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Tag Archives: spain
Semana Santa
Most people come to Spain to enjoy the weather and the beaches. However, the country has so much more to offer. No matter what time of year you find yourself on Spanish ground there will be one event or another. … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Spanish Lifestyle
Tagged Living in Spain, Semana Santa, spain, Spanish lifestyle
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The Mediterranean Diet
When people are asked why they move to Spain the answer tends to be for the weather and the lifestyle. There can be little discussion that the Mediterranean climate in many ways has a lot more to offer than that … Continue reading
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Tagged mediteranean diet, spain, Spanish Diet, Spanish lifestyle
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House Orientation for Efficiency in Spain
At Eco Vida all our buildings are constructed on a giant revolving turntable which orientates the primary occupied rooms south in the winter for maximum solar gain and north in the summer for maximum shading. The dining room faces east … Continue reading
Posted in Eco Design and Construction
Tagged construction, eco, efficient, spain, sustainability
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Cenas, porfas and findes
“ ¿A cuanto están?” I ask the younger of the two women standing behind a row of upturned crates piled with higos chumbo (prickly pears).
“MaMAAA,” she asks mama, even though they’ve been selling the things all morning, “¿A cuanto están?” Continue reading