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Adoring fans - and the equally besotted press - wait outside the Palacio de las Dueñas, the Seville residence of the Duquesa de Alba, on her wedding day in October 2011.

A to Z of Sevilla: Part One, A-F

July 11, 2012by Fiona Flores Watson 25 Comments

The Alcazar, Seville’s Mudejar delight: a perfect example of the synthesis between Spanish kings and Moorish craftsmen. What defines a city? What is that essence which gives it an identity […]

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Architecture, Culture and Customs, Events, Fiestas, Flamenco, Food and Drink, History, Holidays, Literature, Royalty/aristocracy, Sevilla city, shopping, Sport
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Nine things I’ve learned while living in Spain

February 6, 2012by Fiona Flores Watson 65 Comments

During the eight years I’ve lived here in Spain, I can’t count the number of times I’ve been jaw-droppingly astonished at the unfathomably strange behaviour of people here in various everyday […]

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Eco Sevilla – part 2: for the grown-ups

October 24, 2011by Fiona Flores Watson 4 Comments

Yesterday I wrote about the excellent and popular activities available for eco-kids at the first-ever eco show in Seville, held last week. Today I’ll tell you about some of the […]

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Environment/Eco, Events, Family, Food and Drink, Living in Andalucia, Parenthood, Sevilla city, shopping, Women
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Gorgeous gloves and design-your-own hats

October 20, 2011by Fiona Flores Watson Leave a comment

It’s nearly the end of the week, and I think we all need a little light relief from dead dictators, stolen babies and oppressed women. So I’m bringing you some […]

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Family, Fashion, shopping, Women
A sight to wam the very cockles of your heart, dear reader. Christmas lights in the naranjos of calle Mateas Gago.

Warming up for Christmas

October 13, 2011by Fiona Flores Watson 2 Comments

I always find Monday’s and Thursday’s blog posts harder than the others, since I’ve already done one post on those days for my other, work (ie paid) blog. Monday is […]

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Christmas country market - seafood, pastries and archaeological jewellery

Christmas country market – seafood, pastries and archaeological jewellery

December 7, 2010by Fiona Flores Watson Leave a comment

Yesterday I went to the Christmas Market (Mercado Navideño) in our local village, Valencina de la Concepcion near Seville. You can always pick up some Christmas stocking-filler type presents at […]

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Culture and Customs, Food and Drink, Living in Andalucia, Nature, Sevilla province, shopping
Shopping in Seville

Shopping in Seville

May 20, 2010by Fiona Flores Watson Leave a comment

I love shopping. And I love writing. So writing about new shops is heaven for me. Here are a couple I was recommended recently (I won't claim to have discovered […]

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Food and Drink, Sevilla city, shopping

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Blogs about Andalucia

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Blogs about Seville

  • Azahar’s Sevilla blog
  • Becoming Sevillana
  • Cultura de Sevilla
  • I Know a Little Place in Seville
  • My work blog (andalucia.com)
  • Sevilla Tapas
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Blogs about Spain

  • Asturian Diary
  • Family Life in Spain
  • La Tortuga Viajera
  • Majorcan Pearls
  • Mooching Around Spain
  • My Spanish Adventure
  • South of Watford
  • Spain Holiday
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  • The Spain Scoop
  • Very Bored in Catalonia
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My blogs and blogsites

  • My professional blogsite
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My favourite writers about Spain

  • Jason Webster – has written about flamenco, Al-Andalus, the Civil War, plus detective novels about a bullfighting-hating policeman.
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Non-Spain expat blogs

  • Archers of Okula
  • Clueless Immigrant
  • Field Notes from Fatherhood

Parenting blogs

  • Asturian Diary
  • Bibsey Mama
  • Digamama
  • English Mum
  • Field Notes from Fatherhood
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  • Nonstopmama
  • Quiero Milk
  • Very Bored in Catalonia

Travel blogs

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Websites about Andalucia

  • Michelle Chaplow
  • Tertulia Andaluza

Where to buy books on Spain

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