You don’t have to go far from the coast to find some amazing places to visit. The Valencian village (or is it a small town?) of Llutxent is no exception, and if you are a nature lover and a walker…
Novelda and the Stone Church
On a sunny spring Sunday we headed to Novelda (Alicante) for a walk in the countryside. It turned out to be a wonderful day helped by the weather and the fact that it wasn’t a particularly difficult route – most…
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La Virgen de Gracia
La Virgen de Gracia sits on a hill high above the town of Archidona. It is the site of a hermitage built over a former mosque, but it is much more than that. It is a place from where to…
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Los Montesinos Easter Flower Carpet
Easter Sunday in the small town of Los Montesinos is celebrated in a slightly different way to most places in Spain. In the early hours they lay down a long floral carpet which the procession will later walk over on its…
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Altea’s Russian Orthodox Church
Many places along the Spanish coasts have a large Russian ex-pat community. It seems amazing then, that until 2007 there was no purpose-built Russian Orthodox church in the country. That all changed when a Russian entrepreneur decided to fund one…
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Peace and Enlightenment in Benalmadena
Are you looking for peace and enlightenment in Benalmadena? Look no further for I have found it, just along the road from Aldi! The Buddhist temple known as the Stupa of Enlightenment sits on a hill with tremendous views of…
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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a bit of a mouthful! That’s the Spanish version. Strangely though, the Basque version, Gaztelugatxeko Doniene, is no more difficult on the tongue. Gaztelugatxe is a small islet off the Basque coast, not far from Bilbao,…
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La Virgen de Rosario
October 7 sees many towns and villages across Spain celebrate the Virgen de Rosario, or Our Lady of the Rosary as the English translation goes. The celebration dates back to 1571 when the Christian fleet defeated their Ottoman adversaries off the coast…
