Spanish villages

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The quiet weeks before Christmas: how villages come back to themselves

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 […]

12/18/2025

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The white villages of Andalusia: silence, stories and sunlight

After the noise and colour of the Feria de Málaga, I decide to linger a little longer in the south. The contrast couldn’t be greater: from the vibrant festivities to the stillness of the pueblos blancos — the white villages of Andalusia, clinging to the hillsides like snowflakes. A sea of white in the sun There’s something hypnotic about the way these villages settle into the landscape. Whitewashed façades, narrow […]