Mudéjar architecture of Aragon

18 November 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  11 minutes

Church of San Pedro in Teruel © flickr.com - Francis Raher/cc-by-2.0

Church of San Pedro in Teruel © flickr.com – Francis Raher/cc-by-2.0

Mudéjar architecture of Aragon is an aesthetic trend in Mudéjar style in Aragon, Spain, and has been recognized in some representative buildings as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.   read more…

Santanyí on Majorca

21 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Plaça Major © Araceli Merino/cc-by-sa-3.0

Plaça Major © Araceli Merino/cc-by-sa-3.0

Santanyí is a municipality on the Spanish island of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the westernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.   read more…

Mercado de la Ribera in Bilbao

27 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Shopping Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© PA/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Mercado de la Ribera (Ribera Market) is a market square in Bilbao, the capital of the Basque Province of Biscay in the north of Spain. It is on the right bank of the Nervion River, next to Casco Viejo. Its built area of 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) makes it the biggest covered market in Europe. Inside it, there are stalls that sell different products, mostly fresh produce. There are fish markets, butchers and green grocers. There is also a part of the market for the local farmers’ products.   read more…

Gazpacho

22 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© Elke Wetzig/cc-by-sa-4.0

Gazpacho (Spanish) or gaspacho (Portuguese), also called Andalusian gazpacho (from Spanish gazpacho andaluz), is a cold soup and drink made of raw, blended vegetables. It originated in the southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula and spread into other areas. Gazpacho is widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, particularly in summer, since it is refreshing and cool.   read more…

Portrait: House of Borgia

28 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: Portrait Reading Time:  4 minutes

House of Borgia

House of Borgia

The House of Borgia (Spanish and Aragonese: Borja; Valencian: Borja) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town of Borja, then in the Crown of Aragon, in Spain.   read more…

Central Market Atarazanas in Malaga

27 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Bon appétit Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Derbrauni/cc-by-4.0

The Atarazanas Central Market is a municipal market in the Spanish city of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The current building, the work of architect Joaquín de Rucoba, was built between 1876 and 1879 on the site of a Nasrid naval workshop. Only a marble door remains, hence its name: atarazana.   read more…

Calle Marqués de Larios in Málaga

17 March 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Shopping Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© Olliebailie/cc-by-sa-4.0

Calle Marqués de Larios, also known simply as Calle Larios, is a pedestrian and shopping street in Málaga, Spain. The street was inaugurated on 27 August 1891. It is the most expensive street to live on in Málaga, and the eleventh most expensive to live on in all of Spain.   read more…

Tapas

5 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Elemaki/cc-by-3.0

© Elemaki/cc-by-3.0

Tapas are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine. They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid; or patatas bravas, spicy potatoes). In some bars and restaurants in Spain and across the globe, tapas have evolved into a sophisticated cuisine. In some Central American countries, such snacks are known as bocas. In parts of Mexico, similar dishes are called botanas. An individual appetizer (or single order of an item) is a tapa.   read more…

Ses Salines on Ibiza

3 July 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Sant Francesc de s'Estany church © JanManu/cc-by-sa-3.0

Sant Francesc de s’Estany church © JanManu/cc-by-sa-3.0

Ses Salines is an important salt production area in the Mediterranean and is located on the Spanish Balearic island of Ibiza. The nature reserve (Parque Natural de Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera) is located on the southern tip of Ibiza in the municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia.   read more…

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