Our first detour from the plan was to a small town on the North Coast of Spain called San Sebastián. We decided to forgo visiting Valencia after I figured out that the famed Valencia orange is not actually fom Valencia but rather a romantically named product of California. Well, that and the fact that it …
We arrived in Barcelona by high speed train from Seville. We travelled across Spain in 5 hours, going 250km/h. Barcelona is the major city in the Catalonia region, where the official language is Catalonian and they fly their own flag before the Spanish flag.. Many people here still understand and speak Spanish, but Catalonian is …
Andalusia. The southernmost autonomous community of Spain, the birthplace of Flamenco and the home of Seville. As the primary gateway from Africa into the Mediterranean, Seville has played roles as both an empire and a passage to Northwestern Europe in its recorded 1500 year history. Originally occupied by the Moors, it is now much like …
We really liked Madrid. Our hotel was PERFECTLY located, as it was right off the main square, Peurta del Sol – the European equivalent of Times Square. Madrid was hot but not humid, fast-paced but friendly and big yet safe. We spent 3 nights here but could have easily stayed longer. Madrid is inland, it’s close …