Posts Tagged ‘Feria de Malaga’
Life in Málaga—Mysteries of the universe
In August we had the eclipse. We didn’t get totality in Andalucia, but we were able to view with our special protective glasses the moon’s partial obscuring of the sun. The aligning of celestial bodies not quite a mystery but still wondrous. We were on the roof of Diana’s apartment building. I’m fumbling with my…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—A retreat, France, racism. Oh, and Feria.
August in Málaga means Feria, when women don traditional Flamenco dresses and accessorize with flowers, fans, and shawls, when countless bottles of the sweet Cartojal wine are poured, and song and dance, both planned and spontaneous, fill the streets of the Centro by day and the fairgrounds by night. And it happens during some of…
Read MoreMonth Five in Málaga—La Feria de Málaga
It’s August, the hottest month of the year in Málaga. It’s also the month of Feria, eight days of more than 200 free shows, some on stages set up in various plazas in the Centro Histórico, referred to as the day fair, and many others at the fairgrounds five miles away, considered the night fair.…
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