Pimientos de Padrón is A Favourite Spanish Tapas Dish: Pimientos de Padrón is one of our favourite tapas dishes in Spain. We first tasted this delicious dish at Sésamo’s in Barcelona and have become addicted to it. These small Padrón peppers are fried, at high temperature, in olive oil and sprinkled with flakes of sea salt […]
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Feria de Abril 2017 – Seville’s Famous Spring Fair
Feria de Abril 2017 – A Highlight Festival of Seville’s Social Calendar: Two weeks after Easter, life in Seville swings across the Canal de Alfonso XIII to the fairground of the Feria de Abril. Seville’s annual Spring Festival takes place in the Los Remedios area, south-west of the city. After the week-long sombre observation of Semana Santa […]
Semana Santa in Seville: Holy Week 2017
For Holy Week Celebrations, Semana Santa in Seville is the Most Famous in Spain: Semana Santa in Seville is one of the most important religious events on the Sevillian calendar and Seville’s Holy Week celebrations are also one of the most well-known in Spain. As such, Seville’s Semana Santa attracts many Spanish devotees and hordes […]
Sésamo – An Imaginative Vegetarian in Barcelona
IN MEAT-LOVING SPAIN, FINDING A VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT LIKE SESAMO IS A TREASURE: In Barcelona’s multicultural El Raval district, you’ll never go hungry. There is a wide range of cafés, restaurants and takeaways catering to all kinds of dining preferences. Many of the Spanish restaurants offer budget tourist menus. There are also the cheap and cheerful Indian, […]
Andorra – A Peculiar Kind of Principality
THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA ATTRACTS DUTY-FREE SHOPPERS, SKIERS AND PEOPLE WITH MONEY TO STASH AWAY: Andorra is the sixth smallest country in Europe with visitor numbers that many tourism officials would kill for. It does not have any significant monuments or places to see, so why are visitors flocking to Andorra? We had a one-day […]
Encierro – The Running of the Bulls
Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls is the Star Event of the Sanfermines: The Running of the Bulls (Encierro) is an event that takes place in many towns across Spain, however it is the Pamplona’s Encierro that is famous the world over, thanks to Hemingway. Over 85 years after Hemingway’s cult novel The Sun Also Rises, […]
Pamplona – Where Thrillseekers Come to Run with the Bulls
Pamplona – Best Known for its Fiesta of San Fermin and the Running of the Bulls: Pamplona is a city that’s best known for its Fiesta de San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls. For those not familiar with the significance of Pamplona’s running of the bulls event, a stroll through the main streets of […]
Pamplona Airport Transfers – Aeropuerto de Pamplona-Noain (PNA)
Aeropuerto de Pamplona-Noain – Pamplona Airport Transfers: Pamplona Airport is located between the towns of Noain and Esquiroz and is about six kilometres to the south of Pamplona city. The new terminal which opened in November 2010 doubled the airport’s capacity and it is now able to handle 1.1 million passengers a year and also […]
If the Apes Leave, Gibraltar Will Cease to be British…
Gibraltar’s Barbary Apes Are a Part of the Territory’s Tourist Attractions: You wouldn’t travel any distance just to see some apes, but visitors to the Rock of Gibraltar always find themselves captivated by the Barbary apes here. The apes are a part of Gibraltar’s tourist attractions and they do a pretty good job in keeping […]
The Convent – Residence of the Gibraltar Governor
The Convent Has Been the Residence of The Gibraltar Governor Since 1711: Towards the southern end of the Main Street of Gibraltar is The Convent, the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1711. This humble name of the building is derived from the fact that the building was originally founded as a Franciscan […]
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