Things to do on the Guadalquivir


The country of Spain is so full of activities, things to do, and place that you must see.  I remember the first trip I took to Spain I almost felt overwhelmed because of all of the magnificent...

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Bullfighting Abolition Movement


In Spain, and other nations in the world as well, the ancient tradition of bullfighting has come under recent fire from animal rights activists, but also from simply modern and compassionate...

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Pilgrimage in Spain: Santiago de Compostela


Santiago de Compostela is the Way of Saint James, a Christian pilgrimage that began more than 1,000 years ago.  It is more than a single pilgrimage, and more of a series of ancient...

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  • RSS Fiestas

    • Easter week in Cordoba May 16, 2012
      Passion and emotion in a historic centre which has been declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. […]
    • Corpus Christi in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife) April 27, 2012
      This is one of the oldest religious festivals to take place on the island of Tenerife, when the streets of San Cristóbal de la Laguna are carpeted with flowers. […]
    • Living Passion in Castro Urdiales April 27, 2012
      Every year on Good Friday the town of Castro Urdiales, in Cantabria, recreates the last years of the life of Jesus Christ throughout its streets, in which hundreds of its citizens take part. […]
    • Medieval Festival in Briones April 26, 2012
      Almost 700 people are preparing their costumes and decking out the streets and the doorways of the noble homes in the historic quarter of Briones (La Rioja) in order to recreate the life of a Castilian town in the 14th century. […]
    • Festivities of San Jorge April 23, 2012
      Every year, Cáceres, in Extremadura, celebrates the festivity in honour of its patron saint, San Jorge (the Spanish name for Saint George), in the week of 23 April. […]

  • Bull Running