Barcelona offers a plethora of great restaurants serving up authentic local cuisine. But sometimes you just want to speak English, converse with other travelers, or have a taste of home. Here are some of the most popular ex-pat hangouts in the city. Find a Bit of Ireland in Spain
The Spanish province of Salamanca is found in the southwest corner of the country (near Portugal). The principal city of the region, also called Salamanca, is home to approximately 200,000 inhabitants. Many foreigners looking to learn “pure Spanish” (Castilian) come to study at the city’s reputable universities. Salamanca is truly a university city, and you’re sure […]
Lanzarote’s history of volcanic devastation from seven years of unrelenting eruptions in the 1700s left it a forbidding place, covered in rough lava and layers of volcanic ash. But thanks to the artist/architect César Manrique, Lanzaroteños have transformed a volcanic wasteland into art, preserving both its character and its natural environment.
On a recent trip to Spain, sponsored by the Land of Valencia, we visited Morella, in the region of Castellon. We loved this little town that, thankfully, was not over-run with tourists, but offered everything a tourist could hope for.
The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is located close to Madrid , Spain in the small town of El Escorial. Read more about easy day trips from Madrid
Drive the 17 km of winding roads from Palma and you will reach one of the most famous villages in Mallorca – Valldemossa. At 437 meters above sea level and with a beautiful setting in a valley surrounded by mountains – the village looks like it is taken from a fairytale. Painters come here for the wonderful light, writers and […]
Many times I have heard it said that Eco-Friendly hotels are always upscale and expensive! Well this article is for all those wanting to be green while on vacation, but don’t want to break their vacation bank. Wandering the green planet, I have found the following 5 Green hotels in Europe to be charming while meeting green standards, […]
Only a thorough-going sourpuss could fail to find something to love about Andalucia. Spain’s southwestern region encompasses so much of the country’s natural, historic and cultural largesse that it hardly seems fair to the rest.
I just discovered a great website that will let you immerse yourself into the look and feel of the Catalonia region and islands of Spain. Visual Coast ( see links below) uses pictures, videos, maps and music to help you learn about Spain’s beautiful Catalonian coast and its islands. There is also information on the […]