Cruces de Mayo? Honestly? I first thought it was a wedding. Or a local procession. Or maybe a school project with a slightly overenthusiastic flower budget. A friend had invited me for a few days in Córdoba. “Just a little spring getaway,” she said. I had no idea that, last week, just before Mother’s Day, I’d end up right in the middle of a floral cross. Decorated with ribbons, candles, […]

On Saturday, May 17, it’s time for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. The Sound Of The Costa celebrates with Eurovision 30, live on all three of our stations! From 4 PM to 6 PM, we bring you a non-stop selection of the 30 greatest Eurovision winning songs of all time. Carefully curated by our team, with love, nostalgia, and a little debate. And… with your help! Share your […]

That first summer in my Spanish home, I slept the way an Englishman thinks one should sleep: windows shut, duvet on, fan in the corner, air conditioning set to polite chill. The result? Three broken nights, a creaky back, and the distinct feeling of living in a pensioner’s fridge. A cooling bedroom without air conditioning? Come again? It took me a while to get it. In Spain, you don’t fight […]

Monday morning. The sun’s pretending it’s been up for hours — you’re not. One shoe’s on, the other’s still somewhere under the sofa. There’s a mountain of emails, a vague sense of sleep deprivation, and an empty fridge. And then it hits you: carajillo. I already dropped a hint about it in a story on Easter Monday. In Spain, it’s no passing trend. A carajillo is tradition — usually after […]

Earlier this year, I celebrated my first Spanish Father’s Day — in March — while the rest of Europe wasn’t even thinking about it yet. By now, I’ve learned: holidays here don’t just fall on different dates — they feel different too. And Día de la Madre, or Mother’s Day, is no exception. This Sunday, I expect to see the same scene as last year at the market in Jávea: […]