Andalucia

Hero or Victim? When a young Australian couple arrived at the hotel the other day, we suggested they might like to take a dip in Cartajima´s swimming pool as it was a warm day. She, Ash, said she would but … Read More

With autumn just beginning and the possibility of cooler weather on the way, John and I set off to find rugs for the rooms – traditional jarapas made in the Alpujarras since Arab times. Originally made to protect a mattress from the rough old … Read More … Read More

You arrive at Los Castaños and are comfortably settled in your beautiful room. Open the shutters and let the afternoon sun come in and then you notice the view. How marvellous you think and pause for a while. You turn to … Read More … Read More

Having lived for some informative years in equatorial Africa where there are no seasons, I thrill to the four very different changes in Andalucia. Whilst it is true that spring and autumn are somewhat truncated in recent years, the drama … Read More … Read More

Andalucia is fun all year round but the summer is THE time to go. It’s party month! Every city, town and village has a summer fair ostensibly in the name of the patron saint but actually more in honour of … Read More … Read More