Living in Spain

Salamanca is the home of the University of Salamanca, which was created by Alfonso IX in the year 1218. It's significance and prestige has continued to grow until the present. The architecture of the university is stunning.

In the Spring of 2007, I spent several days in Salamanca, and everyday, I would go to the University area, and marvel at the architecture and intellectual history that came from this institution.

This picture is of the Plaza Mayor, the central gathering point for afternoon walks, and festive gatherings in Salamanca.

This "Pueblo Blanco" or White City has been the home to numerous expatriates (like Earnest Hemingway), and has a history dating back to Pre-Roman times.

It was built on a plateau overlooking the Tajo Gorge created by the Guadalevin River. It is only a 45 minute drive from Malaga on the Costa Del Sol. Can you imagine yourself living here?

Ronda is also known as the city where modern bullfighting was born.

Mijas is a mountainous town from which you can see the Malaga Coastal Area. It is only minutes away from the Ocean, but is years away in time.

Mijas is another of the "Pueblos Blancos". The whitewashed cities are found throughout the Coastal Mountains in the region of Andulucia.