Menu
User

Sketches of Castellon and Beyond

Category: People

The ghost airport of Castellon comes to life!

StephaniePosted on September 16, 2015 by Stephanie
Flying away from Castellon Airport 2015

They said it would never happen.   The cost was toted across the world as a crying shame and it was.  Several politicians stated incorrectly that it was not […]

Read More…

Posted in alternative holidays, current affairs, PeopleTagged castello airport, castellon airport, Ryanair, tourism, vilanova del alcolaLeave a comment

Silk in Valencia, and paella and La albufera

StephaniePosted on September 2, 2015 by Stephanie

There is a striking monastery outside Albocasser with a small café run by Monche who used to be a radio presenter. It was here, under the arches at […]

Read More…

Posted in Culture, Eating and drinking, PeopleTagged costumes, fallas, la Albufera, paella, silk, valenciaLeave a comment

The lost village of La Estrella

StephaniePosted on July 23, 2015 by Stephanie

La Estrella is a village 24 kilometres from Mosqueruela and the same again from Vilafranca. From the first town the track is of dirt and very bumpy, largely […]

Read More…

Posted in El Campo, People, SightseeingTagged bullfighter, flood, La Estrella, lost village, mountains, Teruel1 Comment

Toni the melliferous beekeeper

StephaniePosted on July 6, 2015 by Stephanie

Toni is a professional beekeeper and an educator, not to mention someone with movie star presence. He promotes the awareness of bees, the important role they play in the […]

Read More…

Posted in El Campo, harvesting, PeopleTagged bees, honey, pollinationLeave a comment

Living art in a haze

StephaniePosted on February 16, 2015 by Stephanie

A friend of mine kept on talking about an artist who used to live in Majorca and had had considerable international success with his paintings of the beautiful […]

Read More…

Posted in Culture, PeopleTagged artist, famous people, mental illness, painter, pepe nebotLeave a comment

A young woman of Spain

StephaniePosted on August 27, 2014 by Stephanie

It is a lamentable fact that in Spain unemployment among the young is double the national average, at the moment in Castellon standing at some 50%.  That there […]

Read More…

Posted in current affairs, PeopleTagged education, employment, jobs, young spain, youthLeave a comment

A hippy artist sort of

StephaniePosted on August 1, 2014 by Stephanie

The castell a fifteen minutes walk from Atzeneta was showing a small exhibition that took me by surprise. I do not want to do injustice to the castell […]

Read More…

Posted in Culture, El Campo, PeopleTagged artist, hippy, macramé, travelLeave a comment

New Neighbours

StephaniePosted on July 15, 2014 by Stephanie

   The area of the mountains where I live is dotted with old fincas, many uninhabited and in need of serious repair.  As remote as this region is, […]

Read More…

Posted in El Campo, My finca, off-grid, PeopleTagged eco, el campo, neighbours, off-gridLeave a comment

Portrait of an artist in Benicassim

StephaniePosted on June 3, 2014 by Stephanie

  A few days ago I drove down to Benicassim to photograph Joan Simo, a local artist with a colourful reputation. His gallery and home is on the […]

Read More…

Posted in Culture, PeopleTagged art, benicassim, old spain, personalityLeave a comment

Free fruit

StephaniePosted on May 18, 2014 by Stephanie

  I was brought up on the mantra that there is no such thing as a free lunch.  But nobody said anything about fruit.   Of course lunch has […]

Read More…

Posted in Eating and drinking, People, SightseeingTagged mountains, old vilage, oranges, recession, spainLeave a comment
  • 1
  • »Next page
  • 2

About the Author

Stephanie de Leng is a documentary photographer and blogger, and spends more and more of her time off-grid up the Maestrat in Spain.

To see more of her work, please visit www.stephaniedeleng.co.uk or take a peak at www.masialavanda.com.

Categories

  • alternative holidays
  • Culture
  • current affairs
  • Eating and drinking
  • El Campo
  • harvesting
  • My finca
  • off-grid
  • People
  • Sightseeing
  • Traditions and customs
  • Walks
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Safe Internet Policy | Cookies | About us | Contact us