No ticket to the Nasrid palaces? No problem, there's lots more to see on La Sabika! La Sabika is the hill on which the palace of the Alhambra stands in Granada. You have to visit the Alhambra if you go to Granada. Many of the locals in the Andalusian village where I live spoke the name of the … [Read more...]
In Venice’s shadow: Vicenza, “Pearl of the Renaissance”
Andrea Palladio's home town has more than his sublime architecture going for it I may never have discovered the small, charming city of Vicenza had I not been working in such close proximity to it, something which would have been an injustice to the city and a loss to myself. There are … [Read more...]
An “Irish Ireland” – a Cultural Nationalism Tour of Dublin
Beyond the 1916 Centenary: four landmarks of Irish Ireland worth checking out A century makes all the difference: you can’t move in Ireland this year without being reminded that this is the centenary of the Easter Rising, which is now generally believed to have been the spark for Ireland’s … [Read more...]
Dublin’s Vibrant, Unmissable Indie Writing Scene
Dublin has a vibrant literary scene, full of bookshops, gigs, classes and sessions: Dublin is the fourth UNESCO city of literature and hosts the International Literature Festival, the Dublin Book Festival, and a range of less publicised but no less excellent events scattered throughout the … [Read more...]