What is a rastro? A rastro is nothing more than a second-hand store. Rastro is the Spanish word for “track”. And there are user tracks on second-hand items. Reusing furniture and other items is very common here in Spain. If you want to get rid of your old furniture, you can simply put it…
The beauty of Altea Because I live so close to the old town of Altea, I often go there. Altea is also the most beautiful town on the Costa Blanca with its picturesque, small, white streets in the old center. These streets eventually all lead to the church with the blue dome, the Parroquia…
To Altea From my roof terrace I can see the picturesque, blue dome of the church in Altea. It is a very recognizable piece of Altea. In my opinion the most characteristic part of Altea. I had never seen him up close. In October 2016 it finally happened. Not too hot and not too…
The Spanish dream This is the start of my blog about Spain. For over 14 years I have been coming to Spain on a regular basis. Most of my holidays I have spend at the Costa Blanca. It is a beautiful area with pretty much the best climate in Europe, at least if you…