This weekends Festivities

Salobreña Intracultural Festival is being launched this Saturday, July 4th in Parque la Fuente, en route to the Playa. 10 Music groups and singers will provide rhythms in Jazz, Blues. Sufi, Flamenco,Pop etc. Of course there´ll be a lively BARRA and Spanish, Rumanian and Arabic gastronomic delights.

We have Artists, Artisans, Sculptors, Caligraphy exhibitions and Books.

Our Festival author is Chris Stewart who will sign his books in English and Spanish and will donate all proceeds to our Project : Equipment for a Rehab Unit for Children in Palestine.

Shake-out your Nazari outfits and win a good prize for creative and eyecatching models ( Prize categories : M and F.) Also, Good Raffle Prizes to be won. FREE entrance to Festival and the children will be treated to a story-telling corner. Inaugaration is at 18:00h and the festivities go on till we fall asleep! Please tell your friends, everyone is welcome.

Red Alert, Red Alert

Big news, the second hand shop has closed!!  I went by yesterday to drop some things off, and they have closed the doors and moved to a new location.  The new location is just down the road so don’t worry, there are still plenty of good deals to be had.. My plan today is to go to the old and the new to see if I can take some more pictures.. What a pity it is no more.. I shall also try and find out what they are planning to do with this beautiful building.  Inquiring mind need to know!

Fiesta De San Juan Salobrena

Well there you have it folks, another year has come and gone on the San Juan front.  The beach was packed out with  happy revelers and despite the fact that it was held on a Tuesday night, we did get many out of town folk here for the evening.

The beach was closed off to vehicular traffic on the beach after a certain hour, and so it was a strollers paradise.

This year I managed to get there a bit late, so I managed to  miss the initial lighting of the fire, which I could actually see from my apt in the old town so no loss.   Anyway, I got there soon enough, the streets were heaving, the fireworks were fantastic, what a display!  this year saw something different again.. this year there was a fire truck standing by on the ready, plus they had barricades around the actual fire.. Good Lord.. they aren’t going to make it SAFE for everyone are they.  Another interesting thing that was done, was the launching of small hot air balloons, made up of paper shades and candles..It was very pretty to see them flying and hanging about in the sky.

Photos….

Pat and Ralph, Happy Revelers

The crowds making their way to the fires.

Remnants of the big fire

Burning Embers

Study in Orange

More

In the fires glow

Moving in closer

Staying up late

Beer and Fire

More

Much Music

Non and Cath, the owner of 'El Padrinos' the pizzaria.

If you have any photos that you would like to share, please send them on to us here and we will put them up in the blog.. Have any old photos that you would like to share?

Fiesta De San Juan

Hello everyone.. the day we have all been waiting for is finally here.. Tonight at 11pm, the fire will be lit, and the part will begin.  Make sure you head down to the beach around 830 or earlier if you are going to dinner perhaps.  Don’t forget, if you feel like having a fire of your own on the beach tonight, You Can!

Check back tomorrow for photos from tonight’s festivities

Enjoy!

Tapas Festival

Well we got there early, so there was plenty of walking around room, that did change fairly quickly though.. what started out slow built nicely into a very enjoyable afternoon on the Paseo de Flores drinking beer and trying the many different tapas.

From sausages to paella, you could have had it all.  Excellent tapas, great weather, and excellent company, what else do you need.  Now just remember, today is day of the child over at the fair grounds, as per normal, the bulk of the action will take place in the evening.

Tomorrow is the Fiesta de San Juan, so don’t forget, grab your bathing suit and get down to the beach.. Tomorrow it all starts around 11pm.  If you are here, try not to miss this day as it is the most fun fiesta we have have.

Even Radio Salobrena was here transmitting live from the festival.

One of the many neighborhood volunteers, this is Diana on the right selling tickets to the live giving nectar of the gods.. beer of course

Mmmm..paella, beer and tinto de verano.

Happy Customers

What a day for a beer and tapas

In da shade

The owner of the pension San Juan was there lending a hand as well.

All some people seem to do is work.

Fiesta de San Juan

Okay, so you already know all about Saturday and Sunday, the  20th and 21st, but there is more

As you know, on the 20th and 21st, there is the tapa festival and it judging of the best tortilla in town, music, dance etc.

On the 22nd, it is the Dia del Nino, or Kids Day.  The fair will be set up on the grounds just outside town.  You can be sure it will be running all weekend.

One the 23rd, is the night we have all been waiting for.   Fiesta de San Juan is held every year on the 23rd, and is a fantastic party on the beach. Huge bonfires light up the evening sky. This is the only night of the year that you are allowed to have your own fire on the beach..it is also the only night you can legally sleep on the beach.  The party goes on all night and more fun you won’t have anywhere else.  Here are some snaps from last year.  Enjoy.

Second Hand Life.

We have the most extraordinarily beautiful old building that is in terrifically bad shape, but good enough still to house the town’s only true charity shop.  It’s history is a grand one, it once was the home of a member of the Aristocracy, when there was a time when there was an Aristocracy in this town. Maybe money is quieter these days. Coveting not allowed.

Anyway, I spent some time there today, and got some very interesting shots.  When you come to Salobreña, you must go to this shop, if for no other reason than to look at this house and see what it must have been like in the day.  Enjoy!

The Front Door

Looking down the stairs. Look at those ceramic tiles.

Just inside the door.

You name it.

You can have a lampshade or a hat.

One of at least 19 rooms on the second floor.

That's hand painted trim throughout the house.

This has a very 70's feel to me

Yeah Baby, do I make you horny..Yeah baby. Oh behave.

Isn't this a fabulous dress. The lining is like a heavy satin moleskin almost.

Because it's worth another look.

Bathroom, massive.

That 70's Reno

I think I prefer the white.

This is an old hand drawn lamp shade.

Bannister details.

Look at that ceiling.

I bought this.

Drawers become shelves.

Somewhere over the rainbow

And there is more, but you have to come see the rest for yourself.

Roof Top Sun Bather

More from my photos around town.  This young women is taking the oportunity of a lovely Sunday afternoon sun bathe. Really one for the boys is this.

A few things I came across on my travels.

It was a gorgeous day today.. fabulously hot, with just the right amount of cool breeze to knock it down a notch.  I took my scooter out for a spin, and here are a few of the pics that I got.  Enjoy!

The unswept path

10th Annual Tapas festival/Fiesta de la Tapa Salobreña

Salobrena’s 10^th Annual Fiesta de La Tapa and the 3^rd Annual Fiesta de la Copeo.

Weeeee we are celebrating Music, Food and Alcohol.

We have an exciting weekend coming up on the 20^th of this month.. This is the weekend of the annual Fiesta de la Tapa taking place on the Paseo de Flores. Starting at 1pm.

Included in the activities are the following:

Firstly, there will be 4 bars, at which you can purchase beverages and try many of the different tapas up for grabs. A coffee and tea bar with an excellent selection of local pastries will also be available.

In the evening or late afternoon, there will be a Hip Hop competition between the 2 finalist groups in a contest put on by Radio Salobreña.

There will be top notch Juggling performance with Dario Dumont and Swinkles with his show ‘Yastin Gigolo’

There will Theatre in the Streets by the Group “Theatre Vegalume” with their work ‘Nostraladamus’.

At the Seniors Center, there will be  dance troops performing flamenco and other forms of dance as well.

Sunday June 21^st

This day is set aside for the Potato Tortilla aficionados. A contest is being held to determine just who makes the best darn Tortilla in Town. The competition is being put on the by the Association of the Casco Antiqua de Salobreña. This is an association of neighbors.

The competition is simple.. Make a tortilla, have it there with it’s recipe by 1pm, judging starts at 1:30pm. This must be a homemade tortilla from scratch, no cook books please.

A jury will decide the winner, who will in turn win a weekend hotel stay at a 4star hotel for 2.

The jury will be made up from restaurant personnel and the head of the local Culinary school.   As well as all this great food to try and cold beers to be downed, three musical groups will be performing for your enjoyment.

Generally speaking this starts about 130pm and finishes around 4, so don’t leave it to late to enjoy the tortilla contest. Good news for the parents, there will also be a bouncy castle for the little ones.

One of the many tapas sure to be available, delicious Paella

And don’t forget, all this is followed by fire juggling, and partying on the beach on the 23rd for the Annual Fiesta de San Juan. To see some photos, you can refer to June 2008 in the archives, there are plenty of pictures.