The Lemon Tree Retreat is near La Alhama in Granada province. We recently had the opportunity to discover El Amparo, aka The Lemon Tree Retreat in the Axarquia mountains of Granada province. This small luxury bed and breakfast is run by expats Nick, who is British, and Aussie Jody, together with their stellar [...]
Tapas menu in a traditional bar. Gastro-tapas - sardines with chilli threads. You haven’t experienced Spain until you’ve tried tapas. These ingenious, tasty little morsels, enjoyed with a group of friends in a lively bar, allow you to sample life in this colourful country - you can tell a lot about [...]
We were thrilled to be featured recently on the MumAbroad Life website in the interview section as well as their business directory of expat business moms in Spain. You can check out the interview here and our business listing here. We are grateful to the MumAbroad Life network for being so supportive of expat working [...]
The Spain Savvy family is back from our summer vacation and while it's still fresh, we want to share what we discovered in this beautiful corner of southeast Spain during our six-day jaunt as a family (2 adults and 3 children - ages 7, 5 and 2). The Spain Savvy children are good little explorers [...]
Here at Spain Savvy, we’re getting ready to disconnect and disengage from devices for some time away from the office exploring new corners of the world and relaxing as a family. We work long hours year-round following our Spain Savvy clients on their travels and preparing for new journeys and it’s been a very busy high [...]
Here at Spain Savvy, we are coming up on one year of operation and are so pleased with how our project is turning out. Since our inception, we have served over 200 clients and there are many more on the horizon. It is truly a pleasure to be working so hard, every day, on something we [...]
The following is a guest post written exclusively for Spain Savvy by Fiona Flores Watson Have you ever seen a photograph showing a group of Spanish women dancing in a long, brightly-colored, figure-hugging frilled dress, and flowers in their hair? Most likely the image is from the Feria de Abril, Seville’s biggest and most colorful [...]
The following is a guest post written exclusively for Spain Savvy by Lucy Williams Granada is a beautiful and special place to visit in Spain. Last stronghold of the Moorish kings, it’s infused with history and culture. But it’s not all monuments and dusty churches. There are elegant modern buildings. Interactive science museums. Arab-style baths. There’s [...]
In a corner of Seville, in the magical Triana quarter (where many would say flamenco was born), our friends at Baraka Flamenco opens their doors to anyone who wishes to be moved by this provoking art form. Flamenco is a very distinctive style of music and dance, characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies, strongly rhythmic and [...]
As today is a National Holiday in Spain, All Saints' Day or Día de Todos los Santos, we thought it's a perfect time to explain what you can expect if you travel here around Halloween. Every year the celebration of Halloween, from the Anglo-Saxon perspective, is becoming more and more popular. It's a special night for [...]
