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26
Jan 2023
Spring has begun in La Axarquía although we have only had a relatively mild winter so far . Ok, we have had a few stormy weeks with more precipitation in December and the temperatures over the last few nights are just above freezing. So we see the mild winter reflected in nature, including the first blossom that has already been spotted on the almond trees scattered across the mountainous landscape of La Axarquía.
In our area of Canillas de Aceituno and Sedella too, these flowers will soon show themselves in their full glory. Where many almond trees stand together, it almost looks like snow, they are so white! And not only is this blossom beautiful to the eye, it smells great too!
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20
Dec 2022
When we bought our house here in Andalusia in 2008, we thought we had set ourselves up on our mountain in the hope of admiring all the New Years Eve fireworks from the villages around us . So at the stroke of 12 o'clock we stood outside, with cava and an oliebol (Dutch pastry)...but no fireworks to be seen. We obviously hadn't thought this through well enough! ;-)
The following year, we celebrated La Noche Vieja at a restaurant in Nerja. Here's what we had learnt:
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06
Nov 2022
One of the reasons you might want to buy a house in Spain is for a rental investment, for instance during the times you are not staying there yourself or during the hot summer months. It can be a nice way to recoup some of the fixed costs that come with the house.
To rent out a house or flat in Andalusia, you need to go through a number of steps and the house must also meet various requirements.
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06
Sep 2022
© all photos: Jan B. van der Marel
Apart from the fantastic hiking and mountain biking here in the Axarquía, motorcycling through the rugged mountain landscape is also a very popular activity for me. I try to make a trip every week and one of my favourite motorbike trips is from my home base, Canillas de Aceituno to Alhama De Granada. It's about 100 km in total and you're on the road for over 3 hours including the necessary coffee stop.
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