Tag: Cordoba
Smuggling bust after Christie’s auction
An international smuggling ring has been smashed after a plundered Roman statue was auctioned
Feeling the cold in Cordoba
Scarves, jackets, and many, many layers are the best way to prevent the change-of-the-season cold
From North Devon to South Spain in six decades – Part Three
After three decades of regular visits to Spain, it got to the millennium and 25 years of married life
Sevilla for chocoholics
Nativity scene created from 1,500 kilos of chocolate by master chocolatiers from Rute (Cordoba)
On the royal tour
Dozens of images of Andalucia taken by 19th century Royal photographer Charles Clifford are being put on display in Cordoba
What’s in a name?
The Bishop of Cordoba wants to rename the city’s mosque, or ‘Mezquita’ as a cathedral
What a cultured bunch!
Next week a shortlist will be drawn up to decide on which Spanish city will become Europe’s City of Culture in 2016. Nicola Cowell takes a look at what is on offer
A riot of coloured umbrellas
Dozens of giant coloured umbrellas have been installed in Cordoba
Riddle as body of missing five-year-old found in Spain
German boy found after huge police operation scoured the mountainous area of north Cordoba
Top price for elegance
Unlike its famous neighbour from Jerez, Montilla’s reputation has not travelled far outside Spain, even Cordoba. That is until now, writes Jon Clarke
Arterton Bonds with Italian at Andalucia wedding
Bond girl Gemma Arteton ties the knot at sun-soaked Spanish ceremony
It’s a funny old game in Spain
Spain are undisputed favourites to lift the World Cup. But - as Richard Brentnall reveals in his latest novel A Different Corner, Exploring Spanish Football - it may owe its potential glory to a few expat miners and a Scottish doctor, writes Andrew Pearce
It’s not fine by us!
EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce: Andalucian town halls set to go fine crazy after Spanish central government cut back regional funding
‘Des Res’ since Roman times
Jon Clarke takes a trip into the geographical heartland of Andalucia
Highway to heaven
Editor Jon Clarke takes a culinary tour of Cordoba now the new motorway has finally opened
So sweet a Spanish Christmas
Forget Lapland... Andalucians all head for Rute, where even the world's sweetest tooth can be satisfied. Here, the three chocolate kings arrive in time to meet marzipan Jesus
In a big flap!
Couple return home to find a rare Griffon vulture on their bed, while second family find another on balcony
The Best of Andalucia
Two exciting new exhibitions are showing off the glorious history of the region, Moorish porcelain in Cordoba and the priceless Phoenician Treasure of Carambolo in Sevilla
Fears for Andalucia olive trade
Growers are getting 40 cents lower than the break even point
Safari Spain – Olive Press Investigation
On the Cordoba-Extremadura border, a businessman is to be tried for charging 30,000 euros to allow hunters the chance to shoot lions, tigers and even perhaps lynxes
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