2 [borrowed from French absinthe, going back to Middle French, âwormwood,â borrowed from Latin absinthium] : a green or sometimes colorless distilled liquor with high alcoholic content that is flavored with wormwood, anise, and other aromatic herbs (such as fennel); also : a similar liquor that is made without wormwood.
Dia de Andalucia. This day brings a number of low key events that could easily go unnoticed by visitors to Nerja but are an important occasion in any town in Andalusia. Schools are closed and you'll commonly see the green and white flag of Andalusia all over Nerja.
Predictably, this referendum was blocked by the Spanish government and ruled unconstitutional by the Spanish courts. This time, however, the Catalan parliament rejected these decisions and moved to press ahead with the referendum anyway. A man stands with a Catalan flag during La Diada, the Catalan national day. Image: Ivan McClellan [CC BY 2.0]