Mercado Central de Atarazanas

Atarazanas Central Market A must-see in Málaga, come rain or shine, is the Atarazanas Central Market where you will find several bars and restaurants with a mix of colors and smells filling the air. It was raining cats and dogs during much of Semana Santa in late March this year, so the market made a…

The Sherry Triangle – Day Three, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

  Along The Guadalquivir River Sitting at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, Sanlúcar is well known for its sherry cellars, fresh seafood and horse races on the golden sand beach in August.  The Carreras de Caballos de Sanlúcar de Barrameda is now in its 175th year.  Parque Nacional de Doñana lying across the river,…

The Sherry Triangle – Day Two, El Puerto de Santa María

Located just 8-minutes southwest of Jerez on the MD commuter train (4,05€/one-way), El Puerto, across the bay from Cádiz, is known for its beaches, pine woods and whitewashed houses, and from where Columbus set sail on his second voyage to the Americas.  The old cities cobbled streets are lined with orange trees and typical Andaluz architecture,…

Day Trips in the Sherry Triangle – Day One, Cádiz

Should you find yourself in Jerez de la Frontera for the 25th Flamenco Festival in late February 2021, you’ll discover that you can easily do a day trip to visit the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, Cádiz, Spain’s ancient port city on the Costa de la Luz, as well as the main Sherry centers of El Puerto de Santa María and…

2020 Carnival Time in Cádiz

The riotous, raucous, annual ten-day festival of music and humor that Cádiz looks forward to all year runs from Thursday, 20 February to Sunday, 1 March 2020.  It’s Spain’s oldest and one of the most important celebrations, second only to the Carnival in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, which begins this year on Tuesday, 18 February. The Cádiz…