Spaniards seem rarely to need much of a reason for a fiesta or festival of some sort and you can pretty much guarantee that wherever you are in Spain there will be some merrymaking going on somewhere in honour of a patron saint – I’ve decided to look at some of Spain’s quirkier, slightly less [...]

Ávila is an impressive, fortified medieval town and the birthplace of St. Theresa of Avila who was born and lived here in the 16th century. Two kilometers of medieval walls and nearly ninety stout towers completely encircle the old part of town. Seen from within or without, they are an impressive fortification built in Romanesque [...]

Located northeast of Seville, Córdoba was not only the capital of Moorish Spain, founded in the 8th Century, it was also an intellectual and cultural center known throughout Europe. There is a splendid 8th-century mosque, one of the most beautiful examples of the use of space imaginable. After the Christians retook the city in the [...]

When buying s property on a Spanish housing estate you will automatically become member of a Community of Property Owners (comunidad de propietarious). You will have a right to vote at the annual general meeting and an obligation to pay the yearly fees. The only owners who do not belong are those who have bought [...]