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Beniamino (Greenwich 2007)
Saw Maria today, walking down the hill to catch the bus. She had flowers for her husband’s grave. She visits him each Sunday. A long bus ride away. I always thought she just loved flowers. I’ve seen her many times over the years – with flowers squashed into her bag. Today with two bunches of … Continue reading
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Here’s our guide to Órgiva, Spain. You can follow us on Twitter. Weather It’s sunny most of the time – forecast, sunrise and sunset times and up-to-date satellite picture (links open in new window). About Órgiva Órgiva is a town in Las Alpujarras, 420m above sea level – coordinates: 36°53′59″ N, 3°25′00″ W. Its population – a mix of … Continue reading
The piece of the Alhambra is a tile that’s been locked away in the British Museum’s collection – or gawped at – since 1802. The museum’s sheer size means you need to walk a million miles for one of its tiles, but found it was, in the dim light of the Enlightenment Room. A hummingbird … Continue reading
A short climb and we sit down; Lanjarón‘s white-washed toothy grin looking back at us. Cauliflower clouds block the sun over olive groves like a painter’s watercolour wash. We look as far as we can across the mountains and imagine a man’s last view. Witnessing a death 500 years on. One last stand – and … Continue reading
Firstly, there’s a map at the bottom of this post…plus: NEW: Summer in Órgiva 2018. Here’s our guide to the shops in Órgiva. You can also read about the supermarkets, places to get Wi-Fi and internet and the weekly outdoor market. There are obviously more shops than this in town, but we can’t fit them … Continue reading
‘Una pregunta chafa’ – a useless question – said the old lady to her friend after we checked we were at the correct bus stop. Thanks lady! (we’ve only ever walked to Lanjarón). The bus from Órgiva took 20 minutes, snaking its way past olive mills and rolling hills until, spectacularly, Lanjarón came into view. … Continue reading
