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There are countries where hosting guests feels like a kind of performance. The table has to be right, the chairs must match, and someone will inevitably suggest “making it cosy for a moment”, followed by a stressful quarter-hour in which candles, napkins and playlists compete for attention. Spain doesn’t do that. Here, hospitality doesn’t begin with the house, but with the attitude of the people who live in it. And […]
Across the Costa, the smell of the kitchen is changing. Where meat, fish and ham once dominated the culinary landscape, more and more restaurants and home cooks are shifting towards vegetables, pulses, nuts and citrus. Not as part of a trend-driven “vegan hype”, but as a logical step in a region where Mediterranean cooking has always been rooted in simplicity and seasonal produce. In cafés, market stalls and restaurant menus, […]
In Spain, winter doesn’t begin with cold, but with light. And no — this isn’t another Casa y Vida–style meditation on lighting. As soon as the days grow shorter, the streets actually fill with more people. As if the country simply refuses to surrender to darkness. In December you see it everywhere: on squares, in cafés, along boulevards and in villages where even the smallest street gets its own string […]
There are moments in December when Spain seems to forget it’s winter. You walk through a street in Málaga or Almería and, before it’s even properly dark, the first lights begin to glow softly against the whitewashed walls. No spectacle. No choreography. It feels more as if the light itself decides it’s time to come on. After my earlier pieces on lighting, you may have seen this one coming: a […]
December may still feel mild along the Costa, but it’s a month full of temptations. Food, drinks, late nights, and a rhythm that can easily lose its shape. Still, you don’t have to deprive yourself to feel good. Staying healthy through December isn’t about discipline — it’s about balance. Balance over being strict Many people treat December as a month where everything goes out the window, planning to “fix it” […]
Just like last week, this story begins at the market. In Spain, December announces itself instantly through sweetness. The air fills with the scent of almonds, cinnamon and toasted sugar. Not the sugary excess of Christmas fairs, but the quiet traditions of families who have been baking, rolling, kneading and roasting the same recipes for generations. Along the Costa, December belongs to sweet treats as naturally as festive lights belong […]
In Spain, December doesn’t begin with cold, but with anticipation. The air is fresh, not sharp. The evenings are longer, but never empty. And in the towns and villages where I’ve been spending these weeks, there’s a gentle sense of tension — not about what needs to be bought, but about what will be shared. Cafés are busier than usual. Not with people seeking hot chocolate, but with something very […]
December in Spain is a strange season. Outside, the light is still warm enough to justify a late lunch on the terrace, while indoors you suddenly realise your house has quietly shifted into a different time of year. Tiles that feel as if they’ve come straight from a cryo lab. Walls that keep summer heat out effortlessly, yet let every winter breeze wander in as if it’s family. Winter-proofing your […]
At the December markets you notice it immediately: more almonds, more citrus, more fish. Families walk around with shopping lists, butchers stock up, and fish stalls work longer hours. The festive season here is not planned around a kitchen table, but at the market, where the season quite literally lies in front of you. So this December we open with a story you probably saw coming: a look at Spanish […]
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