelta of the Gonzalez Byass family, Cayetano Martinez de Ir… Read More
2016-11-01 09:36
Tweet This Post Post to Facebooka In a country which takes its food culture as seriously as Spain, to be chosen as Capital Gastronomica (Gastronomic Capital) is an honour indeed. And… Read More
2016-10-19 15:16
Tweet This Post Post to Facebookby Fiona Flores Seville is not known for its contemporary art scene – Malaga has long had the advantage in that cultural arena, with its e… Read More
2016-10-04 08:51
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Qu 1: Seville residents, would you like the Feria to start on a Sunday (so you can have a big night on Saturday)? A2: Er, yes please! Qu 2: Sevi… Read More
2016-09-23 08:15
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook A new project by La Filmoteca Española aims to collect and digitalise home movies made by Andalucians in the 1960s and 1970s. The idea behind Pr… Read More
2016-09-16 14:39
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Journalist Anastasia Sukhanova and Sarah Gatward with her GoPro were thrilled to run alongside anther 12.000 in the Cascamorras, Baza. Cascamorr… Read More
2016-08-22 14:26
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookFor the third season running, HBO’s globally successful, multi-award-winning fantasy drama series Game of Thrones will be filmed in Andalucia. Season se… Read More
2016-07-30 10:35
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Map of Dolmens de Antequera (C)Instuto de Estadiscica y Cartografia de Andalucia As expected, Andalucia’s latest UNESCO World Heritage site was confirm… Read More
2016-07-13 16:23
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook The night concerts in the Alcazar start on on 14 July. As the mercury soars into the low 40s (low 100 F), nightlife and cultural activities move outsid… Read More
2016-07-07 14:19
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Me Vuelves Lorca 2016 A couple of years ago on this blog, I interviewed a dynamic and enterprising Brit called Anna Kemp, who was organising a p… Read More
2016-06-24 19:30
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookYesterday, 23 June 2016, British people voted to leave the European Union. The final share of the Brexit Referendum was Leave 51.9% (17.4 million votes) … Read More
2016-06-24 19:30
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookYesterday, 23 June 2016, British people voted to leave the European Union. The final share of the Brexit Referendum was Leave 51.9% (17.4 million votes) … Read More
2016-06-22 21:29
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookIn a few hours, at around 5am tomorrow, Thursday 23 June, a historic event will take place at Seville’s San Pablo airport. The first ever flig… Read More
2016-06-01 18:57
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookFor a number of years – over a decade – the Islamic community has been trying to build a mosque in Seville. As anyone who has ever visited th… Read More
2016-05-25 22:31
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookTrip Advisor has just released its top ten landmarks in Europe, as voted by users of the frighteningly influential reviewing website. Two of these, both… Read More
2016-05-05 20:44
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookHuge excitement here in Seville recently, when an extraordinary hoard of Roman coins was discovered in a park near the city. Workmen were digging a trench to… Read More
2016-04-27 12:31
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Treasure hunt between Estepona and Casares Back in 1996, in the early days of the internet – when WIFI, twitter and touch-screen smart phones were but… Read More
2016-04-15 08:59
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAs spring arrives in Seville, two weeks after Semana Santa (Holy Week), it’s time for Feria. Ladies prepare their flamenca dresses, horses are groomed… Read More
2016-03-27 00:39
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook After the excitement of the opening last week of Las Duenas, the Duquesa de Alba’s palace, a new route in Seville has been announced of palaces a… Read More
2016-03-12 20:50
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Next week one of the most hotly-anticipated new attractions in Seville opens its doors – the Palacio de las Duenas, favourite residence of… Read More
2016-02-25 22:33
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookThis weekend a major ecological fair – the most important in Spain, and in Europe – takes place in Seville, starting tomorrow. BioCultura is… Read More
2016-02-22 15:23
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookA large proportion of visitors who come to Andalucia for their holidays rent a self-catering apartment or villa, whether by the beach or inland; in a cit… Read More
2016-01-31 19:53
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookMore foreigners visited Spain than ever before in 2015, as unsettled situations in North African countries caused European holidaymakers to take their ho… Read More
2016-01-31 19:53
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookMore foreigners visited Spain than ever before in 2015, as unsettled situations in North African countries caused European holidaymakers to take their ho… Read More
2016-01-25 11:27
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Clockwise Sierra de Ronda near Gaucin. wetlands of Doñana Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Almeria’s desert landscape, used as a location for… Read More
2015-12-31 18:23
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookToday is the last day of the year, and the time when we look back over 2015 to see what’s happened during the last 12 months. Here is our pick of the bl… Read More
2015-12-16 09:41
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookThe Christmas season is always a good time to be in Andalucia, and especially Seville, with over 200 streets lit up merrily by colourful lights, Christmas tre… Read More
2015-12-08 19:56
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Help Syrian refugees at a fun day in Seville this Saturday As Christmas draws closer, weekends are full of fun festive attractions like medieval markets and… Read More
2015-11-27 19:12
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook The latest edition of the gourmet bible, Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal 2016, was published on 25 November. The new Michelin guide for Spain and Portug… Read More
2015-11-16 16:39
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Emerald City, the new NBC fantasy drama series, will be filmed in various location around Andalucia. The series is based aro… Read More
2015-11-01 19:55
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook This year’s XIIth Seville International Film Festival, which aims to promote European cinema, takes place from 6 to 14 November. More than 200 fi… Read More
2015-10-27 15:52
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook In total 20 galleries from around Andalucia and beyond showed their works at Artsevilla. A week ago Seville held its first-ever contemporar… Read More
2015-10-10 18:11
Tweet This Post Post to Facebook Order a dish, and help fight hunger. Seville is always a great city to go out and eat – this is where the tapa was invented, after all &nd&hell…Read More
2015-09-25 13:25
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAs English speakers, I often feel we have an unfair advantage over our hispanophone friends and neighbours here in Spain. They speak the language of their bir… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookThis year, indeed this very week, an institution in Seville celebrates its 85th anniversary: the Hotel Colon. When this revered establishment opened on 29 Mar… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookDuring my ten-plus years in Spain, I have met a large number of fellow expats – some working for foreign companies, along with their “trailing spo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookThis is a very special time of year in southern Spain: spring. As the skies finally clear after what seems like months of rain (actually, they were), through… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Tweet This Post Post to FacebookAs of 1 March 2014, restaurants are not allowed to have aceiteras - the typical bottles of olive oil we’re all so used to seeing on the table, as used f… Read More
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