If you’re planning on spending a few days in Toledo it will give you the possibility of visiting some of the premium wineries as well as some of the more interesting villages in the area. Toledo Known as the “City of Three Cultures”, Toledo was once a place where Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together in…
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Exploring Cádiz Dining
From Casual To More Formal Dining Restaurante Café Royalty The only historically preserved grand romantic cafe in Andalusia (1912) can be found in the Plaza de la Candelaria. Completely restored in 2008 after decades of being used as a wharehouse and bazaar. Excellent cocktails, wine list and tapas. Serves breakfast. Tel: (+34) 956 078 065…
Cádiz Tapas Bars
It’s been said that Cadiz lays claim to the invention of tapas. Enjoy! Tapas Bars Taberna Casa Manteca Head for Calle Corralón de los Carros, 66, in the Barrio de la Viña for chicharrones and its old time (1953) tavern atmosphere. Owned by the late bullfighter Pepe Manteca, it is now in the hands of…
Wine Touring in the Rioja Alta – Briones
Briones, a medieval village The majestic Renaissance Church of La Asunción Wine touring in the heart of the Rioja Alta After visits to the Barrio de la Estación in Haro and the small village of Ollauri, our next suggested stop on the wine trail comes a few minutes down the N-124 / N-232 highway past…
Wine Touring in the Najerilla Valley
The Najerilla river flows from the mountains of the Sierra de la Demanda to the Ebro River, making this a special corner of La Rioja, with a unique style of wine, the lower part of the valley yielding the region’s most balanced wines. The valley, considered by many to be central to La Rioja vineyards,…
Haro and the Barrio de la Estación
Wine Touring in the Rioja Alta Haro, capital of the Rioja Alta We usually start our wine touring in the western end of the Rioja. Haro, the wine capital of the Rioja Alta, is an agricultural town of just under 12,000 inhabitants and has the largest concentration of centuries-old wineries in the world; CVNE, Gómez…
A Visit to Córdoba
Semana Santa came early this year and even through the weather wasn’t the best, we throughly enjoy it with stops in Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga. On the Iryo to Córdoba We started our Semana Santa adventure this year on the new Iryo train from Madrid to Córdoba. The new service is still limited but excellent….
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