Camping Órgiva, with expanded capacity for 2024 – an affordable camping oasis in La Alpujarra
Enjoy a family-run campsite set beside the beautiful Guadalfeo Valley… LOCATED just two kilometres below the thriving market town of […]
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Hilly Barmby: how a Brighton teacher turned into successful female author in Spain’s Órgiva
LA ALPUJARRA has always attracted its fair share of authors, from Gerald Brennan in the 1920s to Chris Stewart in
STOP ‘RESACA’: With Spanish fiesta season about to start, what hangover cures work the best?
WITH fiesta season fast approaching – starting with the ‘Cruces de Mayo’ on 1 May and progressing into Corpus and
First ‘Rustic festival’, held in Spain’s Lanjarón spa town, proves a resounding success
A NEW cultural and fusion music festival, promoted by Raúl Soto of popular flamenco-influenced band, Arrímate al Queré (yes, tricky to
Granada illustrator, Lunita Loca, shines the light on completing a 100-day online art challenge
SOCIAL MEDIA challenges come and go, and are certainly not for everyone. However, a female artist from Granada region is
Spain’s schizoid weather – from snow to sun and sand in a week
THERE’S an expression in Andalucia that says “don’t leave the house without your jacket until the 40th of May” (realistically
PROPERTY TRENDS: Sale stock is down across Granada, and rentals face challenges, while the Brexit ‘hangover’ is over for British buyers
Our resident expert, Mathew Wood of Hola Properties, based in Lanjarón, updates us on the local property market…. RECENTLY, we’ve
FREYA’S STYLE TIPS: How to dress for the upcoming fiesta season in Spain
With the ‘Cruces de Mayo’, Corpus, and San Juan just round the corner, our resident fashion expert, Freya, gives her
EASTER FLOOD-DAY: ‘Biblical’ rain with Storm Nelson breaks some roads in La Alpujarra, while ‘turismos’ become stuck in mountain snow
ON A STRANGELY unforgettable Easter Sunday – known as ‘Domingo de Pascua’ or ‘Domingo de Resurrección’ – the main thing
Semana Santa – a historical and sometimes rainy spectacle
IN A COUNTRY with a deep-seated history of Catholicism, and a love of pomp and ceremony, Semana Santa in Spain
BOOM: Cristo in Órgiva goes off with the usual bang, but no ‘columpios’
VISITORS might hold their ears for the annual celebration of Cristo in Órgiva ( ‘El Cristo de la Expiración’, which
ROUND THE BEND? Lemons won’t be the only thing you’re driving over in rural Granada
DRIVING in rural Granada, Spain, isn’t for the nervous of disposition. It has been known to witness holidaymakers, freshly disembarked
SNOW DAY: the best places to see the ‘white stuff’ in La Alpujarra
The ALPUJARRA region, spanning the provinces of Granada and Almería in southern Spain, offers opportunities to experience snow during the