Tag: ecija
Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain
IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La...
How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg...
With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’
Miguel de Cervantes journeyed around Andalucia collecting taxes
New research has tracked the 16th century author’s own Don Quixote-esque voyage of Andalucia
Spain’s botched jobs: Best of the worst cowboy cockups
What would the Romans say... about Spain’s long list of botched makeovers and reckless restorations? Rob Horgan and Iona Napier tour the country’s monumental disasters
‘Robin Hood’ mayor acquitted of supermarket raids
Communist Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo was accused of orchestrating raids on supermarkets last summer
‘I survived the frying pan of Spain’
As the mercury hit 40C and red alerts came into force, the Olive Press sent Rund Abdelfatah to survive a day in Europe’s hottest place: Ecija, aka ‘The Frying Pan of Spain’
La Campiña: Treasure hunt along the Via Augusta
Jon Clarke is blown away by the stunning, little-visited gems of the Campiña, once one of Europe’s most important regions
Scorching? Wanna Bet?
Sevilla the favourite, as the world bets on which Spanish city will be hottest this summer