Showing posts with label Dia de Andalucia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dia de Andalucia. Show all posts

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Andalucia Day

Tomorrow, the 28th February is El Dia de Andalucia. It is a public holiday throughout the region, and the date recalls the vote by the people of Andalucia on February the 28th 1980 to be a regional autonomy.

Andalucia is an important place: the world's largest producer of olives and olive oil; a massive fruit and vegetable producer; maker of many important wines including our beloved Sherry and also Malaga, Montilla and many others. It is a major tourist destination with world heritage sites. Andalucia invented Flamenco, and tapas. I can't imagine Heaven being much better!

The region consists of 8 provinces: Cadiz, Almeria, Malaga, Granada, Jaen, Huelva, Cordoba and Sevilla, where the regional government is established.

Somehow, only Andalucia could produce Sherry, and I would ask you all to raise a glass of it and drink "To Andalucia!"  "Viva Andalucia!"