El Hondo Natural Park (El Fondo in Valenciano) is lovely place to spend a few hours communing with nature. Located between Elche and Crevillente, it was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1988. With over 1000 hectares of…
La Garbera – A stylish taperia in Rojales
Sometimes you just stumble across a place and fall in love with it. La Garbera is a stylish taperia in Rojales where you can sit and enjoy some tapas and a beer. Inside this amazing cafe bar every artefact has…
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Triple Brew- Delicious Craft Ale in Rojales
From the outside, Rojales’ newest bar looks like any other. Step inside though, and be prepared to immerse yourself in a magical world of craft ales, some made on site, and wonderful food barbecued over an open fire. This and…
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Peniscola – Picture Postcard Perfect!
We recently enjoyed a wonderful short break in the picture postcard town of Peñiscola, at the northern end of the Comunidad Valenciana in the province of Castellón. It’s a place we’d driven past many times and for the past six…
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Xivert Castle
All around Spain you will find castles in various states of restoration and/or disrepair. Some are easy to access whilst others are impossible to get to. The Knights Templar castle of Xivert (Castellón, Valencia) sits nicely in the middle of…
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MIAU Fanzara – Urban Art Spectacular
Readers of anythingbutpaella are probably already aware that we are fans of Urban Art. A few miles inland from Castellón (Comunidad Valenciana) is the village of Fanzara which has taken this artform to a new level. MIAU Fanzara, literally Museo…
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Why Betis? ¿Por qué el Betis?
Readers of this blog might have noticed that I am a Bético, a supporter of Real Betis from Seville. A very common question I get asked is “Why Betis?” Well, it’s a bit of a story from a long time…
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Crevillente Carpets
Over five years ago I wrote about the potential for tourism in Crevillente and yet here we still are, with the situation more or less the same. In December 2019 the local council began talking about a carpet museum so…
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Historical Military Museum of the Canary Islands
Anyone with even a slight interest in Spain’s military history really should visit the Military Museum in Santa Cruz de Tenerife if they are ever on the island. Allow a couple of hours or you’ll be rushing round. Free to…
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A quick trip around Tenerife
A week on the island of Tenerife was just what the doctor ordered. With few cases of Covid-19, restrictions are not as severe as on the mainland, and temperatures were a good 5 or 6 degrees below what the Alicante…
