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Summer before the crowds
Las Negras this morning. Summer has arrived and the temperature has risen to 30C but the village is still tranquil. It is the 13th June so the summer crowds have yet to arrive and the beach is almost empty. The … Continue reading
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Ute’s Garden
Just along the road from were we are staying in Maria’s Farm, Las Negras, is a quaint cottage built in the traditional style of the cortijos of Almeria. Here lives Ute, a retired stage actress who was famous in her … Continue reading
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Flamenco at Las Negras
Yesterday evening we strolled down to the village to watch an advertised flamenco show outside the bar La Bodeguiya. We were surprised to fine a blonde Norwegion girl, Bettina was the singer and guitarist. She started off by performing solo. … Continue reading
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Wild Hollyhocks and Flamenco
North of Granada, wild hollyhocks grow in abundance. Usually, the flowers are a pale pink, so when I discovered a hollyhock with deep, glowing pink flowers growing by the river near our former home, Los Ortices, Loja, I collected some … Continue reading
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Early morning sunshine
At this time of year early morning is the best time of day to take a walk along the shore of Las Negras. The low sunshine filtered by early morning haze casts a soft light, the Mediterranean is calm and … Continue reading
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Buying from the banks in Las Negras
The property market in Spain seems to be two paced at the moment. Firstly private owners are having great difficulty selling as the price they need to recoup their initial investment or clear their mortgage is more than the current … Continue reading
Las Negras, 19 May
It has been an unsettled week here in Las Negras. Although there has been plenty of sunshine, strong northerly winds have been battering us, the fault of weather in the UK, according to the local forecasters, and temperatures have been … Continue reading
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Puente de Mayo
On Friday we moved from Las Totobias on the estepa of the Parque Natural down to Maria’s Farm in Las Negras. More about this later as we have been so busy but we thought we would share these photos taken … Continue reading
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Springtime in Granada
Yesterday I went to Granada. Spring is the best time of year to visit this lovely city. The light and colours are at their best and the city is full of life with its tourist season at its height. As … Continue reading
Along the rambla
It now feels that summer is on its way and along the rambla in Las Negras this morning we noticed the change in the nature. Many of the wild spring flowers have withered or are past their best but clumps … Continue reading
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