Los Verdiales- Intangible Cultural Heritage
Verdiales are a festive manifestation of peasant origin and socio- musical nature originated in a certain geographical points in the province of Málaga. It consists of a particular fandango sung and danced to the accompaniment of a small orchestra. Málaga City Council starts the procedure and shall complete all necessary to request the inclusion of Verdiales as Intangible Cultural Heritage. In this sense, the initiative states that Verdiales is a tradition and oral expression including singing as a vehicle of this heritage, it is an art show whose use is social, ritual and festive and is transmitted from generation to […]
The Picasso House Exhibits New Personal Items of the Painter
A collection of toy soldiers, a shoe and a pin, all belonging to Picasso as a child. These are the new items that are incorporated into the collection of the items of the painter’s birthplace. All these objects donated Maya Ruiz-Picasso, the eldest daughter of the artist. These objects are added to the existing ones in the cultural area, which serve to witness the time when the painter lived in Málaga. Each of the new items that belonged to Picasso during the years he lived in Málaga has its story. Thus, the collection of the soldiers misses a piece because […]
Turrón the Spanish Christmas Sweet
The ‘turrón’ (pronounced like ‘tu’- ‘ron’) is the favourite Spanish Christmas sweet. It is like a nougat stick. Alicante is known as the City of Turrón. To be exact, there are 15 of the 16 factories of Turrón in the famous village of Jijona. They produce for all of Spain and export to Japan, the USA, Argentina, Venezuela, etc. In fact, Spain is the largest turrón exporter in the world. Its mains ingredients are almonds and honey, and they can be soft or hard, but there are many variants such as: Toasted yolk turrón Truffle turrón Chocolate turrón, with different […]
Convent Sweets Fair Torremolinos 2013
The Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions in Torremolinos opens its doors to present one of the largest exhibitions of the monastery bakery and confectionery in Andalusia, and for the first time the exhibition will include figural religious crafts. The Convent Sweets Fair celebrates its 8th year and gathers the most traditional sweets from 39 cloistered convents in the region and shall be available to the public, and in the same place for five days will offer 241 sorts of Christmas desserts and delicacies prepared by the nuns of twenty religious orders. The 8th Convent Sweets Fair opens on Thursday, December […]
Our Tip for a Great Day Out- Visit to Selwo Marina Delfinarium
Selwo Marina Dolphinarium is the only Dolphinarium and Ice Penguinarium in Andalusia and exhibits dolphins, sea lions, exotic birds … Didactic lectures about the Penguinarium, installation with the most complete collection of penguins of the European Zoos and habitats such as Amazon, an installation with different species from the legendary Amazon rainforest, or Forest Squirrel monkeys, squirrel monkeys from forests tropical South America. And also different interaction programs as “Splash” dolphin encounter, bathroom with sea lions, Vip visits. Selwo Marina Dolphinarium is a leisure park that takes visitors to different settings of South America, from the warm Caribbean to the […]
