Category: Spain – Mainland
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Rock of Gibraltar is still a cultural melting pot.
Visitors to Gibraltar in pursuit of waving Union Jacks and the odd monkey will be satisfied. But those who linger after the tour busses leave will discover other attractions and cultures richly layered. The Rock is often touted in the press – indeed it touts itself – as “home from home” and “the best of British…
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Discover the White Coast
It may be less feted then its counterparts the Costa del Sol and Costa Brava, but the Costa Blanca is itself a veritable treasure chest of stunning locations just waiting to be opened and explored. Known as The White Coast, Alicante is perhaps the jewel in the region’s crown. Castillo de Santa Barbara is a dramatic fortification rising above the…
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Running of the Bulls – Spain
The single most characteristic event of the Fiesta of San Fermin. This is the event which has given the Fiesta world-wide fame and which appears on news broadcasts around the world during that special week in July. It is held at eight o’clock each morning from the 7th to the 14th of July inclusive. It consists largely…