It's wonderful August and it's so busy and so many lovely things to do, so many events and parties to attend that we are almost out of breath! Sunrise at a morning walk with Isla The temperature is steady 26-36oC (night-day) and calm winds caress you from the Mediterranean. If they happen to turn blowing from the North, from inland, they can be hot winds feeling like a blow-dryer brushing your hair. Any way it is lovely, our guests and us seem to love it and luckily, so far,

Hello dear followers, let's refresh some good 'old' stuff this time from our Instagram profile... Alcudia Suite Let's go first to our Alcudia Suite, which is a two story loft type of an apartment perfect for two people. To our minds the best part of this apartment is the view of a sunrise directly to your bed or your private breakfast terrace. It is also very roomy for two persons, so you can easily stay there for longer periods. Please follow the link to Alcudia Suites perfe

The Noche de San Juan is soon here and that marks officially the start of the summer! Since we are almost fully booked and not everybody can join us here in Spain, we decided to dedicate this blog into creating Spanish summer spirit remotely. What? Yes, we are projecting Spanish summer vibes to you so we can all have mutually fun despite our location. We'll do that by creating a Tapas feast for you. Tapas with a view! All apartments have a fully equipped kitchens, so just mak

Some rainy days! Summer still seems to be on hold regarding the weather, but sunny greeting anyway from always beautiful Frigiliana! Interesting fact: Spanish are really specific on when each of the seasons start. So, if you come from northern part of Europe for a holiday here and are wondering why people are still wearing ‘wintery’ clothes, it’s because the calendar says so. You may be wearing summer clothes, but since the official summer starts exactly on 21st June at 18:00

What a view! You can use the sun loungers freely. Greetings from sunny Frigiliana! The weather has changed towards summer, and we were both wearing only shorts and T-shirts today. This is the first time this year. We have also made some other preparations for summer in order for you to enjoy your holiday with us to the fullest extent. Our garden grass had worn out pretty badly and we decided to exchange it for a new and better one. It was quite a challenge to dismantle the ol

Wine reagion Hello everybody, hello sunshine! We should all be happy and positively expectant for the spring to come. The days are getting longer and after a long winter finally the days are getting also warmer. We are and have been wine enthusiasts since the early days of our journey together that began in the 80’s. What we didn’t know is that they make some great wines also here in our hoods. So, what we have been doing throughout the winter season, we have been visiting an

River Higuerón Happy Valentain’s day, Happy Carnival, Happy Mardi Gras, Happy Shrove/Pancake Day or Laskiainen as we call it in Finnish. Whether all these celebrations refer to the beginning of Lent or something else, it doesn’t matter, we just think that it is great that people find ways and days to celebrate! New umbrellas to use or to purchase This season, in the midst of miserable weather even here at Costa del Sol, we need to find flashes of joy from something. Yes, it h

Happy New Year everybody! We hope this year will bring a lot of great and unforgettable moments to us all. Happy New Year January, February and March are great months for escaping your daily routines and work stress to our tranquil town of Frigiliana. There are so many things you can enjoy in nature and elsewhere with low season prices. From snowy peaks of Sierra Nevada to Europe’s only coffee plantation in Costa Tropical. From hikes in Tejeda, Alhama and Almijara mountains t

Getting ready for X-mas Dear travelers and guests, thank you for the great year we have had with you! The journey has been rewarding in many ways and what makes us really happy is that we have succeeded in making your holidays special with us. Thank you for all the feedback and all the reviews you have written on different platforms. Nothing comes for free and scoring 4.9/5 on AirBnB and 9.4/10 on Booking.com feels really great. It is not only a rise from last year, but it is

A mountain hike Autumn greetings to all from Frigiliana! After a great summer with plenty of sunshine, the feeling of cooler wind, even rain and shorter days is a definitive reminder that Autumn has begun. It is all right though, since now you can enjoy doing different things than in the heat of the summer. And that’s what we are going to elaborate on in this blog. Sierra Nevada in the autumn We have still enjoyed day temperatures around 25o Celsius, and it doesn’t drop lowe

Art on display Greetings from sunny Frigiliana! We are doing great, and it has been a busy summer; busier than last summer and we are still alive. We have had lovely guests here which has been empowering and making the work we do so meaningful. Maarit & Hannu enjoying life As most of you know, we take care of everything that’s possible and reasonable ourselves here at La Perla de Frigiliana and we have to admit that late October and November have their advantages. Most of the

Sweet September is here, and you can still enjoy all summer activities, but also add some new ones that aren’t so much fun in the summer. One is shopping! Ok, some also like it in the summer…but September is the last summer month that all stores are open also on Sundays. At mid-September schools have already started and many of the clothing stores bring on the winter gear. Now you have the best sale prices on what is left of the summer clothes, and it is not so crowded at the

What a summer! If everything is perfect, what more could you wish for? Maybe some tips for the Frigilianan cuisine and restaurants? In the last block we concentrated on beaches, so maybe now it’s time to reflect our and our guests’ experiences on the restaurants in Frigiliana. There are so many of them that we will cover only a glimpse of the variety and let you explore the rest. Since we do not offer breakfast, but fully equipped kitchens instead, the best option for breakfa

Summer is here! Or it has been already over a month if you look at the temperatures we have had for the past month and a half. In the last blog post the focus was on flowers and the beauty of nature in the springtime, this time, since it is summer, let’s focus on the beaches around here. We picked a few different ones that represent the variety of beach types that you find from here. Our 'Beach Package' to let contains all this! Ask for more details as you visit us. Let’s sta

Purple Isla enjoying the flowers What an amazing spring in Frigiliana! The earlier rains made nature truly flourish and the whole scenery is full of shades of green and colorful flowers. We wanted to dedicate this blog to flowers since it is already getting hot and the nature will soon turn dry and many of the flowers lose their freshness. Some may think that it is too hot, since it has been about +30*C for a few weeks, but it is the humidity that really makes you feel the he

Easter poster It has been busy at La Perla de Frigiliana! April was almost fully booked throughout, and the weather kept us busy due to a couple of sandy rains and thereby cleaning of the staircases, windows and balconies. It wasn’t a Calima, but we got a notable amount of African sand on our outdoor areas on two occasions. Otherwise weather treated us well in April! Semana Santa, Easter festivities were celebrated this year from April 11 to 20 in Frigiliana. To our experienc

Artist at the old town Artist at the Villa In March we celebrated our first anniversary as the owners of La Perla de Frigiliana, we also celebrated our first successful Art Retreat here and last but not least we celebrated the end of the ‘rain season’! We were very lucky with the weather during the week long Art Retreat, since most of the planned activities were best realized outdoors. Enough space for all participants The two lovely and skilled solution-oriented therapists

Storm advancing What happened, the Sunny coast turned into a rainy coast. It has been raining for three weeks now! Luckily we got our pool renovation ready, since the rainy and somewhat chilly weather has forced our guests to enjoy activities at the Villa. Luckily all our apartments are heated by the air conditioning units as well as with central heating if the AC’s don’t provide enough heat. Beautiful rainbows The heated pool is great, and it has been in daily use with our g

Some foggy weather on our hike It has been somewhat breath-taking beginning of the year. We have had enough visitors to keep us busy on a daily basis, but we have also taken out every bit of the free time in between the visits. We have done the hikes we haven’t done yet, gone to Sierra Nevada for skiing and did a huge renovation on the pool and the garden. Watch out for the nests of Catepillars January and February are the best months for us to go hiking. Mainly for two reaso

The new year has begun with joyful and memorable experiences from the last year. Autumn, Winter and Spring - best times for hiking December was busier and more occupied than we expected, so it was a successful end to the year. We also had our whole family here for Christmas and it was lots of fun. It was great to see our first granddaughter enjoy the warm weather and her first Christmas, but it was also great to spend some quality time with her and all of the family. The weat