Short introduction to the history of Granada Granada began life as an Iberian settlement in the Albayzín district. Muslim forces took over from the Visigoths in 711 and around the foot of the Alhambra hill in what was called Garnata al Jahud, the jewish quarter. The name of Granada comes from this districts. Granada also […]
The Alpujarras is a beautiful mountainous region in the south of Spain. South of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the provinces of Granada and Almería. We invite you to visit this beautiful region watching this video, we produced specially for you. Here you’ll find flowering trees, donkeys, herds of sheep and other elements of […]
On the 1st of May, Spain’s first outdoor skydiving simulator opened in the Malaga province, offering kids and adults the chance to safely enjoy the thrill of flying. This is a very special piece of equipment, as it was used by Tom Cruise to prepare for his skydiving stunts on Mission Impossible: Fallout, before being brought […]
The book Iberian Adventures was published in English in May 2017. If you love Spain and want to know more about this fascinating country I can recommend you to read this book, written by an Irishman who fell in love with Spain in the 50ties and has lived in Spain since 1978. I specially enjoyed […]
Last weekend the Patronato del Alhambra, the directing board of the Alhambra has presented a new reservation system of the entrance tickets. Now you can order your tickets on the following site: www.tickets.alhambra-patronato.es. The site is in Spanish and English. You can order up to 10 tickets and you print them out beforehand so you […]
Yesterday we received this nice comment of a Dutch client that we love sharing with you: Last winter we wanted to spend for the first time in Spain. Because we had quite specific requirements for our stay, I sought advice from someone who knew about it. Via overwinteren.nl I found Janny, who immediately gave us […]
Maybe you’ve never heard of it and you’re not familiar with it but Padel in Spain is very popular. At many places you come across small courts, which are placed in a sort of glass cages. Here Padel is practiced. In Spain padel is after the football the most popular sport, even more than tennis […]
Casa de la Luz is a lovely authentic cottage. The owners are very nice and provide information about the area and what to do. The Alpujarras where Bubión is located are gorgeous. You can go hiking and trekking. Overall we have had a great week. Advice: take in January enough warm clothes with you and […]
Yesterday, 12 december 2016 was the long expected opening of the Museum of Malaga in the ancient Palace of Customs. After nearly 20 years waiting finally the exquisite collection of fine arts and archeology of Malaga is on exhibition again for the public. The palace contains over 17.000 pieces of which about 2.700 will be […]
The museum of glass in Malaga is located in a nice old cuarter called San Felipe Neri. The museum is not far from the Plaza de la Merced, opposite the church of San Felipe Neri. The collection is located in a carefully restored 18th century Italian house where we can see the history of humanity […]