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Like everywhere also in Andalusia all kinds of interesting things happen every day, such as fiestas and festivals, culinary gatherings, processions, special exhibitions, but there's also news on the housing market or changed regulations. To make it easy for you, we bundle some interesting articles in this section so that you have everything at a glance.
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24
Jul 2024
It is summer here and that means not only sunny and warm days, but it is also the time of the Ferias. Over the next few weeks, there will be a party somewhere in La Axarquía every weekend. If you are in the area, a visit is definitely worthwhile!
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20
Jun 2024
The Weekend Beach Festival has been held in Torre del Mar every year since 2014. Started small but now grown into one of the most important events of the summer. In previous years, the festival welcomed over 135,000 visitors with an economic impact for Torre del Mar of over € 6 million. The line-up features a wide variety of music styles; from pop to rock, reggae, hip-hop, electronic and indie. The festival, on the grounds behind Beach clubs Bere Bere and Bahia Tanit, has four stages, a campsite and many additional activities.
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19
Jun 2024
During the night of 23-24 June, all over Spain, people celebrate the return of summer, known as the summer solstice. In addition, entirely according to Christian tradition, the birth of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated, hence la Noche de San Juan (Johannnes was born six months before Christmas Eve, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke).
This traditional night is accompanied by much celebration and some special rituals. Central to this night are fire and water, symbols of purification and renewal, believing that water can fulfil desires, as well as being a source of happiness and fertility for all who bathe in the sea during the night of 23-24 June.
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27
Apr 2024
The Axarquía region is known for its beautiful landscapes and charming villages. But also for the tropical fruits grown there in abundance, such as avocado, mango, chirimoya, pitahaya (tarragon fruit) and nísperos (also known as loquats). Around the white mountain village of Sayalonga, especially famous for its colourful valley, the fields light up every spring with the abundance of ripe nísperos.
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14
Mar 2024
Photo by Quino Alon Unsplash
Holy Week is one of the most beautiful in Andalusia, with a passion that is infectious for both visitors and members of the brotherhoods, through the music that touches us and the smell of incense and orange blossom in the streets. The processions and fervor of these celebrations in Vélez-Málaga, where we go every year, are almost impossible to explain in words and you really have to experience them in person at least once. This small capital of the Axarquía has a rich historical and cultural heritage in this area, 3,000 years of history which comes into its own in this year's 'Holy Week', which takes place from 24 to 31 March.
