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 […]
What’s it like living in Moclín? (Granada)
What’s it like living in Moclín? (Granada) Ian and his husband Andrew moved to Spain in 2016 and opened a few tourism-related businesses in beautiful Moclín. Fast forward a few years, he’s been recently elected as the Concejal (Councilor) for Tourism and Heritage in the municipality: partly for all he has done to promote tourism […]
Alhama de Granada – and on renovating a Cortijo in Spain
Alhama de Granada – and on renovating a Cortijo in Spain Alina and Lawrence have a beautiful retreat center & hotel in the countryside surrounding Alhama de Granada. But it wasn’t easy – they had to rebuild a 250-year-old cortijo to get what you see today. It took them 6 years just to get approval […]
All the Reasons to love Granada as a place to live in Spain
All the Reasons to love Granada as a place to live. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone as passionate about Spain and Granada as John. This is a great interview in which he tells us everything (and there’s a lot!) that he loves about his adopted homeland and the wonderful city of Granada. This is […]
The Best Day Trips from Nerja
The Best Day Trips from Nerja We lived 2 ½ years in Nerja and during that time got to know much of the region. Although Nerja is known as “the crown jewel” of the eastern Costa del Sol there are other towns and cities that are lesser known and just as interesting as Nerja. In […]
What’s it like living in Montefrio? (home of “one of the best views in the world”)
What’s it like living in Montefrio? Sabina lives in Montefrio, a town that National Geographic has claimed as having one of “the best views in the world”. In this post Sabina tells us all about Montefrio…but also tells us all about the different hats she’s worn making a life for herself in Spain (English teacher, […]
