Artists in Alicante have been paying homage to the poet Miguel Hernandez to commemorate the 75th anniversary of his death. The large hall in the old lonja fish market is an excellent venue for any exhibition, but you’ll have to be…
The Murals of San Isidro, Orihuela
Some days you visit a place and you just can’t wait to get home, process your photos and write about the experience. The barrio of San Isidro in the town of Orihuela is one such place. I have been completely blown…
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Cuevas del Rodeo
On the first Sunday of every month, the town of Rojales, just a few kilometres inland from Guardamar, hosts an unusual artisan market. You can buy all sorts of paintings from a risqué nude to a scene from a bullfight. There are…
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Guernica in the Woods
When Pablo Picasso painted his famous Guernica back in 1937, I wonder if he knew what its impact would be. It is a symbol of the tragedy of war and a monument to the universal suffering that conflict brings to…
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The Painted Forest of Oma
This extraordinary sight in the North of Spain was originally blogged about in March 2013. A short drive from Guernika we found one of the most extraordinary sights we have seen on Northern Spain – the Painted Forest of…
