by Katharina Giesler | Mar 21, 2018 | Andalusia
Founded 3,000 years ago by the Phoenicians, the ancient port of Cádiz is the oldest city in Western Europe. The city itself is a tiny peninsula, surrounded almost entirely by water. As the 16th century home of the Spanish Navy, the port boomed as a base for...
by Katharina Giesler | Mar 14, 2018 | Northern Spain
Galicia, on the far western end of the northern coastline, is a different kind of Spain. Mists, mystical religion and a rugged coastline reveal its Celtic connections. The region’s unique geography, defined by the presence of countless fjord-like inlets along the...
by Katharina Giesler | Mar 7, 2018 | Levante
The beautiful town of Caravaca de la Cruz, located between Murcia and Granada in southeastern Spain, is widely known for its great historic and religious significance, and its wealth of monuments that still bear witness to this past. Most notable among them is the...
by Katharina Giesler | Mar 1, 2018 | Andalusia
Over the centuries, the different people and cultures who settled in Cordoba left a priceless legacy of monuments that still stand in the streets of this Andalusian city. All of western Europe regarded Cordoba with awe throughout the Middle Ages, and when you see its...
by Katharina Giesler | Feb 21, 2018 | Castilla and Leon
The city of León, capital of the Castilla y León province, became the Gastronomic Capital of Spain on January 1, 2018. The city’s slogan ‘Manjar de Reyes’ (Food of Kings), recognizes the city’s historic connection with the Catholic monarchs Fernando de Aragón and...