A Visit to the Sacromonte Caves Museum (Granada) We didn’t expect much but came away very impressed with this museum. It’s one of the lesser-known highlights of Granada. We also found a very scenic path back to the Albaicin which has become one of our favorite walks in Granada. I’ll cover all that in this […]
The Best of the Costa del Sol
The Best of the Costa del Sol There are a lot of posts out there waxing lyrically about the beauty of the Costa del Sol and telling you all the places you have to visit. The truth is that there’s a lot of ugliness on the Costa del Sol. There are also a lot of […]
Is Setenil de las Bodegas overrated?
Is Setenil de las Bodegas overrated? Setenil de las Bodegas is a popular town, known for the buildings built under the rocks of the canyon lying above it. We visited the town as part of a day trip that included 2 other Pueblos Blancos: Zahara de la Sierre and Olvera (both of which are close […]
Can we live in Granada? Yes but…
Can we live in Granada? Yes but… A month ago we left Antequera after a year of living there. Although we liked Antequera, we just felt that it wasn’t for us. Life is short and we’re not getting any younger. So we decided that we’d move on. We decided that our next (potential) base would […]
A visit to Olvera (Cádiz)
A visit to Olvera (Cádiz). This is another of Andalusia’s pretty Pueblos Blancos. Rich in history, it’s been settled by the Phoenicians, Romans (the first recorded history of Olvera was in the 1st century AD when the Romans referred to the town as Hippa Nova), Visigoths and Moors. During the Moorish period it was part […]
A Do-It-Yourself walking tour of Antequera
A Do-It-Yourself walking tour of Antequera We’ve lived in Antequera a year. I thought it was finally time to do a video/post on what to see in Antequera. You’ll see the video we shot below. It goes over what you have to see in the city center. I’ve done a little map tracing your steps […]
