Chocolate con churros – a traditional Spanish treat
Whether sprinkled with sugar or coated with a topping of your own choice, few things are more Spanish than chocolate con churros – a cup of thick hot chocolate served …
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Beach days, Carnota
Everyone has their own idea of the perfect beach, be it a secret rocky cove or a bucket and spade stretch of sand. The stunningly beautiful bay of Carnota in …
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Galicia’s beaches – a taste of the Atlantic
Galicia’s immense coastline is strewn with truly beautiful beaches, 772 of them in all, from the Playa de las Catedrales near the border with Asturias all the way round to A …
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Cider and Dinosaurs on the Asturian coast
Asturias’ ‘Cider Country’ or ‘The Dinosaur Coast’, call it what you will, the area around Lastres and Colunga at the foot of the Sierra del Sueve mountains is certainly one …
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Medieval Olite
Olite, a set on Flickr. Medieval markets and fairs are quite commonplace in Spain these days but we’ve never come across one quite as special as that of Olite. An …
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Surprising Castro Urdiales
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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It is Raining Stars in Cantabria!
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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“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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Angulas and Gulas – the fascinating world of baby eels
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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How not to make a fool of yourself when drinking cider in Asturias
Cider is a traditional drink in some northern Spanish regions, especially Asturias, but there is a whole ceremony wrapped around the drinking of it. First of all, and once you …
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