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Discover Valencia in Spain

By english • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Cities

Valencia is the capital of the Comunidad Valenciana, also known as Region of Valencia and is situated on the Mediterranean/east coast of the country.
Valencia possesses a good, modern shopping center, a pulsating night-life, plus plenty to interest children - Gulliver Park Playground, Botanical Gardens, Zoo, Oceanic Aquarium, etc. The city´s most important fiesta is the […]



Shopping in Madrid: endless possibilities for every pocket

By english • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Cities

From antique shops to the latest fashion designs: furniture, the most prestigious fashion houses, gifts, souvenirs or specialist foodstuffs can be found in the shop windows of the city. Shops, shopping centres and street markets mean Madrid offers almost infinite shopping possibilities.
It is a great temptation for people of all ages to go shopping in […]



A complet view of Madrid, the Capital of Spain

By english • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Cities

Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. It is located on the river Manzanares in the center of the country. Due to its geographical location, wealth and history, Madrid is considered the main financial center of the Iberian […]



Castles in Spain

By english • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Art, History & Culture

Castles, forts, walled towns and cities, watchtowers… Spain and Portugal are strewn with mediaeval and later military buildings and structures. The fall of the Roman Empire was followed by centuries of warfare: barbarian invasions; the regicidal reigns of the Visigoths and Suevs; the Moorish occupation of Spain and Portugal; tension and feuding between the bickering […]



Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante is the smaller version of Fallas in Valencia

By english • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Discover Spain

Wood and paper maché structures (hogueras) are erected around the city center and suburbs, and next to each one an open-air cafe is put up, with tables and a stage where bands play. These open air cafes are called barracas, and the local people belonging to one barraca or another contribute money all year round […]



The unsung heroes in Spanish Fashion

By english • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Art, History & Culture

Custo and ZARA are Spain´s biggest fashion exports. But spanish fashion today is so much more, so if you are visiting Spanish cities and you are in a shopping mood, check out small fashion boutiques along the way.



A day at Picos de Europa: a day at peace land

By english • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Nature

Picos de Europa are the mountains of the northen Spain. Fantastically impressive landscape and it is worth visiting just for the silence, speaking as a south London resident who never hears silence at all.



Transcantábrico train offers nights in a deluxe suite, and days visiting the North of Spain

By english • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Accomodation

The Transcantábrico train, is a deluxe train that follows the old rail roads in Northern Spain, a seven-days journey where you will sleep in a suite, enjoy the best Northern Spain gastronomy and its restaurants, visit the main museums, discover beautiful resort cities, visit the Picos de Europa, and its towns and beaches…
This train, after […]



Ronda’s bullring: Hemingway’s passion

By english • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Art, History & Culture

Hemingway said the ideal spot in Spain to witness a bullfight for the first time was in Ronda. The film director Orson Welles was also another fan of bullfighting in Spain.



From brut to dulce, some Spanish Cava is always a pleasure

By english • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Gastronomy

Cava, made by the Champagne method, is a very acceptable alternative to French champagne. Almost all cava is produced in Catalonia, especially in the Penedés region, although eight different provinces are included in the production area.