On 14 June 2022, TripAdvisor released its Top Attractions and Amusement & Water Parks Travelers’ Choice Awards ranking lists and Spain hit the ground running with top tier performances. Spain scores high marks in both the attractions and the amusement park lists boasting two out of the top ten entriesContinue Reading
Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain has been a pilgrimage destination since the early ninth century. Nowadays, the walking paths leading to what is claimed to be the tomb of the Apostle James are also popular among people from the North. And this despite the fact that their ancestors, formerlyContinue Reading
July 20, 1969 saw Neil Armstrong become the first man to set foot on the moon. He was an American, but Spain and Spanish scientists contributed significantly to making the Apollo 11 mission a success. To this day, the most famous space exploration words are: “That’s one small step forContinue Reading
Visiting Spain to discover more of what this fascinating country has to offer? Interested in learning more about Spanish history or its natural wonders? Why not start with some of its outstanding heritage sites? Worldwide, only three countries can boast more UNESCO World Heritage sites than Spain. Forty-nine sites acrossContinue Reading
Many of us associate dates with Christmas, but the season in the only country in Europe where dates are actually grown, is already starting. Fresh dates are a delicacy that goes just as well on a great cheese platter as a dessert. A fresh date is far less sweet thanContinue Reading
Spain can be explored for a lifetime, and you will still only see part of it. The Iberian Peninsula has been an attractive land for thousands of years – and you won’t have to travel far to understand why. Castles and fortifications tower over the landscape and are reminiscent ofContinue Reading
Japan is famous for its beautiful cherry trees. Spain should be too. If you missed this year’s almond blossoms, you can look forward to the cherry trees, the almond’s relative in the rose family, in full bloom. Cherries are no newcomers on these shores – it is said that RomanContinue Reading
