From Nordic pea soup to upscale spice mixes, from home cooking to the finest French cuisine – thyme is indispensable in the kitchen, but also offers a fascinating journey into cultural landscapes and a history that stretches over thousands of years. On the Costa Blanca, thyme grows wild, often onContinue Reading
Many of us in Spain, whether residents or visitors, need to express ourselves in Spanish when we buy, sell, build or fix up real estate or when we report housing issues to a landlord. Sometimes the Spanish words are similar to their English equivalents, other times they are not. AndContinue Reading
Galicia is located in the north-west of Spain and borders in the south on Portugal and in the east on Asturias and Castile and León. Galicia basic information and regional flag – – Size: 29.574 km2 Population: ca. 2.700.300 Rank GDP total (2016): 6 Website Galicia Tourism: Turismo Galicia. –Continue Reading
The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 1.2 million years. Find Your Spain’s overview of Spanish history, continues in today’s article. The first part of the series dealt with the period up to approx. 4000 BC. Today we take on the time period between 4000 BC and 3000Continue Reading
Spanish authorities declared a state of alarm from 8 am on Monday 17 March 2020 – to last for 15 days – as a start. The measure, which among other things introduced restrictions on unnecessary travel, excluding travel to and from work, grocery stores or doctors / hospitals etc., isContinue Reading
In Spain, people think quite differently than in many other countries when it comes to municipalities and local government. For instance, the municipal reform in Norway, which began in 2014 merged 119 municipalities into 47 new and larger units. The total number of municipalities in Norway, a country about 75%Continue Reading
