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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Monday Morning Photo - Christmas Belen a Nativity Scene

Once upon a time the Nativity scene or Belen was the traditional Christmas decoration in Spanish homes. These days more and more Christmas trees are found but they´re not taking over, just an addition.



As with Christmas most Spanish homes have adopted the tree and present giving on Christmas Day as well as their traditional Day of the Kings on January 6th.

Most of my Spanish kids (who I teach English to) have both tree and Belen. Some Belens can be huge taking over an entire room. This is an average one, not too over the top - but add up the figurines and you´re talking quite an outlay. Most people add a piece or two every year.


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