It's apple harvest time, and it's another crisp Saturday night on Calle Gascona (below right) in downtown Oviedo, an old university city that's the genteel, postcard-pretty capital of emerald-green Asturias in north Spain, with happy-faced students
Spain has several superb ski resorts with outstanding slopes, excellent facilities and most importantly of all, really great snow. Here we’ll be taking you on a mini-tour of some of the best ski resorts in Spain – and there are quite a few to choose
Outside Spain, almost any Spanish restaurant throughout the world proudly serves this rice dish, studded most commonly with fish, shellfish, and select veggies. But within the country, unless a restaurant caters to tourists, paella is found largely i
To most non-Spaniards, the historic city and region of Valencia is most famous for paella and oranges. There is, however, an incredible edible número tres you probably haven’t heard of.
Even though it’s popular throughout Spain, for whatever reason th
Summer holidays may be a receding memory, but in Spain–and nowhere more than Iberia Airlines’ hometown Madrid–being back in the “real world” of work and bills to pay is still plenty sweet. It’s the season when local cultural events and the late-night
I will be going on a press trip to Spain in October, from the 9th - 12th, 2013. However, as I have pretty substantial assignments for my trade (In the Mix) and consumer outlets (Taste & Travel, which is going to be increasing its
Have a Twitter account and speak Spanish? Today and tomorrow come try for a shot at 2 round-trip long-haul tickets by tweeting what you love about Madrid and why it should host the Olympic Games in 2020. The winning tweet will make it onto the fusel
Summer is here, and that means Sitges is in full swing for the season. Of the myriad little fishing-villages-turned-beach-resorts along Spain's Mediterranean coast, this is the one nearest and dearest to the heart of gay men and women across Europe a
Sometimes when you watch a lousy movie, the only compliments you can muster are about the scenery. For many people this was the case with the 2010 remake ofClash of the Titans, widely criticized for the quality of the 3-D graphics as well as the dub
The 2013 Fiesta de San Fermín - better known to many as the Running of the Bulls - got underway today inPamplona, Spain. When I arrived here in the summer of 2010, I remember thinking it was hard to believe that the quaint little city of only 300,000
With its romantic Mediterranean flair, rich cuisine and millennia-old history, Spain has captured the hearts of many – including world-famous Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow. There’s no denying that the 40-year-old celebrity has had a long love af
It is highly likely that once you’ve been on a holiday to the Canaries, you may be tempted just to set up permanent camp at one of the amazing beach resorts. By all means do so, but, but also make sure you don’t miss, say, rolling around the vast d
Júzcar is situated in the Alto del Genal, which is in the Serrania de Ronda region, extending from the Jarastepar peak, at 1,425 metres above sea level, to the coastal municipalities of Estepona and Benahavís. The landscape is varied in this large mu
For a trip in July, a member is looking for tips/ideas re destinations and affordable lodging. If you'd like to help, please reply not here but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.
Writer looking for top suggestions for six-hour layover this Sunday afternoon. Please respond not on on this thread but but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.
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
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
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.