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medina sidonia : andalucia

medina sidonia : andalucia

Before we started researching areas, as possible places to buy a property and relocate to, I don't think we'd heard of Medina Sidonia before. However, the name resonated with us, creating visions of Moroccan medinas. Deep in the south west of Andalucia, the town is...

frigiliana : pueblo blanco : andalucia

frigiliana : pueblo blanco : andalucia

The small white village of Frigiliana - one of the famous pueblo blancos - is in the Axarquia region of the Costa del Sol, and regularly features in lists of Spain’s most beautiful villages. This pueblo blanco is distinctively Moorish in appearance, with the old...

cómpeta : andalusia : spain

cómpeta : andalusia : spain

Although much larger than Frigiliana, and perhaps not quite as immediately pretty, Cómpeta is another of Andalusia's white-washed towns - the famous pueblo blancos. In the Axarquía  (meaning 'East' in Arabic) region, with beautiful traditional architecture and ancient...