We kick off the month of May and cannot help but remember those who paid a high price in the struggle for decent working conditions. Very recently, I came across one of these stories, set in the province of Cadiz,…
Category: Festivities
Very diminished by the national road IV and the construction of a high school, its still magnificent grove, remnants of benches, and flower beds give us a glimpse of the grandeur of this space in the past. It wasn’t until…
The day has arrived when the city of Jerez dresses up in celebration of its patroness, so I have set out to dedicate a post to share with you her history, origins, and interesting facts about this widely revered Marian…
“Now that we know the setting and the history that gives rise to Sherry wine… AND IF NOT, STOP READING AND GO BACK ONE ENTRY! We are ready to delve into its production process. We could summarize the steps through…
The grape harvest festivals, also known as autumn festivals, take place every year in the city of Jerez de la Frontera during the first weeks of September. It is a celebration to commemorate that the grapes are ready for harvesting,…
Guiding the groups in the city of Cadiz and its surroundings, quite a few tourists look at the symbolic scallops tiles that marks the way to Santiago de Compostela and ask me how can one do “the camino” from here….
A few hours from the beginning of one of the most important festivals of the city of Jerez de la Frontera, declared international turistic interest festival, I want to tell you a bit about the history of this great event….
It seems incredible that the first contest stage have passed and we are already in the quarterfinals of the COAC at the Great Falla Theater… Alreadt seen the origin and historical prolegomenas, we will approach more towards the current carnival,…
Whether you’ve been good or bad and whether you believe in them or not, the Three Wise Men are a figment of your imagination. Within the next few paragraphs I’ll show you so, shall we? The Holy Scriptures say… To…
As the song goes… “Carnival, carnival, I love you!” February is already here, the month where two experientially opposite festivals take place: the carnival and the beginning of Lent. And… What do I do mentioning Lent when this entry is…