Catalonia
Review of Hotel Abadía del Priorat, Torroja del Priorat
Located in a sleepy but atmospheric little town, the Hotel Abadía del Priorat is one of those small Catalonian hotels which feels like an nice and intimate… […]
Catalonia
Catalonia
El Caganer, the Mischievous Rogue in Spain’s Nativity Scenes
He is El Caganer (I won’t bother with the translation as it’s a case of ‘say what you see’), an essential and very popular part of just about every belén… […]
Barcelona
Eat but Don’t Tell, a Truly Secret Restaurant in Barcelona
I couldn’t quite get my head around the fact that it was actually a secret restaurant – they didn’t want to advertise their presence… […]
Catalonia
Being Wined, Dined and Wowed at Magical Castell d’Encus in Tremp
Not all vineyards weave as potent a magic spell; it requires a delicious mix of ingredients and Raül Bobet’s Castell d’Encus near Tremp has them by the fairy dust load. […]
Catalonia
Tarraco Viva, The Gladiators of Tarragona
Tarraco Viva lasts for 10 days in May and involves a packed programme of Ancient Rome themed events; the bloody highlights of which are the gladiator battles… […]
Barcelona
Visiting the Camp Nou in Barcelona during the Champions League Final
I’m sitting in arguably the most famous football stadium in the known universe on the night of the biggest club game in football, the Champions League final. […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Hostatgeria del Monestir, El Monestir de les Avellanes
The Hotel Hostatgeria del Monestir is located amidst some divine Catalonian scenery near Montsec with the added bonus of being part of a 12th century Abbey… […]
Catalonia
Touring Historic Tarragona on a Segway
But within a couple of minutes of tuition by Segway Tarragona I could spin that baby on a centimo, safely whizz past pedestrians closer than a barber gets to his client’s chin… […]
Catalonia
Hotel Roca Blanca in Espot, A Relaxing Base for an Active Holiday
This is THE base for people like us who relish exploring rural paradises like the Catalonian Pyrenees before returning to a sanctuary that is cosy, comfortable… […]
Barcelona
Classic Cars, a 3D Stripper & The Best Tapas Trail Ever in Barcelona
We were having an absolute hoot on an urban adventure that was turning out to be the best and most unusual tapas trail that I’m ever likely to experience. […]
Catalonia
Seafood Surprises at Restaurant l’Estany, Delta del Ebro
We’d been presented with five different dishes at the Restaurant l’Estany on the Delta del Ebro and, despite boasting a few foodies amongst us, had not been able to identify a single one. […]
Catalonia
Castellfollit de la Roca, Garrotxa
It’s the Medieval town Castellfollit de la Roca perched 50 metres up on a basalt crag above the river Fluviá. With about 1,000 residents it’s one of the smallest towns in Catalonia… […]
Barcelona
Enchanting My Senses, Barcelona’s La Boqueria Market
La Boqueria Market not only lives up to the hype it surpasses it – inspiring foodies for 800 years since it existed as an open air market outside of the city walls. […]
Catalonia
Learning How to Taste Olive Oil in Falset
At the tail end of a day that involved munching calçots, becoming a casteller and quaffing the finest organic Priorat wine, learning how to taste olive oil seemed a suitably original and possibly bizarre way to end a day full of ‘firsts’. […]
Catalonia
Eating Calçots and Climbing Castellers in Catalonia Part 2
Our enthusiastic tutors were members of one of the most accomplished and famous casteller groups in the land if not the world, the Castellers de VilaFranca… […]