Usually known as ‘the town before Gibraltar’, La Linea de la Concepción in the Andalusian province of Cádiz is often overlooked as somewhere interesting to holiday, or indeed, make a home.
The town, which lies near the border between Spain and Gibraltar, derives its name from the Spanish word of linea, meaning line or boundary. […]

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Do you want to get a feeling of the Spanish ´campo´? Meet cows, horses, donkeys and other animals walking on the road? Go to Betis and experience it. A very small town, with only about 50 houses, close to Bolonia, roughly between Tarifa and Zahara de los Atunes on the Costa de la Luz.
Betis is […]

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The Andalulcian Town of Antequera known as the crossroads of Andalucia is located 47 km (22 Miles) north along the N-331 from Malaga at the foot of two imposing mountain ranges El Arco Calizo Chimenea and El Torcal. This impressive town occupies a commanding position over a fertile valley flanked by the Sierra de […]

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A recent British television drama portrayed the life of the pre-eminent food writer, Elizabeth David. She travelled widely in Southern Europe before and during the Second World War, returning to England in 1946, and a few years later published her seminal cookery book “Mediterranean Food”. In a scene set during this period of post-war rationing […]

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Whether you are a bargain hunter who loves nothing more than a good rummage through other peoples bric a brac or merely looking to while away your time soaking up the atmosphere of a typical Spanish market, there is more than enough variety on display at the various markets to satisfy your curiosity.
The spanish markets […]

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