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Granada

What’s it like living in a Cave House?

Accomodation, Ask an Expat, Granada

What’s it like living in a Cave House? What kind of people live in Cave Houses? What are Cave Houses like? There aren’t many places on earth where people live in caves so we were very curious when we heard that there’s such a thing as “Cave Houses” in Spain. Most are in Andalusia and […]

Expat Bases: Comparing Granada to Cádiz

Andalucia (A-L), Ask an Expat, Cadiz, Granada

Expat Bases: Comparing Granada to Cádiz Choosing a base seems to be the main preoccupation of every expat moving to Spain so it’s always interesting hearing from long-term expats like Phil. He’s lived in Spain 26 years and has first hand experience living in both Granada and Cádiz. So how do the 2 cities compare? […]

A Travel Agent’s guide to the Best of Spain

Andalucia (A-L), Barcelona, Cadiz, Castile and León, Cordoba, Extremadura, Galicia, Granada, Malaga, Province of Granada, Salamanca, Seville, Travel Information & Tips, Valencia, Valencia & Alicante

  Our friend Anne has been a travel agent specializing in travel to Spain for the last 21 years. The first 7 of those 21 years she travelled between her native Holland and Spain for travel. The last 14 years she’s actually lived in Spain, exploring the country from top to bottom. We decided to […]

The Best Paradors in Spain

Accomodation, Andalucia (A-L), Castile and León, Extremadura, Granada, Jaen, León, Madrid, Malaga, Other Regions, Travel Information & Tips

Spain has something unique: state-owned hotels located in (mostly) historic buildings. All over Spain you can stay in old castles, monasteries, palaces and convents. All the locations are spectacular and have been chosen for their historical and/or geographical characteristics. Not only that, Paradors (as they are called) are known for their restaurants which serve the […]

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