Beyond the Beaches

Visit my blog to explore a whole series of posts revelling in the wonder that is Andalusia. We leave the beaches behind to explore the area's Spanish villages.

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Guide to Casares, a typical Andalucian white village in Malaga province, Andalucia, Spain

White Villages of Andalucia, Spain. Casares, Malaga Province

an old tree that is growing on the side of a hill

The joy of Campo living in Spain

Blog Post: The joy of Campo Living in Spain: My wife and I appeared on the UK television show A Place in the Sun in February 2017. More about that experience in another post, but it is enough to say we made an offer on the second property we saw. It was accepted, and within three weeks we flew out to take possession. Our house is also classified as “rural”. Which means it’s Campo.

people are walking around in the courtyard of an old building with water running through it

Why Andalusia – Part 2

Blog Post: Why Andalusia? Pt.2: So the question is - exactly why did I start writing about Andalusia, and Moorish Spain in particular? Read the blog post to find out why. Plus find out about Thomas Berrington, an orphaned Englishman with a past, who has trained as a surgeon in al-Andalus and acts as physician to the Sultan of Granada. He is asked to investigate a series of murders, and his story unfolds in my historical mysteries series set in Spain

an alley way with potted plants and flowers on the wall, in front of white buildings

The most beautiful street in the world by Martyn Wilkes / 500px

Pueblo Blanco, Andalucia, Spain

an old bridge is built into the side of a cliff with buildings in the background

7 of the Most Beautiful Villages in Andalucía, Spain - Migrating Miss

7 of the Most Beautiful Villages in Andalucía, Spain. Best villages to visit in Spain, most picturesque villages in Spain.

the city is next to the ocean and it's coastline

Why Andalusia?

Blog Post: Why Andalusia? I set the Thomas Berrington Historical Mysteries in southern Spain in the area of Andalusia — al-Andalus to the Moors who lived there for over 700 years. After visiting Spain and the Alhambra once when I was 16 years old I did not return for over 30 years, but when I did I fell in love with it.

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7 of the Most Beautiful Villages in Andalucía, Spain - Migrating Miss

7 of the Most Beautiful Villages in Andalucía, Spain. Best villages to visit in Spain, most picturesque villages in Spain.

Beyond the Beaches

Visit my blog to explore a whole series of posts revelling in the wonder that is Andalusia. We leave the beaches behind to explore the area's Spanish villages.

7 Pins

·6y

David Penny