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About Tony Page

Tony Page is a professional writer and photographer and runs Travelsignposts with his wife Helen.

La Barceloneta: Barcelona’s Beach

October 5, 2016 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Barceloneta beach

Known for its sandy beach and the many restaurants and nightclubs La Barceloneta is Barcelona’s seaside resort neighbourhood, known for its sandy beach and the many restaurants and nightclubs along its boardwalk. Tony and Helen checked it out late one Sunday afternoon: “We’re at Barceloneta, and that’s the W Hotel. And now, if I pull […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: BARCELONA, Barceloneta, catalonia, Europe, Frank Gehry, Gold Fish, Peix d'Or, Spain, travel

Torremolinos: Live from Spain’s Costa del Sol

May 25, 2012 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Torremolinos, Costal del Sol Spain

Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol is Spain’s Beach Capital Helen Page introduces you to Torremolinos on Spain’s Costa del Sol, an area on the southern coast, just to the east of Gibraltar. With 160 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline, the Costa del Sol is one of Spain’s most popular holiday destinations. “Well hello again. Here […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: beach, costa del sol, Spain, spain holidays, Torremolinos

Peñíscola: Live from the Castillo del Papa Luna – a Knights Templar Castle

May 25, 2012 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Peniscola Spain

Castillo del Papa Luna – A Papal Palace and Knights Templar Castle in Peñíscola: Helen Page introduces you to Peniscola from the battlements of the Castillo del Papa Luna, its Knights Templar castle built on a site that was previously an old Moorish citadel. The castle stands on the high point of a rocky headland, […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: attractions in malaga spain, blue star beach, castillo del papa luna, Knights Templar, Peniscola, peniscola castle

Bilbao – Live from Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum

May 24, 2012 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Bilbao - Live from the Guggenheim Museum

Bilbao in the Basque Country is the Home of Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum: Helen Page introduces you to Bilbao and Jeff Koons’ “Puppy” from the forecourt of the Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao, in the north of Spain, is the capital of the province of Biscay and the largest city in the Basque Country. But […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: basque country, Bilbao, bilbao guggenheim, bilbao hotels, bilbao spain

Santander – Live from Sardinero Beach

May 23, 2012 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Santander -- Live from Sardinero Beach

Santander, The Capital of Cantabria, is Famous for Its Beaches: Helen Page talks about Burgos and Santander from Sardinero Beach esplanade. Santander, on the north coast of Spain, is famous for its vast stretches of beaches. When a summer palace was built here for King Alfonso XIII in 1912, it sealed the town’s reputation as […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: ferry to santander, Santander, santander holidays, santander spain

Tour Routes in Spain

March 10, 2012 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Spain A Suggested Route around Spain Although Spain is a major tour destination in its own right, many tours combine it with Portugal and even Morocco. Such combinations inevitably miss out interesting areas. Here’s a route that covers most of the major Spanish attractions […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Alhambra, Alicante, Avila, BARCELONA, Basque, Bilbao, Bubion, Burgos, Cordoba, Coruna, Gibraltar, GRANADA, Jerez, Las Alpujarras, Leon, Lugo, MADRID, Malaga, Marbella, Mezquita, ORGIVA, PAMPLONA, Peniscola, SALAMANCA, San Sebastian, Santander, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Segovia, SEVILLE, Tarragona, Toledo, Torremolinos, Tour routes in Spain, touring Spain, travel to Spain, Trevelez, VALENCIA, VITORIA, Zaragoza

Find a Phone Number or Phone Code in Spain

December 22, 2009 By Tony Page 10 Comments

Spain Phone Numbers, Spain Phone Code And Spain Phone Books Finding a residential (house) or business phone or mobile (cell) phone number in Spain is relatively easy, the online Spanish phone books are quite efficient and several offer English versions. Google translate generally works fine. Telefonica is the former monopoly, but there are other suppliers […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: cell phone spain, mobile phone spain, phone house spain, phone number spain, spain phone code, spain telephone directory, spainish phone number, telephone code spain

Useful facts for travel to Spain

April 27, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Spain Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals Spain is fiesta mad, there’s always some holiday or other taking place within striking distance of wherever you are, and the better known ones, like the Running of […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: electricity in spain, events, festivals, health, information, public holidays Spain, Spain banking hours, Spain money, spanish time, telephone numbers, travel to Spain, Useful facts, visas

Travel to Spain for a holiday with passion!

April 27, 2009 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Travel to Spain for a Europe Tour that will stir your emotions! Travelling in Spain is a hot-blooded experience! Strong red wine, the brilliance and heat of the sun, spicy Spanish food, flamenco music that stirs your soul – whatever it is, people get passionate about their travel to Spain. It’s that kind of place. […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: Alhambra, Castanets, Cervantes, Don Quixote, Fiestas, Flamenco, Guitars, Mezquita, paella, PAMPLONA, Prado, running of the bulls, tapas, touring Spain, travel to Spain

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