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VÍA DE LA PLATA - THE SILVER ROAD
Since the distant past there has been a route between mountains, valleys and plains, which unites the north and south of Spain. When the Romans invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 218 BC, they gave great importance to roads to cover the whole territory, with the Vía de la Plata, a road which links Gijón with Seville via Astorga, León, Salaman...
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OF MADRID
Only three more weeks to the moment when Madrid´s town fathers turn on the Christmas lights of the city. This year´s lights include a total of eight million light bulbs which spread their illumination on 110 streets and squares in the capital.
This year´s spectacle which opens 24th of November cost 3,5 million euros which is over twice th...
ST. VALENTINE’S BONES
Nobody much thinks about poor old St. Valentine on what in Spain is called “Lovers” Day (El Día de los Enamorados), 14 February. This 3rd century bishop and academic was born in Terni, Italy, and according to the legend had quite a thing about young people. Apparently he was so enchanted by the blossoming of young love that he’d help to wr...
TAPAS
Tapeo – the gastronomic art of moving from bar to bar and sampling small portions of a wide variety of dishes- is without a doubt one of Spain’s most important contributions to international cuisine, but how many of us really know the history of this tradition?
In the 12th century the Spanish king Alfonso X, due to an illness, had to take...
