by Katharina Giesler | May 17, 2017 | Northern Spain
Bilbao, the largest city of the Basque Country, may not stun you on first impression – but give it some time and it will prove that physical beauty is only skin deep. The real charm of this former industrial hub is in its quirky yet down-to-earth character, which is...
by Katharina Giesler | May 10, 2017 | Madrid
Bicycles may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Madrid – lots of hills and long distances suggest other options for moving around the Spanish capital. But for die-hard cyclists (and nowadays, for less die-hard electric cyclists) the time and...
by Katharina Giesler | May 3, 2017 | Spain generally
Drinking coffee in Spain is so much a part of daily life that most Spaniards do it almost unconsciously. And coffee reaches well beyond the first groggy hour of the morning – it is just as welcome before breakfast as it is after dinner (and anytime in between). In...
by Katharina Giesler | Apr 26, 2017 | Andalusia
Jerez de la Frontera, located in the Cadiz region of southwestern Spain, is a picturesque city surrounded by sprawling fertile land. This has provided the ideal conditions for two things the region is most famous for: vineyards and horses. Add the third – flamenco –...
by Katharina Giesler | Apr 19, 2017 | Madrid
This fall 2017, visitors to Madrid will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see great works by two of Europe’s most widely revered modern painters: Pablo Picasso and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The Picasso / Lautrec exhibition highlights and analyses the close...
