Bulls, Buddhists and Butterflies – tradition blends with the exotic in a Spanish village
Monday, 06 February 2012 07:36
The original village of Benalmadena, perched on the hillside some 280 metres above the Mediterrean sea sparkling below it, dates back to Moorish times with typical whitewashed houses and narrow cobbled streets.
Until this week there wasn’t much of the cold white stuff falling in the Sierra de las Nieves but just outside the village of Casarabonela there is a thriving botanical garden dedicated to these prickly plants.
Spanish Property Tax – Warning, the tax office is looking for you!
Monday, 06 February 2012 07:36
Are you a non-resident of Spain? Do you have a property here? If so, then each year you need to pay the revised property tax that has recently been strengthened due to Spain’s economic difficulties.
There are thousands of fiestas every year in Andalucia but tomorrow and Friday are very special days for children. Just when most people in the UK are winding down from the festivities of Christmas and New Year, here in Spain excitement is mounting yet again because January 6th is la fiesta de los Reyes.