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Easter in Spain
Easter in Spain is lived in a very special way. Spain has historically been, and is, a Catholic country and the tradition of Easter or Holy Week goes back to medieval times. Easter is a time of sorrow and redemption for the Catholic religion and the Holy Week is full of centenary traditions.
The Castle Route
The Castle Route is perfect now that spring has come and sunny days are taking over the winter weather. If you are planning on travelling to Spain you cannot miss the chance of visiting the medieval city of Toledo and its surroundings.
The Fallas: fire in Valencia
The Fallas in Valencia will live tonight its big night! The fallas, amazing monuments that took a year to build and prepare, will burn in hours and disappear in flames forever.
Tapas tour in my barrio
Seville begins to live when the sun starts to set, and the orange weaves magic across the Sevillian sky. The orange magic touches everything, from the streets that glow to the street lamps that light up Seville’s cobblestone paths, the whiff of orange serenades Seville.
Getting ready for a Spanish Christmas
As the end of the year approaches in many corners of the world, people rush to have all the preparations ready to enjoy this holidays with colleagues, friends and family! Here is our particular final countdown to live this celebration the Spanish way!
Haunted Madrid
Today we invite you to discover the ghost stories some important buildings in Madrid bear. There many witnesses through the centuries who claim to have had paranormal encounters within their walls… Banging doors, voices recorded from other dimension and unsolved crimes are just some of the ingredients of the haunted Madrid!
Haunted Spain, stories for an All Hallows Eve
As Halloween approaches, we bring you sceneries that could inspire a bunch of amazing horror movies. However, reality outdoes fiction, and the stories we are about to...
Columbus Day
Today is Columbus Day in the US. Here in Spain we celebrate the Día de la Hispanidad every 12 of October. The origin is the same, a day to feast one of the greatest events in History: the discovery of the New World.
Ávila, the town of Stones and Saints
All through 2015, we have been celebrating the V centenary of the birth of St Teresa. The celebrations will culminate this month with the festivities of Santa Teresa in Avila. This annual festival honors the city’s patron saint with processions, concerts and fireworks. In October it is mandatory to visit the walled city of Avila!
5 off-the-beaten-track buildings in Spain
Spain has a great cultural and historic legacy printed in many cities and buildings like the Alhambra in Granada, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona receive over 3 million tourist every year. Today we want to share with you 5 unique buildings off-the-touristic-beaten-track that will surprise you!!
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