Category ‘Cadiz’
10 Cathedrals to visit in Spain
June 16th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
Are you enjoying your Sunday afternoon? Feeling ecclesiastical? It’s so hot here this afternoon in Andalucía, the cicadas are starting their Summer rumble and the sun is besting down as the church bells of Murtas call the faithful to prayer. There aren’t that many left, and certainly not enough to fill the largest church in the Alpujarra, but they’re called religiously all the same.
Thinking about the cathedrals of Spain – and there are many! – and compiling a list of 10 to visit. Let’s take a look…
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Chilling out in Tarifa, Cádiz
May 23rd, 2013 by Carol Byrne
You know when you arrive somewhere for the first time, and you just think, ‘Aaahh – that’s better.’ Instant wind-down, when a view and an atmosphere are your holiday remedy for stress and worries, a sort of Spain Holiday chill pill!
Tarifa is just like that. Stand and survey the wide stretch of sandy beach and feel the tension ease with the ebb and flow of the tide. Travel to Tarifa this Summer, and just chill!
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Event: Come to the Fair in Algeciras
May 13th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
June is full of Fiestas and Fairs in Spain. Well, actually, so is every other month – in fact, you can probably happen on a party anywhere, or at any time in party loving Spain.
Come for your Spanish holiday in June, and you can join in with all the fun of the fair in Algeciras,the Royal Fair in fact, on the sunny South coast.
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Birdwatching for Spring – in Southern Spain
April 30th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
Are you getting a little twitchy? Is it time for a holiday? Birdwatching is a big part of a holiday for some, and this is the perfect time of year to do so. Spain has a huge population of migratory birds – and now in Spring, they’re all coming back for their Spanish holiday. Where can you see them? Let’s take a look at our feathered friends- and see where are the best spots for a little Spring birdwatching in the South of Spain.
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Using your 5 senses in Spain
April 9th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
A holiday in Spain will leave you with all sorts of lingering, beautiful memories. Uploading your photographs when you get back home is all part of the pleasure, remembering each sun filled day out, that great Paella, the gorgeous beach you chose when you booked that perfect holiday home. Spain will fill all of your senses, and leave you relaxed and rejuvenated. What are your special memories of your best Spanish holiday?
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Sanlúcar – Sherry and Sunshine
April 8th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
Sitting in the warmed up Spring sunshine late yesterday afternoon, I thought to pour a tall, narrow glass of sherry. No, I’m not ninety, and neither am I a granny…! But sherry is having a revival not seen since the first Easter – it seems everyone is drinking it, and there’s so much more to sherry than just the flavour of a trifle. But on a warm Spring evening, the Sherry to try is a cold Manzanilla, with a little tapa on the side. The perfect aperitif before a late dinner, and so refreshing. Where’s it from? Let’s take a look…at sipping sherry in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
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Admiring Arcos de la Frontera
March 7th, 2013 by Carol Byrne
Sometimes you just want somewhere to look exactly as you would imagine it to be. If you choose a Spanish holiday this year in the sunny South of Spain, then consider Arcos de la Frontera, in Cádiz. Your first view will be exactly as you thought it would, a perfect template for an equally perfect pueblo blanco – let’s take a moment and admire Arcos de la Frontera.
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Statuesque Spain
February 24th, 2013 by vernon
Spain is jam packed full of statues.
You must have noticed them when you go walkabout on your holiday in the country.
You cannot walk far in a city or town without passing several statues. While they get sat upon (and something else upon) by birds; surely they must represent points of interest to all of us.
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Spain in black and white
February 22nd, 2013 by vernon
We have grown accustomed to taking colour photographs on our travels. Spain looks great in colour. The vibrancy of the country lends itself to it.
But many people holidaying in Spain grew up in the era of black and white photography. And I have been taking a look at the country through a monochrome lens.
And I can reveal Spain looks great in black and white.
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The 10 Best Nudist Beaches in Spain
January 31st, 2013 by Carol Byrne
Getting away from it all, chilling out, sometimes means leaving all your worries behind. What about leaving your luggage at home too?’ Not all of it, you understand, even that well known Irish airline might object to you travelling that light! Just leave out the swimwear, wetsuit, sarong – but do remember the high factor sun lotion.
Go naked, visit some of the naturist beaches in Spain, there might be more than you think, and experience a holiday with a difference…here’s a quick tour of the 10 best nudist beaches to be found in Spain.
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Fun, food and frolics at the carnival of Cadiz
January 18th, 2013 by vernon
Cadiz has been a fun city for centuries. Sailors loved the place in the days when invading British armies arrived on a multitude of ships, ate, drank, were merry and left taking ship loads of sherry with them.
And they were not even there at the time of the Cadiz carnival in February. I can only imagine how much they would have enjoyed that!
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The Sherry Triangle of Southern Spain
December 20th, 2012 by Carol Byrne
I would assume that most people in the UK only buy a bottle of Sherry at Christmas – and that’s just to keep Granny quiet in the corner for a few hours. Have you noticed that she’ll only have a little glass but manages to quaff the entire bottle?! Hmmm.
But Sherry is becoming increasingly popular with younger people too – and so it should. Not just as a drink either. You only have to turn on a cookery programme to see the likes of Rick Stein or José Pizzaro flinging it into a pan, to sauté kidneys or marinate fruit. Sherry is best when drunk in Spain – naturally – and you could combine a holiday in the sunny South with a bodega trip or twenty. Sounds good, no? – Sherry is not just for Christmas!
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Saddle up in Spain
October 30th, 2012 by vernon
Taking a riding holiday in Spain is fast becoming ever more popular.
The country and the countryside lends itself to being seen in this way.
Those who are not troubled by the idea of becoming saddle sore love coming to Spain and getting a leg up on these unique horses.
The Andalusian thoroughbred horse is a classy creature and there are so many lovely locations in Spain that are seen best from the saddle.
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I spy in Spain
October 28th, 2012 by vernon
Parents will know all about those words they hear from the rear of the holiday hire car. Words guaranteed to send a chill down the spine of mummy or daddy.
Two words. What’s that?
An almost inevitable utterance from children who see something out of the car window. A sight they are not used to seeing when at home.
So, here are some answers to that annoying question. What is that?
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Time to wine in Spain
October 25th, 2012 by vernon
Grapes are all around me. A friend cannot give me enough. A neighbour has land where I am encouraged to take as many grapes as I wish.
If things carry on this way I will soon be running my own bodega. But there is no need to. There are plenty for you and me to visit throughout Spain.
So let’s go on a road trip. You can drink. I will drive.
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Bridge over untroubled water
September 27th, 2012 by vernon
I was in the great city of Granada the other night – possibly the last truly hot night of the year. The temperature was twenty seven celsius at 9pm. But it was something that I have taken for granted that made me get all hot under the collar.
That was how wonderful the bridges over the rivers are went lit up at night. So often i walk or drive across the bridges of Spain without fully appreciating their appearance. Here are just a few I have crossed that have grabbed my attention.
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Seeing red in Marinaleda
September 26th, 2012 by vernon
An unspectacular town called Marinaleda made worldwide news recently when the local Mayor took the law into his own hands. He led raids on local supermarkets to take food and, Robin Hood like, hand it out to the poor.
But this was no one off publicity stunt from a charismatic Mayor. Marinaleda has a history steeped in communist traditions. They have been seeing red here for many years.
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Any Port in Spain
September 11th, 2012 by vernon
How you arrive at your destination in Spain can make all the difference to your first impressions of the country. Flying is so much less attractive than it was in times gone past. It feels less special than it used to.
But arriving in a country by sea still has some inherent magic to it. Including when you arrive at one of the many Spanish ports.
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Top 5 river pools in Andalucia for families
September 6th, 2012 by John Kramer
Andalucia is a natural paradise.
Over 18% of Andalucia’s surface area is protected. It is blessed with some of Europe’s most beautiful and most diverse Natural Parks. From the ‘tropical jungles’ of the Alcornocales in Cadiz, to the deserts of Las Tabernas in Almeria – Andalucia has it all.
With so much choice and so much diversity. Where to go? Where could you and your family go to spend a day in nature? How about somewhere next to a gorgeous river, with plenty of deeper pools for swimming…..maybe a waterfall or two? sound nice? Let’s take a look.
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Spain on a plate
July 29th, 2012 by vernon
Taste is one of the five recognised senses. And what better way to sample the flavours of Spain than to taste the place via its food and drink. And that is just for starters.
That’s what cookery book author Claudia Roden spent several years doing as research for her new, sumptuous book called ‘The Food of Spain.’
I can think of less tasty ways to savour all a country like Spain has to offer.
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