Best places to visit in Spain
What is a ‘Plaza Mayor’ Plaza means square, and Mayor means largest or main. So literally Plaza Mayor means the Main Square. In Spain every town or city has or had an square called Plaza Mayor, although in some cases the name has change, usually for Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City-hall Read more…
Spain is such a wonderland to people who are interested in history since it is possible to find historical monuments in every corner of Spain. Furthermore, there are thousands of castles in this land. Each of them has its history since there were so many fights over crown, invasions and Read more…
What is a Cathedral? A Cathedral is the church where the Bishop has his cathedra, which means chair in Latin. There is a Bishop (or Archbishop) in each Diocese (or Archdiocese). A Diocese is an ecclesiastical district, the Dioceses are often the same territory as the political provinces, but Read more…
Spain has 15 National Park, very diverse, suitable for everybody to discover. Picos de Europa Location: Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and Leon Area: 646.6 km² Since: 1918 (the first national park in Spain) Climate: Humid and rainy because of being only 20km from the sea, snowy winters. Fog and sudden Read more…
Asturias is a Spanish region with great nature, high mountains and beautiful coast. The coast of Asturias is mainly cliffs but it has beautiful sand beaches as well. Most of the towns in the coast of Asturias have marinas for yachts and small boats. Which make it perfect for a Read more…
Hoces del Duratón It’s a Natural Park in the province of Segovia. The best views during sunset are from Ermita de San Frutos, you can go there with your car and walk 5min. If you go to Sepulveda first you can ask in the tourist information office for some maps Read more…
Spain has a great variety of dishes and the gastronomy is very different depending on where you go, and the season you visit. The weather influence the things you find on the menus, like for instance the Castillian soup in central Spain is very tasty, but difficult to find in Read more…
One of the best things to do in Spain is to visit old towns and historic cities, and there are 44 sites in Spain considered as World Heritage by the UNESCO. Walking around in such cities feels amazing and lets you feel the spirit of old times. This is the Read more…
