What drinks to try in Spain apart from Sangria and wine?
We all love summer and especially in Spain. One of the most rewarding things about this time of the year is sitting back and sipping a refreshing summer drink, don’t you think? We’ve put together a list of typical delicious drinks so you can start the summer off right! Vermouth In England, there’s a tea time, in Spain there’s “La hora de Vermouth” or Vermouth’s time which is just before lunch, to accompany your aperitive before your Sunday meal. Although originally Italian drink it arrived to Spain in mid-19 century and its capital became a small town in Calatunya – […]
Lifestyle in Southern Spain
We love Spain. Every time we talk and hear about this country our mind brings out the image of the beach, sunshine, sangria, fiesta …. In general a laid-back lifestyle. You might have heard describing the Spanish as having “perfected the art of hanging out,” which is also a part of lifestyle especially in southern Spain where the weather conditions invite to spend more time out, creating and enjoying the cheerful atmosphere. Spaniards have raised the lifestyle to an art form. And the siesta? Most Spanish towns are deserted during these hours with closed shops and blinds down. I believe […]
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 […]
