{"id":13698,"date":"2025-09-03T09:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:11:21","slug":"when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple"},"content":{"rendered":"

September in southern Spain is a month of small contrasts. By day it still feels as if summer will never end, but in the evenings you suddenly notice how much earlier it gets dark. The terrace where you didn\u2019t need a candle until after ten in July is already in shadow by half past eight. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been a fan of old, characterful fincas, with thick walls, wooden shutters and an olive tree that\u2019s been around longer than my whole family. At the same time, I can\u2019t deny a certain fascination with smart technology<\/a>. It\u2019s a curious mix: living in a house that sometimes still smells of the 19th century, yet controlling the lights through an app as if I were in a science fiction film. <\/p>\n

And then comes the question: how do you extend your outdoor living without turning your garden into a floodlit showroom? Read on for everything you need to know about smart lighting for your Spanish terrace! <\/p>\n

Light without the runway effect<\/h4>\n

Some people think the answer is metres of bright LED string lights, as if their terrace were guiding a Boeing safely in to land. Great for a festival, but on a Spanish patio it feels more like a light assault. Smart lighting isn\u2019t about more, it\u2019s about better. A few well-placed points are enough: a lantern by the table, a couple of soft spots among the plants, maybe a discreet lamp by the door. Enough to find your glass of wine, not enough to keep the neighbours awake. <\/p>\n

Technology in moderation<\/h4>\n

Dom\u00f3tica may sound fancy, but in the end it\u2019s all about comfort. Smart plugs that let you switch lamps on and off with your phone, sensors that react to movement, or a timer that takes care of things automatically \u2014 all useful, as long as it doesn\u2019t turn into a physics degree just to spend an evening outside. My own favourite? Solar-powered lights that charge themselves and switch on at dusk. No cables, no hassle, and they keep glowing faithfully as long as the sun does its job. <\/p>\n

Mosquito management<\/h4>\n

There\u2019s one detail people often forget: light attracts mosquitoes. And in September, when the evenings turn a little more humid, they\u2019re still out in full force. The trick lies in the colour and placement of your lighting. Warm white attracts fewer insects than harsh blue-white. Don\u2019t place lamps right next to your chair or table, but a few metres away. That way, the mosquitoes will mostly hang out over there. For extra peace of mind, I always keep a stash of citronella candles handy. Not perfect, but better than my neighbour\u2019s alternative \u2014 slathering himself every evening as if starring in a mosquito-repellent commercial. <\/p>\n

Atmosphere over showroom<\/b><\/h4>\n

Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace doesn\u2019t have to be expensive or complicated. It\u2019s all about balance: enough light to stretch the evening, not so much that your garden looks like it\u2019s on display at a DIY store. A few lanterns, a sensor here and there, and above all the discipline not to switch everything on at once. Your terrace should stay a place to live, not to showcase. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September in southern Spain is a month of small contrasts. By day it still feels as if summer will never end, but in the evenings you suddenly notice how much earlier it gets dark. The terrace where you didn\u2019t need a candle until after ten in July is already in ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[386],"tags":[1676,2237,1523,2317],"class_list":["post-13698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casa-y-vida-en","tag-casa-y-vida-en","tag-late-summer-tips","tag-outdoor-living","tag-smart-lighting-spanish-terrace"],"yoast_head":"\nWhen evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sound Of The Costa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/thesoundofthecosta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lucas Mart\u00ednez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lucas Mart\u00ednez\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lucas Mart\u00ednez\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/97eba88bebd2cfc933132733f821416b\"},\"headline\":\"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":551,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Casa y Vida\",\"late summer tips\",\"outdoor living\",\"smart lighting Spanish terrace\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Casa Y Vida\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/\",\"name\":\"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"slimme verlichting Spaanse terras\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Sound Of The Costa\",\"description\":\"Lifestyle, news and radio at the Spanish coastline\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Sound Of The Costa\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/the-sound-of-the-costa-logo-small.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/the-sound-of-the-costa-logo-small.svg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"The Sound Of The Costa\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/thesoundofthecosta\",\"http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/thesoundofthecosta\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/97eba88bebd2cfc933132733f821416b\",\"name\":\"Lucas Mart\u00ednez\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lucas Mart\u00ednez\"},\"description\":\"Hola, ik ben Lucas Mart\u00ednez. Geboren in Sevilla als zoon van een Andalusische moeder en een Britse vader, groeide ik op met een unieke mix van flamenco en afternoon tea. Hoewel ik diep geworteld ben in de Spaanse cultuur, vind je bij mij ook die Britse scherpte en een flinke dosis zelfspot. Inmiddels heb ik mijn plek gevonden aan de Costa del Sol, waar ik als schrijver mijn passies voor natuur, duurzaamheid, en het goede leven kan combineren. Mijn missie? Jou laten zien hoe je je Casa y Vida \u2013 je huis en leven \u2013 kunt omarmen op een manier die niet alleen comfortabel, maar ook inspirerend is. Mijn stijl? Direct, met een knipoog, en altijd een beetje rebels. Want eerlijk is eerlijk: een betegelde tuin met kunstgras voelt voor mij net zo levenloos als een kopje thee zonder melk. Of ik nu schrijf over de verborgen barretjes van M\u00e1laga, de geheimen van een groene tuin, of de perfecte balans tussen zonnebaden en si\u00ebsta\u2019s, ik neem je mee op een reis vol humor, praktische tips en een vleugje Andalusische flair. Pak een glas vino tinto, leun achterover, en bienvenido in mijn wereld!\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thesoundofthecosta.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/lucas\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa","description":"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa","og_description":"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.","og_url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/","og_site_name":"The Sound Of The Costa","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/thesoundofthecosta","article_published_time":"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lucas Mart\u00ednez","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lucas Mart\u00ednez","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/"},"author":{"name":"Lucas Mart\u00ednez","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/97eba88bebd2cfc933132733f821416b"},"headline":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple","datePublished":"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/"},"wordCount":551,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg","keywords":["Casa y Vida","late summer tips","outdoor living","smart lighting Spanish terrace"],"articleSection":["Casa Y Vida"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/","name":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple - The Sound Of The Costa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-03T07:11:21+00:00","description":"Smart lighting on your Spanish terrace? Here\u2019s how to make your evenings atmospheric without mosquitoes or floodlights. Read more in Casa Y Vida.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/slimme-verlichting-Spaanse-terras.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"slimme verlichting Spaanse terras"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/when-evenings-draw-in-faster-smart-lighting-for-your-spanish-terrace-made-simple\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When evenings draw in faster: smart lighting for your Spanish terrace made simple"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/","name":"The Sound Of The Costa","description":"Lifestyle, news and radio at the Spanish coastline","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#organization","name":"The Sound Of The Costa","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-sound-of-the-costa-logo-small.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-sound-of-the-costa-logo-small.svg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"The Sound Of The Costa"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/thesoundofthecosta","http:\/\/instagram.com\/thesoundofthecosta"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/97eba88bebd2cfc933132733f821416b","name":"Lucas Mart\u00ednez","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2038f61f0e663a8302f71c6ec46916df2578cc3831d2ecdf7030f6918fe7519f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lucas Mart\u00ednez"},"description":"Hola, ik ben Lucas Mart\u00ednez. Geboren in Sevilla als zoon van een Andalusische moeder en een Britse vader, groeide ik op met een unieke mix van flamenco en afternoon tea. Hoewel ik diep geworteld ben in de Spaanse cultuur, vind je bij mij ook die Britse scherpte en een flinke dosis zelfspot. Inmiddels heb ik mijn plek gevonden aan de Costa del Sol, waar ik als schrijver mijn passies voor natuur, duurzaamheid, en het goede leven kan combineren. Mijn missie? Jou laten zien hoe je je Casa y Vida \u2013 je huis en leven \u2013 kunt omarmen op een manier die niet alleen comfortabel, maar ook inspirerend is. Mijn stijl? Direct, met een knipoog, en altijd een beetje rebels. Want eerlijk is eerlijk: een betegelde tuin met kunstgras voelt voor mij net zo levenloos als een kopje thee zonder melk. Of ik nu schrijf over de verborgen barretjes van M\u00e1laga, de geheimen van een groene tuin, of de perfecte balans tussen zonnebaden en si\u00ebsta\u2019s, ik neem je mee op een reis vol humor, praktische tips en een vleugje Andalusische flair. Pak een glas vino tinto, leun achterover, en bienvenido in mijn wereld!","url":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/author\/lucas\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesoundofthecosta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}