Tag Archive for andalusia

Utterly Shameful

The sight of an elderly Spanish man sitting outside his house on a chair, enjoying the cool of the evening is timeless, however the recent incident of two young women in Santa Elena (Jaen) repeatedly spitting on such a person is more of a ‘sign of the times,’ than ‘timeless.’ The said video was posted…

The Pleasant Hells

Close to the town of Loja, which is the capital of the Poniente de Granada, or western Granada, Río Genil runs through a 20m-deep canyon, after flowing over a waterfall called, Cola de Caballo (Horse Tail).

Dúrcal’s Health Problem

For the last few months there has been a progressive deterioration in the quality of public healthcare in Dúrcal, many people feel, and the reason is that where there were four doctors in the Centro de Salud, now there are only two, who also have to cover the emergency department.

Cotobro Beach Railings Installed

There has always been a fun drop available for the unwary, unwitting and unwanted from the Cotobro beach road to the beach below, owing to a ridiculously narrow pavement and a sadist lack of fencing.

Fire Station Flounders

Work on the new area (comarcal) fire station in Loja has ground to a halt after the construction company went bust, and it is not the first time that Loja has seen a virtually completed project wallow, dead in the water.

Padul Flagship Sinking

It was around about a year ago that Assyce, a leading company in renewable energy, opened up its new installations in Padul. Local politicians we full of praise, saying that this enterprise heralded a new future for the town… Assyce has since laid off 90% of its staff.