Our contributor Paul Whitelock is still clearing out at home. He recently came across an article about Ronda, that was…
“Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an…
This is the story of Arthur Evans from Neath in South Wales, who some years ago found true love in the mountains of the Serranía de…
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock recalls the time when he and his first wife, Jeryl, were looking for a property to…
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock and his then wife Jeryl were considering buying somewhere in Montejaque as long ago…
2020 was a terrible year, largely because of the emergence of a new form of coronavirus which we call Covid-19. Millions around the world have…
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock looks back to 2009 when he worked for The Olive Press newspaper.…
As the disgraced Donald J Trump leaves the White House and Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States of America, it…
At a time when death from Covid-19 is all around us, it is inevitable that we think back to other deaths which came out of the blue and moved us…
Our local village Montejaque and its neighbour Benaoján once featured on German TV’s SWR channel.
Spätzle auf Spanisch was a documentary…
The strong links between Andalucía and Southern Germany keep coming to the fore. Examples include the amount of
What do Jérez, Arcos, Morón, Vejer, Chiclana, Conil, Jimena, Castellar and a number of other Andalucían towns have in common? Their full and…
This winter has been the coldest in Spain on record with half the country under snow last week. Here in the Serranía de Ronda it’s also been…
We usually think more of sunshine when we think about the climate down here in Andalucía. With over 300 days of sunshine per year, it’s hardly a…
Paul Whitelock has lived in Andalucía for a dozen years. He’s been coming to the region for twenty years and has visited throughout. When it…