Since the Feria del Caballo, Jerez’s annual horse fair, is filling the fairground with purebred equestrian and human specimens as I write this (till Saturday 11 May), now is the perfect moment to hark back to my visit a few months…

A taste of Seville Province this Christmas
Produce from around Seville province: mantecado biscuits, bitter (and sweet) oranges, and extra virgin olive oil.

A weekend of goat-herding, donkey-walking and flamenco in the Axarquía
Just before lockdown, back in February when the first few cases of Covid-19 had been identified here in Seville but life was still normal, we took a weekend trip down to the Axarquía region of Malaga province. Little did we…

Cooking luxe in the Algarve
A family trip to Pine Cliffs Resort in the Algarve, Portugal, including a cooking class at Mimo.

Five Days in Fez
Al-Karaouine Mosque and (the world’s oldest) University, founded by a woman in the ninth century. Picnic on the roof terrace of our Air BnB apartment in the Medina (technically shared, but no one else ever used it). The view from…