What’s it like living in the Gandia region? Ask an Expat Dave lives in a town just outside Gandia, the largest town in the municipality of Gandia (part of autonomous community of Valencia). It’s an region popular with tourists (Gandia has beautiful sandy beaches) but also with expats looking to be close to nature. Gandia […]
What’s the town of Nerja like?
What is the town of Nerja like? We came to Nerja in November of 2020. Before coming to Nerja, we had certain ideas of what the town was like. It’s a seaside town so of course there are beaches. And every postcard of Nerja shows off the mountains looming behind town. But we didn’t know […]
Visiting Seville Cathedral (for free)
Visiting Seville Cathedral (for free) A UNESCO World Heritage site, Seville Cathedral is the 4th largest church in the world and the largest Gothic Cathedral anywhere. It was actually the largest church in the world when it was completed in 1507, supplanting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Today it is the 4th largest* with 11,520 square […]
Spanish Christmas – What is a Roscón?
Spanish Christmas – What is a Roscón? Sure, the Spanish celebrate Christmas on December 25th. But December 25th is not the main event – the main even for the Spanish is January 6th, the day of the Epiphany (also known as Day of the Kings). On this day Spanish boys and girls get their gifts, […]
What’s it like living in Martos? (Spain)
What’s it like living in Martos? (Spain). Ask an Expat Norah lives in Martos , just outside Jaen in the northern part of Andalusia. It’s a scenic region of mountains and olive fields. It’s not a place many expats would aspire to settle in and we were curious about why she chose Martos and what […]
A postcard from Lloret de Mar (1985)
A postcard from Lloret de Mar (1985) Back in 1985 I travelled to Spain (from Canada) with Laurent, a good childhood friend. I was 18 at the time. I recently came across this postcard going through some old family albums. I had to share it just because it’s interesting to see all the things that […]
