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A great place to get away from it all in Madrid is Retiro Park which is known for its boating lake, street theatre, buskers and puppet shows. Some kids are happy just to play football in one of the many open spaces whilst parents can enjoy the cafeterias and the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas […]
The Cactus Garden near Guatiza in Lanzarote was artist Cesar Manrique’s last work before he died. It used to be a quarry but now is home to more than 1000 different types of cacti all beautifully laid out on terraces with stone statues in the centre. There is also a small bar and restaurant with […]
Baqueira Beret claims to be the biggest ski resortin the Catalan Pyrenees. It has high quality installations and can guarantee excellent skiing during the whole ski season. Located near the Val d’Aran near the town of Lerida, its geographical situation ensures a lot of snowfalls during the ski season.
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Menorca celebrates its Muslim heritage on 17th January in the old capital, Ciutadella. The statue of San Antonio is paraded through the streets followed by the mayor and other dignitaries. There is also a market where the fruits brought to Europe by the Ummayad Muslims from Damascus in the 9th century are sold. Although the […]
The annual Canary Island Music Festival gets the New Year under way from 7 January - 18 February 2006 . It features some of the best operatic singers and orchestras in the world over a marathon seven weeks on both Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The website has the full programme for 2006.
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On the eve of Epiphany (5th January), the night before the Three Wise Men arrive to give presents to good children, there is an ornate procession in Barcelona to celebrate their arrival. The mythology of the Three Wise Men, or Three Kings, states that they come riding into town on their camels. In this case, […]
The clubbing season might have ended but Pacha goes on and what better way to see in the New Year in Mallorca that in its biggest and most reknowned nightclub. Located in the heart of the busy Paseo Marítima in Mallorca’s capital of Palma, it has two dance floors, a number of bars, a café […]
La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes (Day of the Innocents) takes place in Malaga on the 28th of December and is one of the few pagan festivals still celebrated in Spain. It celebrates rural life and the olive harvest with a colourful display of folk music known as “verdiales” which is the name of a […]
For a Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) with a difference, go to the Andalusian town of Luque to celebrate where the streets come alive with the sound of zambombas. The special drums are accompanied by one person in every group chanting whilst the others follow by repeating. The drums are also fitted with mouth organ-like pieces which […]
One of the wildest ways to see in the New-Year in Spain is at the Puerta del Sol where the traditional one grape-per-chime is eaten before the party goes-on well into the night. Revellers generally bring their own alcohol so by the earlyhours of the new year, everyone is well and truly “boracho”. This New […]
