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

Comments

Lavinia said…
Oh! Lala, how picturesque is that little village. How spectacular the views......how charming the white against the blue Spanish sky.....

I agree about laundry blowing in the breeze on a summer day....it's so nice to see.

The blue house is positively enchanted...how glorious that they decorate with such beauty both inside and on the exterior.

And the bougainvillea...I see how it brought a tear to the eye, as it is truly splendid.

Thank you for these lovely pictures.

Regards,
Lavinia
rochambeau said…
It's all so unique and beautiful Lala, but those plates on the outside of the building just do it for me!
Thank you for sharing!

xo
Constance
somepinkflowers said…
thanks ever-so for the tour!
beautiful, indeed!
i am counting down my days
until barcelona!

:-)

just wanted you to know
i am the one who visited your esty shop
and HEARTED your little jean bag.
well-done!

visit my site
if you can
where i make jewelry.
i want to look for beads and charms
while in barcelona.

any ideas on where to look?
Yoli said…
Lalita llevame al castillo!! Tengo que visitar Andalucia. Como extraño a España! Estas fotos me llenan de dulce melancolia.
Thank you for sharing that village and especially that house! I, too, love plates hanging on walls....though I've never seen them outside before (fabulous). And blue and white! With a touch of pink, of course...it all looks so beautiful and idyllic.
Vanessa said…
This blog is a sight for sore eyes! :-) Kudos.
l'air du temps said…
Lala, these views are breath taking... just for a moment i want to be there, silent, taking it all in, and then i can breathe again...
Tess Kincaid said…
Hello Lala, thank you so much for stopping by Willow Manor! It was fun to have you pop in.

Your photos are stunning! I particularly enjoyed seeing the plates hanging outside on the walls. So lovely.
Anonymous said…
Very lovely!

Paz
Unknown said…
i love that pink bouganvilla, we've got lots of them here. and the plates, its so nice.

certainly looks good to me. :)

happy weekend Lala
Ed Mahony said…
Hi Lala

Delighted to stumble acroos your blog via the Lavinia Ladyslipper.

Reason being: been to Grenada. Grandmother is from Southern Spain. Vivia en Madrid un rato. Hablo espanol (pero no muy bien ..). Love Spain. And written a lot of posts about Spain (The Alhambra and more) on my blog.

So just introducing myself!
Unknown said…
how divine! i love the plates!

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