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What a spring! We´ve had 25c one day and 8c the next. Sunshine and April

It´s Friday, it´s 5´clock…… Anyone remember what show that was? Am I showing my age?

Well there goes another one! It seems just a few months since I wrote the

This is a big question, so what is a boutique hotel exactly? One dictionary definition

We have a new look – what do you think? We´re working on ironing out

It´s been a while since I took a jaunt for Only Spain and what a

Here we are on the last day of February celebrating Dia de Andalucia or Andalucia

There are many locations for stargazing but what better than a romantic, rural hideaway hotel

What an amazing year 2020 has been. Everybody has been affected in one way or

    What better way to learn something new is there than staying at a

Popping up everywhere are these new logos ´Andalucia Segura´but what are they all about? This

Well what started off as a rather strange year has continued in the same way

So on Wednesday we are in the seventh month of this, the strangest and perhaps

With Monday seeing us enter phase 2 of the Co-vid19 lockdown here in Jaen province,

We are nearly there, or so it seems. There is talk of opening up the

So we are on provincial lock down still under after Easter. Yet we´re raring to

For our Christmas present hubby and I decided we wanted to do something not buy

Well December has arrived but my climbing rose doesn’t seem to realise and is blooming

Many of the lovely establishments we have here on Only Spain do weddings on a

I always find this time a year a little sad. We’re now into the last

As a promoter of lovely boutique hotels in Spain one of my greatest joys is

It’s now the long hot lazy days of summer down here in southern Spain. Andalucia

One of our recent blog posts was Spanish Haciendas and Cortijos – What are They?

So it’s May tomorrow, another month has rushed passed and spring is well and truly

Both Haciendas and Cortijos are traditional farmhouse complexes found in arable land in the south

It’s in the headlines, it’s all the rage but what is wellness and what is

Wow, we’re in March already and I’m desperately trying to catch up with chores and

We’re very happy to have been included in a write up by Andrew Forbes in

This weekend I’ve been amazed yet again at the history, culture and beauty of Andalucia.

Andalucia is a diverse and vibrant region. From the concrete jungle of the Costa del

If there’s an extra push you need to make you visit Nerja Caves then maybe

Ever thought of hiring your own hotel in Spain? Here we recommend four beautiful and

As you may, or may not, know, I love trip planning. Not only do I

Many people say to me ‘I love Spain and Andalusia’ but when I quiz them

Cordoba is full of UNESCO sites. It isn’t as popular to visitors as Barcelona or

Andalucia in the south of Spain is a great destination for walkers and hikers, having

Have you heard of Amberlair project – a crowd sourced Boutique Hotel?  They are creating

As you probably know I sometimes write about the gorgeous hotels and Bed & Breakfast

At the end of January (hubby’s birthday) and a very cold weekend we found ourselves

With 2018 coming to a close I’m looking backwards and forwards. It’s been a challenging

With its 300 and more days of sunshine a year it makes perfect sense to