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Archive for the 'Costa Blanca' Category

Spain’s autumn pleasures

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Autumn is not when most people consider coming to Spain but in actual fact, its the perfect season for enjoying the beauty and magic of its forests. The trees change into shades of orange, red and gold, giving them a magical feeling as the last of the year’s sunny days disappear.
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The Lady of Elche

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

If you go to Alicante, there’s a rare chance to see the legendary “Dama de Elche” - an icon of Iberian art dated between the 5th and 4th centuries BC which will be on display until November. It is an extraordinary testimony to a civilisation that inhabited Spain more than 2,500 years ago. It […]

Andalusia on Horseback

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Equestrian tourism is an enjoyable, original, different way to discover Andalusia, a region with deep-rooted traditions surrounding the world of horses. There are many horse-trainers’, stables and riding schools to be found all over Andalusia as well as several companies that organise rides and excursions on horseback, lasting anything from a couple of hours to […]

Caving in Spain

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Not all of Spain’s beauty lies overground. Believe it or not, Spain is one of the best places in Europe for caving with more than 10,000 known and explored caves. Some of these underground gems are not the sole preserve of speleologists and expert cavers, but are also open to the general public. The variety […]

Seville World Games

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

It might not be the Olympics but Seville hosts the first edition of the World Games from now until mid-September with a combination of some of the best an international athletes in Spain and overseas. Venues are spread over the city and the province of Seville and amongst the various sports are the more […]

Puente Flamenco Festival

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

The Festival de Cante Grande (Flamenco Song Festival) gets under way on 14 August to bring down the curtain on the week-long annual fiesta of the Andalusian town of Puente Genil. The festival started in 1967 and quite often features reknowned musician Fosforito plus various others from the patio of the Manuel Reina workers’ institute. […]

Horse Racing in Andalucia

Friday, June 30th, 2006

During the month of August, the town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda is host to some of the oldest horse races in Europe. The races take place along the beach at the mouth of the river Guadalquirir and have the distinction of being the first regulated horse races in Spain. Riders wear traditional jockey colours and […]

Steak Andalucian Style

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

If you’re tired of looking for a decent steak in the Costa del Sol, check out Los Caballos Restaurant located on the Coronado Country Estate, in Álora, in the heart of the Guadalhorce Valley. The idylic steakhouse is surrounded by a series of pictoresque villages: Pizarra, Valle de Abdalajís, Coín, Cártama, Alhaurín el Grande, Alozaina, […]

Scuba Diving in Cabo de Gata

Friday, June 9th, 2006

If you’ve never tried scuba diving, then there a few places in Europe better to start than the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve in Andalusia. This natural spot is a UNESCO biosphere reserve blessed with crystalline Mediterranean waters. The 63 kilometre coastline in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve is a genuine paradise for scuba […]

Mallorca Reinvents Itself

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

If you think Mallorca is just Magaluf and high rise monsters, then think again according to The Guardian newspaper which reports that the popular resort is going through something of a facelift. “Mallorca is the Madonna of the tourist world, constantly reinventing itself. Right now it’s all about style: hotels that ooze glamour, restaurants that […]