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The Fallas in Valencia are a traditional holiday that has become a unique celebration in the world. Declared of interest to humanity by UNESCO they have become extremely popular among tourists who flock here during the month of March on time to welcome the pleasant spring weather and participate this extraordinary fiesta not that will [...]
Being the largest and probably most important city of Andalucia Seville has no shortage of accommodation options, ranging from budget hostels to top notch hotels. But with so much to choose from, what is your best bet and, perhaps most important, where in the city should you stay in? When planning my trip to Seville [...]
Note: If possible, I recommend you listen to this —Guajiras de Lucia—flamenco guitar song while reading this article to better appreciate the culture and difficulty of this music genre. The piece is by Paco de Lucia, perhaps the greatest flamenco guitar player of all times. Spain’s southern provinces that belong to the autonomous region of [...]
Founded several centuries B.C. in a small island that existed in the Guadalquivir river and conquered by the Romans in 206 AD Julius Caesar named the city Hispalis, becoming the largest in Hispania (Spain) and with a similar appearance to what Rome was then (there was a wall around it) it was considered one of [...]
Located in the popular resort town of Torremolinos in Spain’s Costa del Sol , 3 star hotel Natursun sits on hill in Carihuela Beach, right along the main seaside road that crosses this medium sized town. It is a 10 minute walk to the beach, has several restaurants to choose from within walking distance as [...]
Officially named the Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary, Toledo’s cathedral stands as one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Europe, something that perhaps will not surprise you much if know that it took over 200 years to have it built: from 1226 to 1493. It stand on the former Great Mosque of Toledo, [...]
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986 the city of Toledo in Spain is today a quiet city of 50,000 inhabitants, a perfect day tour from Madrid that will marvel you as soon as you see it. Gone are the days when it was not only the capital city of Spain but the capital [...]
The reliably beautiful weather, soft sandy beaches and low cost of living in Spain has made it a favorite holiday destination for decades. What’s more, with so many fabulous resorts to visit in Spain, you can spend your getaway somewhere different every time. Nevertheless, everyone seems to know which of the most popular Spanish Costas [...]
Benidorm lives in the imagination of British tourists as a place where every aspect of a great getaway can be found within a very short distance and at prices that suit even the most stretched of family budgets. With this in mind local authorities have made every effort to make sure that visitors to Benidorm [...]
Especially in tough economic times, one of the key ways in which EU countries can support each other (even if their prime ministers won’t) is through exchange, travel and continued investment in each other. So many of the Spain holidays currently available to tourists from the likes of low cost providers On The Beach are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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, this is the biggest and most popular of the Canary [...]
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