CERVEZA, SANGRIA & PINTXOS IN SAN SEBASTIAN Continuing our journey we arrived in San Sebastian today. Famed for its stunning beachside location, and exquisite cuisine, San Sebastian is in Spain’s Basque country. Surrounded by green hills and facing out across the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, this […]
ZARAGOZA: PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE & HISTORY Zaragoza lies in a desert valley beneath the foothills of the Pyrenees, about 300km West of Barcelona. This unassuming town of just under a million inhabitants is the capital of the Spanish region of Aragonia. Compared to Barcelona, Zaragoza is well and […]
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY IN BARCELONA’S OLD TOWN There is a vibrancy in the narrow lanes of Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella (i.e. old town) that makes this part of town very different to the wide boulevards of L’Eixample, or the shiny 20th century appeal of the harbour. Encircled […]
GAUDI-LICIOUS BARCELONA We’re by no means art aficionados, but we know what we like and what gives us pleasure. Today we discovered that Modernism really works for us! We love the sinuous lines, curvaceous facades, intricate detailing, and colourful mosaics that characterise Modernist art and architecture. And given […]
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BARCELONA Welcome to Barcelona! This is the 4th most visited city in Europe (after Paris, London, and Rome), welcoming more than 8 million visitors a year. With a population of about 5 million, it’s also the capital of the region of Catalonia, and Spain’s 2nd largest […]
Wandering Soles 