Andalusia has the winning combination of weather, history and culture and wallet-friendly prices, making it especially tempting for a family trip to Spain. Kids will faun over castles, stretches ...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2018/02/21/summer-things-to-do-family-cadiz/
For whatever reason, the province of Jaén has always piqued my interest – and has always intimidated me. I considered it No Man’s Land because of my extreme allergy to olive blossoms, too fa...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2017/07/18/photos-of-ubeda-and-baeza-spain/
Andalucía in springtime is perhaps the closest I can get to nirvana. Yes, the azahar flowers met an untimely death in April and my allergies are rampant, but even the short bursts of rain seem m...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2016/05/21/andalusian-festivals-may/
Torches lined the gravel path, which inclined ever-so-slightly upwards. Mari Carmen had taken hold of my arm and was pulling me forward through the crowds as pebbles rolled out of place, causing ...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2016/03/21/via-crucis-de-santiponce-spain/
If there is one thing that sleepy Júzcar, a small pueblo blanco at the end of a curving mountain highway near Ronda, can claim, it’s that Smurfs live among them. In this teeny village known fo...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2016/03/08/smurf-village-juzcar-malaga-spain/
“Passion and quality are at the heart of this venture. It’s that simple.” I sneezed, a clear sign that spring was about to settle onto Andalucía for a brief period of time before melting i...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2016/02/22/basilippo-evoo-olive-oil-spain/
Something happens to me every weekend – the push-pull of relaxing in a city I love exploring against the need to grab my car and drive until I’ve found somewhere new. Using Seville as a base ...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2015/11/26/five-daytrips-from-seville-spain/
Eight years ago, I welcomed my parents to Spain for the first time. They arrived to Málaga via bus after several cancelled flights and a mad scramble to get them from Heathrow to Andalucía befo...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2015/11/16/five-things-malaga/
I’ll admit it – I have a big ol’ crush on Jerez de la Frontera. While Seville swoons, Jerez pokes and teases, yet always entices. It moves slower. It seems to stay for just one more round o...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2015/10/01/tapa-thursday-tasting-jerez-de-la-frontera/
I roused Laura awake. Due to a miscommunication on exactly when her plane touched down in Seville (a day later than I had expected), I was behind in showing her my Spain. I dragged her out of bed...
http://www.sunshineandsiestas.com/2015/07/14/photo-post-ronda-malaga/