The Marbella Feria comes to town
Each year, every village, town and city throughout Spain pays homage to its local saint with a week or more long celebratory festival, known as a ‘feria’. The popular Andalusian resort of Marbella,...
View ArticleThe most luxurious way to spend a day in the sun
There are many places along the Costa del Sol where one can enjoy a luxurious holiday, but if you are looking for a taste of the cosmopolitan lifestyle, brushing shoulders with the rich and famous...
View ArticleThe stars are coming to Marbella!
There is a lot happening in Marbella in July. If you want to brush shoulders with the rich and famous then Marbella is the number one spot to do so. With the busy cultural agenda that’s in store for...
View ArticleLa Mairena: A natural paradise perched on top of the world
I am privileged to live in Spain, I have lived here for nine years, most of which have been spent in my wonderful apartment in La Mairena. Set in the hills above the coast, just east of Marbella, La...
View ArticleA Costa del Sol Christmas: Sun, Sea and Snow!
When I first moved to Marbella, on the Costa del Sol in Spain, I was resolutely against spending Christmas here. Christmas should be spent in freezing cold temperatures, with (hopefully) some snow,...
View ArticleFour days of walking in Marbella
Thousands of visitors from all over the World are expected to be attending the ‘Four days of walking Marbella event’ – that is taking place from the 9th until the 12th of October. The hikers are due to...
View ArticleCabopino Port – Understated but definitely not overrated!
The port of Cabopino, to the east of Marbella, in Andalusia, is rather inconspicuous compared to the other nearby heavyweights of Puerto Banus and Benalmadena. Indeed it’s hard to imagine Sean Connery...
View ArticleMountains of…Marbella?
Away from the yachts and glitz that encompasses the spirit that is upmarket Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, in the sunny south of Spain, you can do more than celebrity spotting if you venture a little...
View ArticleThe human body exhibition starts in Marbella
The World famous human body exhibition is getting ready to start in Marbella. Starting on June 15th and runs until September 15th. Controversially using real body parts to show the inner workings of...
View ArticleThe name’s the same in Spain
As you drive around Spain you will come across destinations that sound the same. Or they are spelt in a very similar fashion. They can be many miles apart. They can be very different locations. But...
View ArticleGolf in Spain – the ‘hole’ truth
Men who are into golf will be watching the Ryder Cup with the passion they reserve for this annual event. In 1997 Spain became the first country in continental Europe to stage the event. Year after...
View ArticlePosh property in Spain
Well, we’re still here. The End Of The World wasn’t nigh, as it turned out. Lucky us. Luckier still, for some this morning , waking up the day after El Gordo – the famous Spanish Christmas Lottery....
View ArticleEvery picture tells a story in the province of Malaga
Delving into your collection of photographs from Spain can bring back all sorts of memories. Of days in the sunshine. Of time spent on the beach or in the countryside of a country in which the...
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