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The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Costa Tropical the Granada Coast, La Herradura



Having just been reminiscing through many files of photos, I thought I´d share some of my favourites from La Herradura where my eldest works with Stephen Hill, making guitars (and a ukelele).

Some of these photos are his from his guitar making course and then later while working with Stephen and some are mine.

It´s a glorious spot, not touristy at all when compared to Nerja on one side or Salobreña and Almuñecar on the other. Enjoy.





If anyone would like to know more about handmade Spanish guitars search for Stehphen Hill's website, who also takes orders for apprentice built guitars - that´s my boy!

Benjamin Webb (my son) makes flamenca blanca, flamenca negra and classical guitars in his own workshop attached to our holiday rental home Casa Rural El Reguelo near Martos, Jaen.

Handbuilt Spanish Flamenca Blanca Guitar For Sale


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