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
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BEST INLAND HOTEL AWARD
Best Inland Hotel Award We were thrilled to bits when word reached us that we had been chosen as the inland hotel of the year by the illustrious Academia Gastronómica Málagueña. … Read More
A Picnic with Jesus
A Picnic with Jesus Just like those pilgrims who gathered to go to Canterbury in the fourteenth century, the people of Cartajima get excited about embarking on a pilgrimage, a picnic with Jesus in fact! Not in “Aprill, with his … Read More
Cartajima Village of Champions
Cartajima Village of Champions One would never imagine that the tiny village of Cartajima pictured above, resident population less than one hundred, could have produce a high percentage of champions. In each case, the inspiration for the excellence is elusive. … Read More
Easter in Andalucia
Easter in Andalucia Easter in Andalucia is more extraordinary than Easter anywhere I believe. What you will experience when you come to stay at Los Castaños in Cartajima is an anthropologically fascinating series of events. Semana Santa in Cartajima, has … Read More
Flamenco Guitar in Ronda
Flamenco guitar in Ronda When I opened Los Castaños in 2004, there were no local Ronda wines available nor was there any classical Spanish guitar music early enough in the evening for foreigners to enjoy. As in every Andalucian town … Read More
Sevilla is wonderful whatever the weather
Sevilla is wonderful whatever the weather Sevilla, capital city of Andalucia, is but an easy hour and a half’s drive from Los Castaños so we drove there to celebrate my birthday recently. Ignoring the weather forecast, which for some reason … Read More
