Spring in Alhaurin el Grande, Finca La Carroza
The views form the Town Hall overlooking the Guadalhorce Valley and Sierras to the west are spectacular. Spring is truly here with many...
Winter sunshine and spring birdsong
Birds in Alhaurin el Grande
San Juan 23rd June
This festival is one of my favourites. An evening on the beach eating freshly caught sardines as the bonfires are prepared. The weather...
Feria de Alhaurin el Grande starts 23rd May
The Feria is a traditional annual event that originated from the festivities accompanying bull fighting or street bull running and until...
This week in the garden at Finca La Carroza
It has been a very wet Spring in Andalucia and although only a few months ago we were very worried about a drought in the region the rain...
Dia de la Cruz
The beginning of May is celebrated in many northern hemisphere countries and traditionally is a festival of spring. In Andalucia the Dia...
Semana Santa - Easter Holy Week
Semana Santa starts this week - a serious fiesta where large and incredibly heavy extremely ornate floats are carried through the streets...
Malaga reservoirs 55.68%
The three weeks of much needed rain have topped up our local reservoirs to above the 50% levels. The local community in Alhaurin el...
The House Martins and Swallows
Sunshine - and with it the swooping of swallows and house martins. I saw many bees out and about on the lavender and presumably a...
Booted Eagle and Kestrel fight mid-air
Amazing display of territorial behaviour outside the front door as the local Booted eagle and Kestrel were taking advantage of a sunny...
