From a tiny town on an arid plateau, over the centuries Spain's capital grew into imperial grandeur, and today has plenty of historic sites, stunning museums, abundant culture, and atmospheric traditional restaurants to enjoy, overlaid by a fun urban
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Spain, a Western European country rich in Mediterranean flavors and Arab influence, is actually a few countries packed into one. With its location in the southern end of Europe and just a hop away from North Africa, Spain serves as Europe’s link to
From today for five days my latest novel SANTIAGO TALES is available FREE on kindle. Why don't all you ebook lovers download a copy and enjoy following Beth as she walks the Camino de Santiago. Beth has come to believe that her life is no longer wo
As the Spanish wine industry has grown and deepened in complexity in the past couple of decades well beyondAndalusia’s traditional sherries, oenophiles the world over have become increasingly familiar with names like Rioja, Penedés, and Rias Baixas.
I'd been thinking about writing a story about the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for some time, ever since we had made a visit to Galicia and fallen in love with the place. All our Spanish friends had said that we had to visit the north of Spa
by David Nuyen Bet you didn’t imagine there was much in Spain that was still undiscovered! But this valley south of Ronda and just 40 minutes from the Costa del Sol definitely qualifies. It’s lightly developed, with 15 traditional “white villages,”
The 60th San Sebastián International Film Festival will take place September 21 to 29 in Spain's northern Basque region. The primary focus of Spain’s A-list festival is to serve as a showcase for each year's most innovative films. The festival see
FROM ALICANTE TO MALAGA. The journey starts with a heavy walk. I am in Alicante, the south Spanish city along the Mediterranean, which has an old fortress looming on a hilltop, which I attempt to climb. The fortress is called Castillo Santa Bárbara.
I am presenting a seminar at the 2010 World Travel Market (London on Thursday 11th November) related to issues about the accessible travel market for the disabled.
In order to make this a truely interactive seminar and not a sales
Widely promoted these days in its Spanish spelling, Andalucía, the country's sprawling, largely arid south is the land of ¡olé! Andalusia is what many non-Spaniards think of as "quintessential" Spain: flamenco, bullfighting, olive groves, and sleepy