Rivers have been crucial to us humans throughout history. They have made it possible to build civilizations, but have also been useful to those who want to tear them down. Rivers have given us opportunities to explore new and remote areas and to keep in touch with familiar ones. SpainContinue 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
Déjà vu? Real Madrid and Liverpool face each other in the Champions League final once again. As they did four years ago. Two of Europe’s best and highest-scoring attacking teams will meet once more to decide which club is the best on the continent. Even though it is Europe’s bestContinue Reading
Why not relax and enjoy our Spanish “Find the words” in the sweltering heat this weekend? The names of all the regions of Spain have been “hidden” in the myriad of letters below and it only takes a few minutes to find them all. Can you find all seventeen ofContinue Reading
For thousands of years, the tradition of beekeeping and honey production have been practiced in Spain. In fact, one of the world’s oldest representations of the harvest of this valuable commodity can be found in the Valencia region. But Spanish bees have been far beyond their home borders (migrating longContinue Reading
The region is among the country’s largest and borders Extremadura in the south, Portugal and Galicia to the west, Asturias, Cantabria and Basque Country to the north towards La Rioja and Aragón to the east and Madrid and Castile La Mancha to the south-east. Castile and León basic information andContinue 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
Did you know Spain started its military cooperation with the USA under the Franco regime and as early as in 1953? Due to support from Germany and Italy during the civil war and Franco’s support for these same powers during the 2nd world war, Spain had become internationally isolated. TheContinue Reading
After harrowing and chaotic periods including crusades, plagues and frequent conflicts between kingdoms on the peninsula, it finally became possible for a more or less united country to look beyond its own borders. The era between the years 1000 AD and 2000 AD concludes our fast-paced walk through Spanish history.Continue Reading
As we write this post, the war in Ukraine enters its seventh week. The appalling human costs and level of destruction resulting from the conflict are becoming clearer day by day. Refugees are crossing into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands to be resettled in the western world. EverContinue Reading
