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Archive for November, 2006

World Press Photo Exhibition

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

The World Press Photo exhibition is on show at Barcelona’s CCCB centre featuring some of the best Photojournalism of 2005. The World Press Photo award is one of the most prestigious in its field and is both a historical document of the main events of the last year and a display of the best in […]

Howard Hodgkin Exhibition

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

 

 

Brits will be pleased to learn that the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Howard Hodgkin until mid-January. It is the first retrospective exhibition on Hodgkin in Spain, and is being organised in collaboration with the Tate Britain and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. It offers an […]

Rare Picasso Exhibition in Mallorca

Friday, November 24th, 2006

 

 

Picasso lovers will be interested to hear that The Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art in Palma de Mallorca is currently hosting an exhibition on the graphic work of Picasso, in collaboration with Bancaja, Valencia.
The exhibition brings together 108 engravings and 25 books by different authors, illustrated by the legendary artist, with techniques that go […]

Walking the Via de la Plata

Friday, November 24th, 2006

For thousands of years there have been routes between the mountains, valleys and plains, which unite the north and south of Spain, where, in the lower basin of the Guadalquivir, the first great western culture flourished, under the mythical monarchy of Tartessos at the end of the Bronze Age. When the Romans invaded the Iberian […]

The Zarzuela Theatre Awaits

Monday, November 20th, 2006

The renowned Zarzuela Theatre in Madrid has announced its programme of shows for the 2006/2007 season, as well as two special concerts to celebrate its 150 years of history. The programme kicks off in September with the Eva Yerbabuena Flamenco Ballet Company with several shows scheduled […]

Cáceres Medieval Haunts

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Cáceres is one for those seeking to delve deep into Spanish culture and is one of Spain’s many prestigious UNESCO World Heritage towns. Monuments, Renaissance palaces, fortresses and medieval churches combine to form a rich and extremely varied jewel. The town is split into 4 main areas - the Jewish Quarter, the Old Quarter, the […]

Green Spain

Monday, November 13th, 2006

At this time of year, the wetter weather brings out the glory of Spain’s green delights from the ‘Rías Baixas’ of Galicia to the Bay of Biscay and all along the north coast of the Iberian Peninsula through four autonomous regions: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country. […]

Golf & Culture in Castile and León

Monday, November 6th, 2006

One of the most popular reasons for tourists to visit Spain is for golf but they often forget to combine it with a little culture. Castile and León in central Spain offer some of the best courses in Spain but also some of its most impressive UNESCO World Heritage monuments and sites.

 

 

Castile and León offer […]

Airport Security Latest

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Today, new laws regarding hand baggage have come into force at European sirports. The European Union has adopted new security rules that restrict the quantity of liquids, gels and pastes air passengers may carry through airport security search points in cabin bags. The new rules apply to all air travellers travelling from any EU airport, […]