In the ancient mountains around Teruel sits a tiny medieval village beautifully unafraid to show its age. Polished and prettified medieval villages are a dime a dozen in Spain. Clinging along a craggy thrust of rock wrapped by the clear […]
Behind me, the kaleidoscopic arcs of kites soar and dip in the wind, teased by the skilled hands of kite-boarders as they hurtle across the water’s surface. The same wind is whistling around my ears and creating mad woman’s hair […]
First Impressions Banana plants; palm trees; laurel trees; bougainvillea; frangipani…like Alice in Wonderland after a swig of the ‘Drink Me’ bottle, they all grow at an alarming rate in Puerto de la Cruz giving it a lush, tropical identity that […]
Pretty mountain towns flank the largest natural park in Spain Created in 1989 the Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas is Spain’s largest natural park. With 23 picturesque villages and a staggering 214,336 hectares of […]
It’s true what they say about Seville. Temperatures here in the summer months are enough to shatter the hardiest of thermostats. Commonly reaching 45º, Seville is one of hottest cities in the generally balmly Iberian Peninsular. Despite this, Seville is […]
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