Archive for September, 2006
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Imagine drinking Cava for a whole week. Well between 6-14th October, that’s exactly what happens at Catalonia’s largest Cava-producing town, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia which celebrates its favourite drink with feasts, concerts and celebrations. The week is kicked off with the inaugural address and the crowning of the “Cava Queen” who arrives in royal style accompanied […]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
One of the most beautiful and overlooked parts of Spain is Asturias and the Picos de Europa mountain range as highlighted by the Spain is Passion blog. The lakes of Covadonga are located 1000 meters above sea level and consist of two - Enol and Ercina lake. According to the blog:
“There are several ways to […]
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Winter may be approaching but Windsurfers are a hardy bunch. The Spanish round of the men’s surfing World Championship Tour will be held at Mundaka near Bilbao on the north coast of Spain between 3rd-14th October. This round forms part of the highest level of surfing in the Word - the World Championship Tour (WCT) […]
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
This month, all the big clubs in Ibiza hold their closing parties but there’s still time to grab a last minute flight and catch some of the biggest DJ’s in Europe go out with a bang. George Evelyn, aka Nightmares on Wax will be amongst the closing stars this year at Space joined by fellow […]
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
The end of September brings the annual La Mercé festival - a celebration of the city’s patron saint “Mare de Deu de la Mercé”. The festival welcomes the autumn months and trusting that the bad weather that has plagued this summer clears up, most of the fun will take place outside. This year there are […]
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Art lovers going to Madrid will be glad to hear that a fantastic exhibition showing works by Pablo Picasso at Madrid’s Reina Sofia museum is being extended owing to huge demand. The “Picasso, tradition and avant-garde” shows displaying some 100 pieces by the artist will remain open until September 25. The exhibition, which opened on […]
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
EasyJet have recently announced plans to fly directly to Madrid from various locations across Europe starting from February 2007.Barajas Airport will be easyJet’s 17th base and operations are scheduled to start on February 16, 2007 along with several other brand new routes. The announcement will be seen as a direct challenge to the Spanish airline […]
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
Equestrian tourism is an enjoyable, original, different way to discover Andalusia, a region with deep-rooted traditions surrounding the world of horses. There are many horse-trainers’, stables and riding schools to be found all over Andalusia as well as several companies that organise rides and excursions on horseback, lasting anything from a couple of hours to […]
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
The Costa del Sol tourist board has announced “The Over 50s Show” will take place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March 2007 at Marbella Congress Centre. The event is based on the successful show which has been taking place annually in Ireland for the past nine years and directly addresses the interests and concerns […]
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
There’s only one film Spain is talking about this summer - Alatriste based on the character in Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s book, which pays homage to old Spanish swashbuckling novels. To see the film in its original version, visit any Yelmo cinema complex (link below). The story takes us back to the 17th-century Spanish empire, when Diego […]
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