-
Totally Spain's Food Guide for Families with Young Kids Travelling in Spain
Kids are adored in Spain and you’ll find that they are great ice-breakers when it comes to mixing with the locals. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a few hiccups along the way when travelling with junior. We’ve put together this food guide for families in Spain so you know what’s what when i
-
Totally Spain's Guide to Significant Jewish Heritage Sights in Spain
A new wave of interest in a sad chapter of Spanish history is making it easier to retrace the steps of the Sephardi community that was evicted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492. Since the decree of expulsion was formally revoked, the Spanish-Jewish diaspora, as well as histor
-
Time Travel in Cantabria - from Neanderthal Man to Contemporary Spain and Everywhere in Between
We’ve been hooked on a cult book about immortality by the Spanish writer Eva Garcia Saenz. It’s a great read that unfolds in a museum in Santander in Northern Spain and takes us back to our cave dwelling past in Cantabria and other moments in history before returning to contemporary Spain. The
-
Totally Spain's Guide to the Best Cathedrals in Spain
To understand Spain, you need to taste its food, walk its streets and step inside its amazing churches and cathedrals. Being neither architects not clerics, our eclectic shortlist of eight “cathedrals” features the heavy hitters but we have a few surprises too. One is a combination o
-
Top Museums in Cantabria & Other Rainy Day Tips & Activities
Cantabria has a reputation for rainy weather among the Spaniards – although it’s well into November and it’s still nice enough for ice-cream cones on the beach! But we won’t deny that it rains more than in Andalusia so if you do hit a wet day, here are some of the amazing museums to choose from
-
Spain's New Michelin Star Restaurants
All eyes were on Santiago last night to see the names of the restaurants appearing in the latest edition of the French gastronomy bible. No change at the top – Spain is still home to 8 establishments with 3 stars (Akelarre, Arzak, Azurmendi, El Celler de Can Roca, DiverXO, Martín Berasateg
-
Totally Spain’s Guide to Significant Jewish Heritage Sights in Portugal
We’ve written recently about Spain’s Jewish heritage and today we’d like to highlight some of the more significant Jewish sights in Portugal where you can step back in time and get a sense of how this vibrant community lived and worked. We start in the capital, Lisbon, and tour nine locati
-
Totally Spain’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago Driving Routes
It’s been a while since we wrote about the Camino de Santiago, so we thought we’d bring you some of the alternative Camino routes in Spain which can be walked, cycled, ridden and driven. Yes, driven!
Who Drives the Camino de Santiago?
We’ve organised many Camino-themed driving tours of Spain. B
-
Planning a Lisbon City Break? Here's Why at Totally Spain We Keep Going Back
Like many of our clients, we often plan a week off in a warmer climate during our Christmas break. We’ve travelled to Lisbon to ring in the New Year in the past and are debating whether to go back again this year. On the off chance that you are still deciding where to go, we thought we’d s
-
Spain & Portugal for Baby Boomers & Mature Travellers with Totally Spain
Today’s post is not about a place in Spain we want you to visit. And we’re not giving you any travel tips either. Today we are writing about the brilliant mature and active travellers we work with every day. It’s our way of showing our appreciation and why not, maybe it’l
-
Planning a Trip from Spain to Portugal's First Parador
We love the Paradores franchise in Spain and are delighted that the luxury hotel chain has opened its first parador in Portugal. Here’s how we are planning a route around a night or two at the Parador Casa da Insua…
It’s only taken 87 years for the Spanish chain to open a hotel outs
-
San Sebastian 2016: Why this European City of Culture is (Always) Worth Visiting
We’ve been tracking San Sebastian’s rise to the culinary hall of fame since we first lived in the Basque Country over 15 years ago. Now as Europe’s City of Culture in 2016, its cultural calendar has finally caught up with the chefs and it really is a world class destination for all the sen
-
Totally Spain's Insider Guide on What to See & Do in Northern Spain
Totally Spain has been planning custom trips around Northern Spain since we started out in the year 2000. We set up our business from Vitoria in the Basque Country and were soon bowled over by the interest in this beautiful yet quite unknown part of Spain. Today we are still based in Northern S
-
Totally Spain's Guide to Savvy Savings in Spain
Our clients have been known to “splash out” on certain things when travelling in Spain but equally love finding a bargain or getting a bit more bang for their buck. We thought we’d put together a guide to Savvy Savings in Spain to make it easy for everybody to find great value for mo
-
Totally Spain’s Guide to the Menu del Dia in Spain – Regional & Seasonal Dining at an Amazing Price
Eating out is a major part of any holiday and here in Spain we have amazing restaurants to suit every budget. Today we’re going to focus on the set-price meal in Spain known as the ‘menu-del-dia’ which is usually served at lunchtime from Monday to Friday. It offers incredible value for money an
-
Why We Always Recommend Taking a Food Tour in Spain
Like the sound of a gastronomy tour but not sure what it involves? We outline one of our tours in Seville to give you a sense of what actually happens and answer some of the queries we receive from our clients before they embark on their first foodie tour.
The first thing you have to know about
-
A Spanish 'Sin' - Totally Spain's Guide to Enjoying Spanish Bar Culture with Alcohol Free Drinks in Spain
While nobody loves a cold craft beer or a glass of Rioja or cava more than we do, we love how easy it is to socialise in Spain without drinking alcohol. Here are some of low-alcohol or no-alcohol drinks that are popular in Spain when you need to be 100% alert.
Alcohol-free beer
Sin is the Spani
-
Top 5 Places to Eat in Barcelona
Top 5 places to eat in Barcelona Top fine dining restaurants and the top 5 places to eat in BarcelonaBarcelona has become a bustling metropolis which has produced some of the top chefs in the world. Eating out in Barcelona and enjoying the local cuisine is a must part of anyone’s holiday to Barcelon
-
Free Maps of Spain
Free Maps of Spain Free Maps of Spain – free to downloadThe following maps are property of Spainguides.com. However you are free to use any of the following maps in return for an attribution link back to our website ( http://spainguides.com ) . Map of Spain – The
-
The Noche de San Juan - Spain's Best Beach Party
Spain’s Best Beach Party The noche de San Juan is one of Spain`s best beach parties Spain´s beaches where full again last night with excited families enjoying a night of fun for the Noche de San Juan, one of Spain`s best loved summer beach festivals. The noche de San Juan is celebrated o
Total
241 -travel
FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage LastPage CurrentPage:
3/13 20-travel/Page Goto:
