How I came to love November
They say that when it rains, it pours, and that can certainly apply to Spain. After several years of intense drought, all the precipitation we should have had during the last 12 months came in a single …
The Art of Olive Oil Tasting
In Andalucía, we have almost unlimited possibilities to participate in wine tastings – in vineyards, bodegas, or even wine shops. One learns to distinguish between young and well-aged wine, understand the concept of terroir, know whether the wine comes from …
The Big Parasol War of 2024
It is not only the Spanish real estate market that was competitive this summer. It also applies to every square meter of sandy beach on Costa del Sol and other parts of the Spanish coastline. Unlike the real estate market, …
Where have all the genuine Spanish souvenirs gone?
You see them everywhere. Most Spanish shopping streets are filled with tacky souvenir stores. They have walls covered with fans, miles of Spanish-inspired ceramics, figurines of bullfighters and Flamenco dancers, trays with Alhambra patterns, coffee cups and eyeglass cases with …
SEVILLE BY KAYAK – A new type of city tourism
Most people who visit Seville admire the cathedral and the Giralda tower, stroll around the narrow alleys of La Judería, and perhaps peek into the Alcázar fort. The rest of the time is usually reserved for tapas and shopping. …
Welcome to Ronda’s Desfiladero del Tajo
Millions of people have seen Ronda from the bridge that has become one of the symbols of Andalucía – immortalised in Hollywood films, international TV commercials and of course, a billion selfies. But now, you too can have a chance …
All aboard! Morocco by rail
Did you know Morocco was the first country to build a high-speed railway system on the African continent? After the railway line opened in 2018, one can now take a train from Tangier in the north to Casablanca on the …
JOHN BRENDMOE Marbella investor and philanthropist
There is no limit to what one can do with a paintbrush – just ask John Brendmoe. From the humble beginning, working in his father’s painting workshop as a boy, he managed to establish one of Scandinavia’s biggest painting companies. …
SKOL – Marbella’s modernistic 1960s icon
Everyone who lives in Marbella knows it, and most who have visited the town will have walked past this unique white building complex with SKOL written in vertical letters along the facade. The modernistic block of flats, which …
The Cheery Cobblers of Ronda
Is it only me, or have you also noticed that everything lasts a shorter and shorter time? Be it mobiles that are virtually useless after a couple of years, computers that refuse to update, self-parking cars that go wild, or …