The thing about the “white villages” of the Andalusian mountains is that they are white. All their walls are painted white, or “whitewashed”, with slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, or CaOH2, since you ask) and chalk, and their roofs are terracotta tiles. All except one. There is a corner of Andalusia which is forever blue. It’s called … Continue reading Vida Andaluza – Júzcar
A 45-minute drive from Gaucin, Ronda is a spectacular town with many attractions. It’s a great place to drive out to, explore, and have lunch or dinner. It lies on the breath-taking A369, which threads a winding path through the mountains and a series of white villages that are smaller than Gaucin, but all well … Continue reading Vida Andaluza – Ronda
A key motivation for blogging is the inspiration this provides to get out and about and see things. And so we set off early one autumn morning to visit Grazalema – a village famous as a centre for hikers seeking challenging and spectacular mountain scenery. This pretty pueblo blanco was established in Moorish times by … Continue reading Vida Andaluza – Grazalema
ZAHARA DE LA SIERRA: A visit to a 'tropical' reservoir in the heart of Analucia.
10 AUGUST 2017 - FERIA Gaucín is a Goldilocks village, in terms of size, it's 'just right'. Still very much a village - intimate, informal, unspoiled - and with a population of 2,000 the place is bigger than most of its neighbours in the Lower Genal Valley and lively enough to organise an event every … Continue reading Vida Andaluza – Gaucín Feria
Vista de Carmen, Gaucín 