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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is a kind of silence that exists only in this month. Not the silence of emptiness, but the silence of breathing out after a busy season. The summer crowds have gone, the sun burns more gently, and in November the narrow streets of Spanish villages once again carry the rhythm of everyday life. I notice it every time I walk through the old quarters of Benissa or Gata de […]
In November, the light along the Costa seems to fall differently. The days are shorter, the sea is cooler, and the evenings invite you indoors. I suddenly felt like doing something I hadn’t done in years: an old-fashioned movie night. No Netflix, no streaming lists — just sitting in a cinema, among other people. That’s how my small journey began, exploring what still remains of Spanish cinema culture. The first […]
In a tapas bar in Marbella, I recently overheard a Dutch couple sighing that Spaniards “don’t really do gezelligheid.” I smiled. Having lived in England for years, I thought I knew what coziness was — until I heard the Dutch talk about gezelligheid. A word that fascinates even my British friends, because it seems to include everything from candlelight to croquettes. But here in Andalusia, I’ve learned that cozy living […]
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