In the heart of Ibiza close to the bohemian town of Saint Gertrudis you’ll find Villa Escandell, set in beautiful gardens where green is the visible colour of all four points of the compass. A house surrounded by flourishing plants and trees, Escandell is a true natural escape from the noise and busy goings on
When Lord Nelson lay dying on the deck of HMS Victory back in 1805, he could not possibly have foreseen the scenes that would take place in the same waters two centuries later – Daring young men and women being hurled across the very same ocean where the great sea battle took place, at nail-biting
Stunningly situated and sensitively built, Cabo do Sol on the Galician coastline is a luxurious house by anybody’s standards. This wonderful property has seven bedrooms and six bathrooms and sleeps 14 people in unrivalled style and comfort. Part of the reason we’ve labelled this luxury villa in Galicia as possessing the ‘wow’ factors is because of
Vejer de la Frontera in the Spanish province of Cadiz is a classic white-washed old Spanish pueblo, which is, by and large, missed by the tourist hordes. The reason for this traditional village’s relative anonymity is because it is ten miles inland and therefore off the densely-travelled coastal route. The long period of Moorish rule
Unless you’re aged 18 – 30, single and living the high life, the chances are you yearn some simplicity, tranquillity and peace on holiday. If the simple life was accompanied with skies as blue as the ocean, crystal-clear water lapping bays and coves that protrude from a stony shoreline and a landscape dominated by olive
Barely a week goes by before the Provence of Andalucia plays host to some kind of time-honoured and memorable fiesta, with February being no exception. If you are looking for an excuse to get some late-winter sun then Granada’s San Cecilio Festival might be just the excuse you are looking for. It is believed that
Nearly all regions of the world have a highly nutritious local stew. In the north of England we have Lancashire hotpot. In South-West France they have ‘cassoulet’. The Hungarians like a beef goulash, whilst in Ireland they love lamb in an Irish stew. The Galician town of Lalin is so committed to its regional stew
With Christmas becoming a distant memory, the cold, dark and wet weather staying firmly put for the foreseeable future and the spring feeling like its light years away, January is a time when many of start to plan our summer holiday – if nothing else, it gives us some escapism and something to look forward
It is not uncommon that in coastal holiday hotspots you have to venture inland a little to find true tranquillity and peace. You’ll certainly find equanimity at Casa das Lajes, nuzzled in the heart of the beautiful and unspoilt Serra da Caldeirao in the Algarve. In this picturesque spot nature dominates your surroundings as the
It is well-known amongst scholars of ancient writing that an ancient city once existed at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River in Andalucia. It is said that long ago the present day Guadalquivir had two mouths and the city of Tartessos was built upon an island in between them. Today there is only one river
