A little blue house in the white village of Salobreña

Did you ever hear of the charming white Andalusian villages ?

A Spanish friend explained to me that in
bygone days, houses were traditionally whitewashed
because lime was known to have disinfectant proprieties

This used to be my view for a couple of years
when I lived in Salobreña, down on the Mediterranean coast

the Moorish castle of Salobreña was built in the Xth century

The red tiled roof terraces create a soft pink light in summer
and I love to see clothes or white sheets drying in the sun

And the summer evenings.....

talk to me about the sweetness
of doing nothing but sipping a Pink Martini
with lemon and ice...

Last sunday, we took my friend Yolanda
up to the Moorish castle.

Oh...yes it's quite steep.
She needs to breathe. Monchéri remains impassible

Right, she says...let's carry on

I nearly cried when I saw the magnificent pink bougainvillea

It grows in front of my favorite little blue house of all times

since I live in Andalusia, I really love seeing plates
hanging on a wall

Outside
Inside

this house gives me so much peace

but we cannot just stop here
and simply enjoy the beauty of nature

the castle is waiting for us....

¡ Hasta mañana !

photos by your devoted blogging hostess