You may not think of Spain as the obvious choice for University. Yet, following the University of Oxford and Bologna in Italy. Spain has the third oldest university in the world, in Salamanca. Universities in Spain have lots of history. It´s understandable that students from all …
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about a holiday in Spain? Maybe you think of the long beaches, tasty tapas or historic architecture. Right now tourism is not possible but it´s looking that it could be later on this year. …
While travel is still on hold for the moment and we celebrate World Book Day. Reading about Life in Spain can be a tonic for those who want to travel to Spain right now. There is nothing better than a good page turner to can capture …
Although I began my blog about Spain around 2009. This website was not set up until 2011. Before that I had a free blog which I updated infrequently. The odd entry here and there. However in March 2011 I decided to actually document parts of my …
Photo by Rodrigo Flores on Unsplash Did you know that Spain grows its own coffee beans? Yes, it does and has done for many years. Spanish coffee is produced in a small plantation on the Canary Islands. When you think of coffee, you usually imagine exotic …
Cover Photo by Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez on Unsplash Keeping pets in each country can be a different experience. If you are taking pets to live in Spain, there are a different laws and behaviour for owners specific to Spain. Many of us can’t imagine our …
I´ve visited Baeza three or four times now. Mostly in Summer, when the intense Andalusian heat pounds down on the cobbled streets. This visit was in January on an icy cold winter day. Baeza together with it´s grand neighbour Úbeda is one of the gems of …
Spain is known for football but also has a huge basketball culture across the country. So unsurprisingly this popular sport has produced some Spanish basketball legends over the years. Some of them competing at the highest level, in the star-studded NBA. There are quite a few …
Acre is a coastal town in Northern Israel. Looking out across Haifa Bay, the Mediterranean´s only natural harbour. Acre became a settlement as far back as the Bronze age. City of Crusaders and later part of the Ottoman Empire. Unsurprisingly The Old City of Acre was …
The Alhambra Palace is the only medieval palace in the world which has arrived intact to the present day. After visiting many times, one of the things which fascinates me are the intricate decorations and inscriptions on the walls. As you step into the Nasrid Palaces …