FIFTH APRIL FAIR IN BENIDORM
From the 20th until the 26th of April Benidorm will be holding the April Fair. This fair celebrates the traditions of Seville, Andalucía. The fair takes place in various bars and restaurants throughout the town and these will be traditionally decorated and playing traditional music. Here are some of the events that will be taking place: Monday 19:30 – The opening of the fair and also the day of the “Pescadito” small fried fish will be served in all the venues. Thursday to Sunday 12:00 midday till 14:00 – Morning Fair in all venues. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 20:00 till […]
Fascinating Facts About Andalusia
Andalucia is the largest of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions and it’s the one which evokes the most powerful images of a country famed for its flamenco, fiestas, bullfighting and raw passion. Would you like to know more about Andalusia? Then read this article about the most interesting facts about Spain’s most beautiful and historic region. Did you know that Sevillanas isn’t pure flamenco? It’s a Spanish dance that originated in Castile, not Seville, as the name might suggest and it used to be a courting dance. It’s different from flamenco because it’s strictly choreographed, performed in pairs or groups and set […]
The golden age of the Costa del Sol
In the 50’s, especially 60’s and 70’s the Malaga Costa del Sol experienced a tourist boom without precedent. Foreign exchange and currency came as fresh air in the country: the phenomenon of tourism exceeded the purely economic to encompass other aspects-social, cultural, artistic, ideological, at that time insufficiently explored. Spanish films dedicated to the Costa del Sol at the time we use to reconstruct the landscape of a golden age and were made on the basis of topics: sun, beach, sangria, flamenco and paella. Topics were undoubtedly very real, but they did not portray at all cosmopolitanism, tolerance, fun and zest for life that summed up the true spirit of the coast. And the star on the sky was and always will be a town: Torremolinos. A fishing village converted from one day to another to a synonymum of celebration, freedom […]
