Tag: jerez de la frontera
Hero pensioner, 84, sews 50 face masks a day to help medics fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia
Margarita, 84, a former seamstress, knows that masks are needed. A lot of them
WATCH: Horror moment man killed by bull in Andalucia
A MAN has been killed by a bull during a festival in southern Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzu4K5cYB4 The clip shows the animal goring the middle-aged man in the...
Paddy MacLachlan’s house building blog – Episode 5
Building this house has completely cleaned me out. Broke. Skint. Potless. It went way over budget and took much longer than planned...
Paddy MacLachlan’s house building blog – Episode 3
I really, really hope my neighbours never read this or hear about it, although I don't suppose they will. They speak less English than I speak Spanish
Paddy MacLachlan’s house building blog – Episode 2
Our OP blogger on his search for an architect in Jerez
Scottish country dancing comes to Jerez
OP blogger Luke Andrews joins in the fun at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Scottish Country Dancers in the Iberian Peninsular
Top 5 places to dine in Jerez
OP blogger Luke Andrews presents his tried and tested restaurant recommendations for you in Jerez
Should we reinstate Jerez’s oldest mosque?
OP blogger Luke Andrews reports that last week students gave respect to their Muslim heritage, posing questions about its place in modern Spanish society
Jerez’s archaeological museum… a must see
The Archaeological Museum of Jerez - a surprisingly exquisite, engaging and complete collection of artefacts
La Guitarrón: The best wine experience in Jerez
Away from the tourist jargon and the public glare, La Guitarrón is truly one of the undiscovered jewels of Jerez
The Top Three religious buildings to visit in Jerez de la Frontera
With well over 22 churches and convents in Jerez de la Frontera, finding time to visit them all can be tricky. OP blogger Luke Andrews offers his favourites
Christmas Zambombas in Jerez
A special and uniquely Jerezano event unites the city this Yuletide
Will anyone do something about this doggy mess?
Los disgusting Perros & the Happy Yapping Club
Jerez bar owner aiming to call time on sherry-drinking world record
David Fraser-Luckie wants a worldwide sherry tasting event
Olive Press blogger meets Syrian refugees in Jerez
Luke Andrews says we should do be doing more to help them
Sherry good in Jerez
Jerez has finally got a range of top class places to eat, writes Jon Clarke
Match made in sherry heaven
For the perfect introduction to Jerez and its sherries, the best way is via a maridaje or ‘marriage’ with food
Gypsy Kings and wandering hands
It’s a musical instrument, it’s a riotous Christmas celebration with an often bawdy difference... and it’s unique to the home of sherry, writes Joe Duggan
Winter in Jerez
An escape with Sherry by the barrel, horses and flamenco to spice things up, winter in Jerez is a getaway to rival any
Jerez helps Syrian refugees
Syrian refugees are now settled in Junta de Los Rios
La Bodega de Gonzalez Byass
OP blogger Luke Andrews takes a trip around the largest Bodega in Jerez
Halloween in Jerez de la Frontera
You’ll be sure to have a fantastically frightening night wherever you end up
The nonsense of Spanish opening times
The only thing that you can do in Jerez on a Sunday is go out for tapas
Jerez’s patron day: A good excuse for a holiday!
The local festivity gives everyone an extra day off work. It comes just before the Día de Columbusso it gives Jerezanos a long, four day weekend
Sherry makes a comeback in Jerez
Jerez’s most famous export is stepping back into the light after a decade in the dark
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