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As the final days of the year approach and the air above the Spanish Costa regions is filled with the scent of pine trees and fireworks, I can feel every fibre of my being buzzing with the excitement of the upcoming celebrations. I’m absolutely enchanted by the Spanish way of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new one. Especially in the regions where I now live — […]
In Spain, 25 December never feels like an endpoint. It’s more of a beginning, a pause, a gentle moment within a much longer stretch of time. Where I once grew up with the idea that Christmas was over almost as soon as it began, here it unfolds like a ribbon woven through the winter weeks. Christmas in Spain is not a sprint. It’s a sequence of rhythms, encounters and traditions […]
I love December in Spain. The light is soft, the air cool, and the days feel longer than they really are. But as soon as the sun goes down and everyone retreats indoors, my hearing rediscovers something every single December — something Spanish houses confirm without any shame at all: acoustically, they have no filters whatsoever. Everything sounds louder than it’s meant to — and that’s exactly why December becomes […]
In the final days of the year, Spain carries a different kind of energy. Quieter, softer — almost as if the country pauses to take a breath before the year comes to a close. Many families take time off, shops close earlier, and the days seem to slow down all by themselves. That rhythm is no coincidence. Your body recognises the days between Christmas and New Year as natural moments […]
There is a moment in December when a village takes on a different tone. In the weeks before Christmas, Spain seems to settle into a calm, almost smiling stillness. As if everyone knows something is coming, but no one feels the need to rush towards it. Not that “rushing” really exists in the Spanish dictionary — but that’s beside the point. In Moraira, I notice it in the mornings. The […]
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 […]
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