Archive for December, 2005
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
If you are spending Christmas in Spain, then don’t miss out on one of the most celebrated religious events of the year - Misa de Gallo (Mass of the Cockeril). The country celebrates the birth of Christ with midnight masses throughout the country on Christmas Eve when it is said the cock crowed as Jesus […]
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
The Spanish new-year footballing calendar opens with the Catalan derby - Barca v Espanyol at the Estadio Olímpico de Montjuic on January 8th. The stadium was used for the 1992 Olympics and is now home to Barcelona’s other Primera Liga team, Espanyol. It will be interesting to see if Barca return from the Christmas break […]
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
26 August - 17 September 2006
Looking ahead to next summer, cycling enthusiasts should book early to see the Tour of Spain which is possibly only superceded in difficulty and popularity by the Tour de France. The Tour begins in the last week of August starting in Malaga, and stretches across the country to Spain’s northern […]
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
Although Spain is known as a smokers paradise with relatively cheap cigarettes and smokers on every corner, don’t forget that from January 1st, smoking in bars and restaurants will be restricted to certain zones. Bars and restaurants of more than 100 square metres will be given eight months to establish separate, air-conditioned rooms for smokers […]
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
Easyjet announced today that flights to Spain for summer 2006 have gone on sale. Get in there early for flights from London to hotspots Spanish destinations such as Barcelona, Madrid and Alicante going for as cheap as o.99p excluding taxes.
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Inland of the Costa Brava, The Albera Range belongs to the part of the Pyrenees which consists of granite and schist rocks and offers easily negotiated passes, such as those of El Pertús or Banyuls, which have served as thoroughfares for countless generations. There are areas with spectacularly beautiful mountain landscapes of granite rock making […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Melilla has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently but its also one of the best Spanish places to try Scuba Diving. Spain’s little enclave on the African coast opposite the Costa Blanca means that temperate waters are assured with wild, untouched seabeds thanks to the low level of human activity there over […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Home of the unique Spanish “Ski and Golf Championship”, Astún ski-resort is one of the regions most important located in the Aragonese Pyrenees, in the midst of the Aragón Valley just 33 km away from Jaca and 115 km away from Huesca. It features a wide variety of ski runs for all levels and this […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Until 8 January 2006
Barcelona’s CaixaForum is currently hosting The Age of Video: 1965-2005 - an exhibition focusing on the use of video in art. It examines the social and artistic influence of everything from television to cinema and features work by Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Dan Graham, Peter Campus, Tony Oursler, Walid Raad, Pierre […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
31 December 2005
Fancy doing something a bit different for New Year? Then head on down to Seville for some of the wildest, and warmest, celebrations in Spain. Every year, hundreds gather in La Plaza Nueva to eat the customary 12 grapes with each chime of the clock. The party in the square carries on all […]
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