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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, […]
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 […]
If you’d asked me a few years ago what I associated with Easter, I probably would’ve mumbled something about chocolate eggs, brunch at my parents’ place, and maybe a trip to IKEA on Easter Monday. But since moving to Spain, Easter has become something entirely different. Here, Semana Santa doesn’t start with bunnies — it starts with drums. Big ones. The kind you feel pounding in your chest. Semana Santa […]
When I was a child growing up in the Netherlands, Father’s Day was a cozy Sunday in June. Breakfast in bed, a handmade craft, and maybe a bottle of aftershave he’d never use. It wasn’t until I lived in Spain that I discovered Día del Padre is celebrated here on 19 March, on the feast day of San José (Saint Joseph) — the father figure of Jesus and the Catholic […]
Moros y Cristianos in Bocairent Location: Bocairent, Valencia province (on the border of the Costa Blanca) Dates: February 7 - 12, 2025 A city steeped in history Anyone walking through Bocairent in February will notice it immediately—there’s something in the air. Not just the scent of wood fires and freshly baked sweets, but a sense of excitement that transports you straight to the Middle Ages.From February 7 to 12, 2025, […]
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