Spanish Lifestyles

General interest articles for the Axarquia area, from Bull Fighting to a Malaga C.F football match. All providing an insight as to what the Axarquia has to offer.

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The Hunt For Rose

Jane Kirk describes how lovely it is to be part of such a caring community.  Rose is a dog. More precisely, Rose is...
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Review Of Local Events

Cómpeta has been the scene of many an enjoyable event over the last couple of months  we have had everything from the traditional...
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History of Tapas

Ever wondered where the origin of Tapas comes from? Whatever its origin, it is an enjoyable way to eat and socialise.  Many foreign...
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The Christmas festivities in Spain

 The Christmas feasting starts, as in many Catholic countries, on Christmas Eve -Nochebuena with a huge meal, usually turkey filled with plums and pine...
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Sayalonga’s round cemetery

 If you have not visited Sayalonga's round cemetery you should as it is an architectural treasure and attracts a great number of visitors. The...
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Spotlight on Periana

Situated to the North of Lake Vinuela on the gentle South Western slopes of the Sierra de Alhama Periana is a mainly agricultural village...
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Sweet taste of Success

  They are as much a part of life in Spain as paella and flamenco and you see them everywhere. Enric Bernat realised that when children...
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Language and National Self-Esteem

  Recently I heard a story that I would like to share with you. An English man went into a bar in Cómpeta and asked...
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Spotlight on Sedella

  The pretty whitewashed village of Sedella is one of a chain of villages situated from, at the one end Cómpeta to at the other...