I decided I needed an Air Fryer in my life – Stand by for loads of recipe posts I have bought gadgets for the kitchen, just like anyone else. I have also resisted buying gadgets for the kitchen due to the ones I bought ending up stored away. I’ve had coffee machines, sausage makers, mincing […]
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An Old Problem Returns to the Costa del Sol – Calima is back
Calima is dust from the Sahara but mix it with rain… Calima: A right old pain Many towns and villages were turned from Pueblos Blancos (white villages) to Pueblos Maronnes (brown villages) the last time this dust nuisance paid us a visit. Usually, the Calima blows in, covers your car, dog etc with a fine […]
Best Self-Catering Holiday Company in Nerja 2022 Award goes to Nerja Beach Holidays
Nerja Beach Holidays – Spain Best Self-Catering Holiday Rental Company 2022 – Nerja Well, according to the Lux Review website, Nerja Beach Holidays scooped a great award. Yes! really! Imagine our surprise (not at being recognised for our excellent services and accommodation, but to be told we had won an award for being so […]
Spanish Olive Oil – Olive Trees are Everywhere!
18,000 New Olive Trees were Planted in days [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1″ display=”basic_slideshow”] Olive Oil in Spain If you live in Spain, it’s impossible for olive oil not to be a part of your daily life. We douse our toast with it for breakfast, swirl it over our salads for lunch, and begin practically every recipe with […]
Weather Warnings for Spain This Week – 40 Provinces Warned
Storms Gerard and Fien are set to bring widespread rain, snow and strong winds to Spain this week Weather Warnings for Forty Provinces Malaga and 39 other Spanish provinces already have yellow or amber alerts in place for bad weather today. According to an article in the Sur in English, we are due to have […]
Self-Catering Nerja Holidays – The Best of Both Worlds at Christmas
Nerja Self-Catering Holidays – You Can Have The Best of Both Worlds Self-Catering Nerja Holidays – Christmas and New Year in Nerja The great thing about self-catering holidays is the choice of where and what you eat. If you are staying with a holiday company, in a hotel or holiday complex, you are tied to […]
Nerja Lovers Facebook Page – Nerja Information on Social Media
Nerja Lovers is the name of a Facebook page for visitors and residents of Nerja Nerja is a fantastic place for a holiday at any time of the year. It is, from talking to friends also a great place to live. I have been visiting Nerja since 1995 when we stayed at the Balcòn de […]
Como Hacer Butifarra con Garbanzos – Homemade sausage with Pulses Recipe
Butifarra con Garbanzos – A great hearty meal from the Costa del Sol Butifarra; what is it? Butiffara or Botifarra is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes in Catalan cuisine. Botifarra is based on ancient recipes, either the Roman sausage botulu or the lucanica, made of raw pork and spices, […]
Drought in Andalucia Spain – Andalucia Seeks EU Help
Drought in 2022 is causing problems for everyone Long dry summer and so far the drought continues The summer has been long and hot in Andalucia. Normally, you can expect rain to start falling about the second week in September; usually for somebody’s Fiesta! So far, this September, we have had a few hours of […]
Nerja Self-Catering Villas and Townhouses – Los Arcos 4
Self-Catering Holiday Rental in Nerja – Townhouse Pueblo Los Arcos 4 Nerja Self-Catering Holiday Rentals 2023? Yes! We will be at the beginning of December before you know it, the New Year will be upon us. Now is the time to be thinking about your vacations for 2023. I sound like a one-trick pony but […]
Does Nerja on the Costa del Sol have Sandy Beaches?
Nerja has many Sandy beaches Nerja is a resort town along southern Spain’s Costa del Sol. Its seafront promenade, Balcón de Europa, tops a promontory with views of the Mediterranean and surrounding mountains. Below it lies sandy beaches and cliffside coves. Cueva de Nerja, a nearby cavern with unusual stalactites and stalagmites, hosts popular summertime […]
Nerja Water Sports Activities – Burriana Beach has plenty of Water Sports
Water Sports and Other Activities in Nerja As you would expect from a town located on the coast, Nerja offers a wide range of water sports. Of particular interest to many of our visitors is the Kayak tour of the Nerja coastline. From Burriana Beach and Maro Beach, you head off east along the coast, in crystal […]
Channel 4 A Place in the Sun: I never Knew That?
Not Spain Again!: Channel 4 A Place in the Sun – Things You Need to Know A Place in the Sun If you mention A Place in the Sun, people will usually think of that wonderful Stevie Wonder song of the same name. Or, you might think of the film? Based upon the true story […]
Strawberry Supermoon 2022 Over Nerja
It is the aim of this blog to bring you news stories, happy stories, Spanish food recipes, what’s on in Nerja and all sorts of other items which we hope you will find interesting, amusing or helpful. Our primary source for news is the Sur in English. ‘The Sur’ as we ex-pats call it, is […]