White windmills standing on a hill above a town in central Spain is an iconic sight. If the windmills alone are not enough to spark your desire to explore the region, perhaps the classic novel Don Quijote by Cervantes does it. In … Read >
Spain’s capital Madrid has its sights and attractions, but if you want to find authentic, historic, and unique Spanish destinations that are easy to access from Madrid, here are four marvelous cities for you to visit: Segovia, Avila, Salamanca, and Ciudad Rodrigo.
It is possible to do a day trip … Read >
Measuring happiness and ranking countries or towns based on the results may not be exact science, but it is fascinating to discover how people feel about their lives across the world. A Spanish food industry business sponsored a survey and a book that examined where … Read >
The annual Fallas fiesta, one of the largest festivities in Europe, is over for 2024, so we will start planning our next trip to Valencia. The thing is that you have to book your place to stay months in … Read >
In the business of online travel reservations, Booking.com is a giant that can require all kinds of terms from suppliers, clients and other business partners. The internet, however, is not a wild west anymore, especially in Europe where regulation is setting fair rules also for digital business. Spain’s National Markets … Read >
When people think about destinations in Spain, sunny beaches and the blue Mediterranean Sea is the image they tend to see. While that’s true, Spain is a large country where all regions have their own history and their unique culture developed during thousands of years. The province of Extremadura in … Read >
Since 2008, the European Union has annually awarded Green Capital recognitions to cities that are leaders in environmentally friendly urban living development. Cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants compete for the Green Capital title and towns with 20 000-100 000 residents may try to win … Read >
Costa Blanca is the name for a long stretch of Mediterranean beaches located in the state of Valencia, southeast of Spain. Costa Blanca’s northernmost towns and beaches are in Valencia City and southernmost beaches in Torrevieja. Hundreds of kilometers of varying … Read >
Costa del Sol in Andalucia and Costa Blanca in Valencia are wildly popular sun, sea and fun destinations. Between these famous coastal areas lies Costa Calida (Warm Coast) in the Murcia region. Mar Menor has attracted European vacationers for tens of years, but three … Read >
If you are planning your first visit to one of Europe’s trending city destination, Valencia, Spain, you may ponder where to go in the city. The travel guide shows you around the city, but even with the guidebook, you might want to do … Read >
