Barrio El Cerro and Virgin de Fátima

Sadly, this year we will not be able to celebrate the festival in honour of the Virgin de Fátima (Our Lady of Fatima), but At Home in Andalusia’s Danielle Gouwens has been up to ermita to take photos of this wonderful place.

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On our way to the new normality

I hope that you are all well and that it will not be too long before we see each other again in person in the sunny Lecrin Valley.  In the meantime, I thought I should give you an update on the fast-moving conditions here as we move towards a new normality…

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The likely effects of lockdown on the Spanish property market

Easter will have turned out differently for most of us this year: no family gatherings, empty streets, empty beaches, worries about your own health and that of your loved ones, and perhaps financial and economic concerns.

You may be wondering what this will mean for the plans you’ve made in relation to future holidays and, for some of you, for your future emigration to Spain and what this all means for the property market.

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Walking the GR-7 trail through the Lecrin Valley

If you’re a keen rambler or just an occasional walker, you may have heard of the GR-7, a famous walking route that extends throughout Europe, passing through some of the most beautiful countryside our continent has to offer.   You may not know, however, that part of the GR-7 goes through our own, very lovely Lecrin Valley. 

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Life in Quarantine in the Lecrin Valley

In The Lecrin Valley we are a week into the lockdown and it feels like a lifetime ago that we could leave the house to socialise, go for a run, cycle or climb a mountain, to meet friends for a stroll or a drink and tapas in the local pub and chat about the important and not so important things in life. Continue reading “Life in Quarantine in the Lecrin Valley”

Temporary suspension of viewings due to Coronavirus lockdown

Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, in order to stop the spread of the virus, Spain has announced a 15-day lockdown and we have all been asked to stay indoors, unless for essential journeys. We will therefore not be undertaking viewings on houses in the coming 15 days.
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