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Cantabria / Coast / Special places

Surprising Castro Urdiales

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

Our big surprise this summer was a visit to Castro Urdiales. During the boom years – pre-crisis of course – the outskirts of Castro have suffered heavily with a lot …

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Photo of Bulls
History & Culture / Sport and adventure

Will Spain ever ban bullfighting?

November 28, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

For years, bullfighting has been perceived as a symbol of Spanish culture. Bullfighters were seen as charismatic heroes, as the true essence of masculinity, and Hollywood stars like Ava Gardner …

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Cantabria / Gastronomy

It is Raining Stars in Cantabria!

November 23, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

  Cantabria, along with the rest of Northern Spain, has always been well known for its great home cooked, traditional food “comida casera” at its many small, family run restaurants. …

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Asturias / Cantabria / Castilla & Leon / Euskadi / Galicia / Gastronomy

Hearty stews

November 15, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

What better way of keeping the winter ills at bay than a hearty, warming, nourishing soup or stew? Every region or even province in Spain, has its own special version …

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Cantabria / Gastronomy / History & Culture / Picos de Europa / Special places

Potes – “The town of bridges and towers”.

November 8, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

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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Euskadi

San Sebastian – Donostia Pintxo Guide

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 - by admin

Our own insider guide to pintxos (don’t you dare call them ‘tapas’) in Donostia’s wonderful Parte Vieja

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Cantabria / Special places

On our way to sun, sea and sand…

October 14, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

From as far back as I can remember, almost every summer brought our yearly holiday to Cantabria, when my two sisters and I would be packed into the car in …

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Cantabria / Coast / Gastronomy / History & Culture / Special places

“Sitting on the dock of the bay” at San Vicente de la Barquera

October 12, 2019November 22, 2019 - by Catherine

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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Cantabria / Coast / Sport and adventure

Great golf, fine cuisine and outstanding surroundings

October 9, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

As soon as you get off the plane in Santander, you start to feel you are on the right track. On the small airport building, writ large, is the name …

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Coast / Euskadi / Gastronomy

Angulas and Gulas – the fascinating world of baby eels

September 27, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

Ever tried baby eels? No, neither have I – nor am I likely to at 600€ a kilo! Once a common food in the north of Spain, and really quite …

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