24 Apr
Posted by Andy Pettefer as About Andalucia, Businesses, Huelva
Plots as large as this rarely come up for sale in Andalucia. This huge L-shaped expanse of land, around 4-km long and about 630 hectares or 6.300.000.- square meters in area, is situated amongst lovely scenery within Huelva province, close to the border with Portugal. It is currently classified as rustic land, although the local […]
The first time I visited Moguer was some twenty years ago. It was a sheer case of serendipity and I have returned many times as I find this small attractive whitewashed village pleasing and stimulating to the eye and mind.
Moguer used to be a busy port, just 20-km upstream from Huelva, on the left bank […]
If you fancy escaping from the towns and cities or the beach then you should head for the province of Huelva where toy will find the stunning 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida.
This monastery was where Christopher Columbus stayed for a year while he waited for the financial backing he needed for […]
Those of a certain age will remember the popular old Western films with John Wayne riding off into the sunset or Gary Cooper bravely walking alone (as sheriff) to meet his fate (feared group of bandits) in High Noon. These type of films used to be called ‘spaghetti westerns’ on account of the […]
28 Mar
Posted by Jim Mackie as About Andalucia, Huelva
The Province of Huelva is the most western province of Andalucia, it borders the Spanish provinces of Bajadoz, Cadiz and Seville. The two remaining borders are with Portugal and The Atlantic Ocean.
It covers an area of 10,148 sq kms and has a population of around 485,000 , 30 % of whom live in the Capitol […]