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UNESCO World Heritage Site #151: Teide National Park
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 10 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is regarded as the world’s third-tallest volcanic structure and stands in a spectacular environment. The visual impact [...]
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Blissful luxury in Costa Brava
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 10 August 2011
The El Baix Empordá region of the Costa Brava is a stunning corner of Catalonia. About a two-hour drive north of Barcelona, the Empordá is a region of gentle rolling hills, quaint medieval villages, rice fields and mile after mile of fruit orchards and cheery sunflowers. The cities of Girona and Figueres lie to the [...]Blissful luxury in Costa Brava is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
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Daily Travel Snapshot: Valencia, Spain
Blog: WildJunket - 10 August 2011
Night view of the historical centre of Valencia, Spain.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #150: San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 9 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: The historic ensemble of San Cristóbal de La Laguna has outstanding universal value is an urban design that represents the concept of the ‘town-territory’ as the first example of an unfortified town laid out and built according to a complete plan based on navigation, the science of the time, and [...]
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Hidden Jávea – shhh, don’t tell
Blog: La Tortuga Viajera - 9 August 2011
I’ve got a little secret to share: a little place called Jávea in the province of Alicante. I probably shouldn’t be telling you about this secret, but you’ll just keep it between you and me, right? Located on the eastern coast of Spain, the beach town of 30,000 people stands out among the hundreds of [...]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #149: Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 8 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: Tárraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for all the Iberian provinces. It was endowed with many fine buildings, and parts of these have been revealed in a series of exceptional excavations. Although most of the remains [...]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #148: Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 7 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: The churches of the Vall de Boí are an especially pure and consistent example of Romanesque art in a virtually untouched rural setting. The group of churches is a remarkable example of an important constructional style in human history, like that of Romanesque art, to which it contributes characteristics that [...]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #146: Poblet Monastery
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 5 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: Santa María of Poblet presents a unique blend of architectural forms generally reserved for distinct applications. It has served as one of the largest and most complete of the Cistercian abbeys, as a massive military complex, and as a royal palace, residence and pantheon. It is a unique artistic achievement [...]
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Barcelona by Mouth
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 5 August 2011
Earlier this week, I ate at Movida Acqui for the first time.This Spanish restaurant in Melbourne, Australia is the latest outpost of chef Frank Camorra's popular series of Movida restaurants, the first of which is in an alleyway next to the wildly decorated Forum Theatre.
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Tenerife in pictures
Blog: La Tortuga Viajera - 4 August 2011
Because Tenerife happens to be more than just mojo and bananas, here are some other shots from my recent trip to the popular Spanish Island. San Francisco-style painted house in Santiago del Teide. Ginormous koi fish at our hotel. (Not really Tenerife-ish, but they’re pretty, so why not?) Me, a banana and some Germans. Sounds [...]
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Experiencing Madrid Like a Local
Blog: WildJunket - 4 August 2011
Just last month, I spent a few days in the sizzling heat of Madrid to catch up with a good friend who’d come all the way from Canada to Spain for our wedding. We both used to live in the bustling Spanish capital, where we spent most of our time roaming the streets, partying, meeting [...]
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Strolling around gorgeous Girona
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 2 August 2011
Girona is a small city in the northeast of Catalonia, about a two-hour drive or train-ride north of Barcelona. Often overlooked by tourists, it’s a gorgeous city located smack in the middle of the confluence of four rivers. As a consequence of its strategic location, Girona became a wealthy trading town centuries ago and was [...]Strolling around gorgeous Girona is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
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Going bananas for mojo
Blog: La Tortuga Viajera - 2 August 2011
The Island of Tenerife is covered in bananas – plátanos, to be exact. They’re everywhere you look. Now I’m not bananas for bananas, but I make a mean banana bread, so when visiting Tenerife recently I was kind of thrilled at the prospect of trying all sorts of fruit-based desserts (and non-fruit-based desserts – all [...]
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A few quick notes on Barcelona
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 1 August 2011
Stay - Learn - Research - Party - See. Not particularly in that order, but these are the things you should do while in Barcelona. Want to stay at a hostel in the middle of beautiful Place Rheal that offers FREE dinner? Do you fully understand how insane the Barcelona party scene is, and do you accept its challenge? Are you a non-Spanish speaker who is a master of mime? Check out this quick checklist of ways to tackle the beauty that is Barcelona successfully.
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In The Heat of Valencia
Blog: Suzy Guese - 27 July 2011
When a heat wave rolls through in summertime, I don’t turn up the air conditioner. I think of a day spent sweltering in Valencia, Spain. No amount of sun and heat can rival that day for me. As the heat overcame me, I turned from pale to blotchy. There was no end in sight. My [...]
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Photo of the Week – Barcelona
Blog: Ottsworld - 22 July 2011
I’ve already taken you to some of the main sites in Barcelona such as the Sagrada Familia and Gaudi’s creative tilework. But Barcelona is a diverse city full of architecture, food, art, and energy. This week I bring you some of the diversity of Barcelona. After all – there’s more to Barcelona than simply Gaudi! [...]
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Plane views: Barcelona
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 20 July 2011
Barcelona is one of my favourite European cities. Known the world over as the home of Gaudi and Miro, Barcelona boasts some of the most famous landmarks in the world such as the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece. For visitors, Barcelona offers great shopping, world-class museums, a picturesque historic centre, a vibrant culinary scene, pumping [...]Plane views: Barcelona is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
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Being Salvador Dalí
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 19 July 2011
At the Dalí Theatre Museum in Figueres, nothing is what it seems at first sight. The works of the great master, Salvador Dalí, first grab your attention with their intriguing appearance, then tease you with their cunning metaphors and finally tempt you to imagine a surreal world, where no boundaries exist and where everything is [...]Being Salvador Dalí is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
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Play outside in Barcelona
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 18 July 2011
Plans to hang out at the beach all day, everyday squashed by rain? Take a look and find out about the many public, outdoor spaces you can enjoy with a raincoat on. Even the Sagrada Familia offers its own way of enjoying a day outside in Barcelona!
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Europe with Kids — The Ultimate Guide
Blog: My Little Nomads - 16 July 2011
The best destinations in Europe for kids and families. Detailed information for planning your trip.
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Pick your Pintxos in Old Town San Sebastian
Blog: Travel Adventures of Newman - 16 July 2011
"Choices, choices...", I sighed, as I surveyed the numerous plates laid neatly side-by-side on the bar at Tamboril, a restaurant just off the main square in old town San Sebastian.
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Photo of the Week – Barcelona Tile
Blog: Ottsworld - 15 July 2011
As you walk around Barcelona you can’t help but be memorized with the tile work and architecture thanks to Guadi’s many masterpieces sprinkled throughout the city. The colorful, intricate and sometimes flamboyant tilework is everywhere bringing the city a warm glow. Here are some of my favorite colorful works of art! If you are [...]
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Beauty, Brutality & Motherhood – The Alhambra
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 14 July 2011
In the scorching cauldron of Andalucia, the Sierra Nevada mountains rise up to tickle the skies and gather enough snow to cover the peaks for most of the year. Beneath them...Beauty, Brutality & Motherhood – The Alhambra first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Apartments for Extended Travel
Blog: Ottsworld - 14 July 2011
I sat outside in my neighborhood in Barcelona at one of the many outdoor cafes on Avenue de Gaudi. The avenue was lined with little shoe and fashion shops I had never heard of, coffee shops, mobile phone retailers, and some small tapas cafes. I was surrounded by locals of all ages at other tables [...]
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The scenic Costa Brava coastal trails
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 12 July 2011
The Costa Brava is a stunning coastal region in Catalonia just north of Barcelona and stretches right up to the border with France where the Pyrenees mountains meet the Mediterranean Sea. Costa Brava means ‘rugged coast’, a reference to the spectacular cliffs and hundreds of coves that line the coast. Though famed for its beaches [...]The scenic Costa Brava coastal trails is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
