Category: Spain
Weird Yet Wonderful: Spain’s Strangest Festivals
The Spanish definitely know how to throw a good party and an unusual one at that. The Iberian country hosts some of the most unique fiestas in the world, with celebrations that include everything from burning huge papier mache effigies at the Las Fallas, the festival of fire, to turning up to Sunday mass in [...]
Dancing to the Beat of the Santa Cruz De Tenerife Carnival
I’ve always been a bit dubious about carnivals ever since I was forced to take part in my local village summer carnival event where I starred as Sleeping Beauty on the float for the Amateur Dramatics Group. I was ten years old and so excited to be cast as the leading role – until I [...]
Photo of the Week: The “Hemispheric” in Valencia, Spain
Yup, you read that right. You could be forgiven for screaming that this is Dubai, but you would be way off as this is just one of the structures in the science mueseum of Valencia, Spain. Designed by world recognized architect Santiago Calatrava the museum holds the largest aquarium in Europe and many areas to [...]
Exploring Pamplona During San Fermin Festival: The Running of The Bulls
Pamplona’s vibrant and exciting atmosphere inspired the later Nobel Prize Laureate Ernest Hemingway to use the city as the backdrop of the novel “The Sun Also Rises”, which is set in the world of bullfighting. The highly acclaimed book laid the foundation for Pamplona’s international fame, much of which is associated with the bull running [...]
The Camino to Galicia– Dark Horse of Spain
The first thing that probably springs to mind when you hear about Galicia (northern Spain) is the Camino de Santiago or St. James’ Way, one of the world’s most popular and well-trodden pilgrimage routes which terminates in the region’s capital city Santiago de Compostela. Unsurprisingly, the final destination of the pilgrimage is also the heart [...]
Playa Las America or Los Cristianos in Tenerife: Which One?
Blessed with a mild climate year round Tenerife in the Canary Islands is a top destination for european vacationers who look for good fun under the sun in good beaches without spending over the head. With more beaches in the south than in the north, Tenerife is the biggest and most popular of the Canary [...]
