Tag Archives: Art

Arte Naif en Los Balcones, Vejer de la Frontera

This week a new exhibition opens at our rooftop gallery in Vejer. There is no better place to relax with a cool drink overlooking the town and rolling hills as the sun sets. Art on the outside and art on the inside… Artisits at the exhibiton include: Tessa Domene Morris, Menchu García Rendeles, Manuel Gómez Arce, […]

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Dentro del Aljibe…

The Casa del Califa has 6 traditional cisterns (algibes) of which two are now in use for storing water. The largest cistern has been relined and restored last week. Below are the definitions for the word in english (origins are greek) and for the spanish (origins are arab). This cistern is at least 600 years […]

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Feria de Vejer 2009

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Lunch on the beach

It’s traditional for local businesses to organise a lunch for staff at the Feria but as it was a truly great beach day (25ºc., just a few ripples on the sea, the beach flags gently waving in the breeze…) we headed to the coast. I took the head managers to Casa Francisco in El Palmar, […]

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Apertura Feria de Vejer

Opening times Vejer feria week. Vejer’s feria starts on the evening of Wednesday 22nd. and closes on Sunday the 26th. The Jardin del Califa restaurant will be open every day for both lunch and dinner including next weekend. Book ahead as we’ll be busy! La feria de Vejer comienza el miércoles 22 abril y cierra […]

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Record Semana Santa!

Easter week saw the Califa once again breaking all past records despite the current econimic climate. On Thursday we broke our previous highest numbers for the Jardín del Califa and the hotel and then again on Friday we surpassed them again. Los Balcones (our rooftop teteria) also broke it’s records. Tendencies? Fewer UK clients, more […]

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