Easter week -- Semana Santa -- in Andalusia is arguably more important than Christmas, a time for candle-lit parades, the caminos de pasion, to celebrate the Virgin Mary and the resurrection of Jesus.

It was my first night in a small white-washed village in the Andalusian mountains about half way between Malaga and Granada. In the middle of a profound sleep, I was awoken by what sounded like a ...

The town of Almería, in Andalusia, is largely left out of the most popular tourist routes, with its moon-like landscapes, deserted beaches, Western-style scenery - and a legendary link to the ...