Crazy about carving in Cades in Cantabria
The sleepy, pretty farming village of Cades in the stunningly beautiful Nansa valley in Cantabria, pulls in its fair share of visitors with its ethnographic museum “Ferreria de Cades”, at …
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Torrijas – Sugar coated eggy fried bread
Whilst Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns form an important part of Easter celebrations in the UK, here in Spain, “Torrijas” (sugar coated eggy fried bread) are prepared and eaten …
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Boquerones de Luis – Fresh anchovies in vinegar
Fresh anchovies marinated in vinegar One of my first culinary memories of Spain was going into a bar in Madrid with a counter full of the most tempting tapas and …
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Losing your marbles in the Alto Alentejo
As you drive through the beautiful gently rolling countryside of olives, corks and vines on your approach to the delightful towns of Borba, Estremoz and Vila Vicosa in the Alto …
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Discovering the Treasures of the Alto Alentejo
Starting from the peaceful little village of Aldeia da Serra in the dreamy Serra da Ossa, this appealing circular, full-day drive will take you through the most beautiful countryside of …
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Douro Highlights – a world-class circular tour
Starting from Pinhao, a humble little town who’s superb setting makes it the nerve centre for visitors to the upper Douro region, this drive (or ride) takes you along the …
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Granny’s poshest flat – by the coast in Galicia’s Rias Bajas
At the bottom of the garden at GPON2 Villa de Luz, in the temperate Rias Bajas region of Galicia, lurks something quite surprising – a granny flat with a difference. …
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Holidaying at Casa Lucinda – our new casa in Galicia!
We are very excited about one of our new properties in Galicia – GLOB1 Casa Lucinda, and even more so after reading this review from someone already hooked on the …
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“Sitting on the dock of the bay” at San Vicente de La Barquera
Sitting out on the decking, almost floating, on the impressively wide estuary at San Vicente de la Barquera in Western Cantabria, slowly savouring “a desert island of foie gras”, one …
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Potes – “The town of bridges and towers”.
Leave the rugged Cantabrian coast behind you and wind your way up the dramatic gorge of La Hermida with the bubbling river Deva running through, into the verdant valley of …
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