Barcelona, Spain – Top Ten City
There are very many interesting and attractive cities in Spain including Granada (see my recent Touring Holiday), Seville, Bilbao and the capital Madrid. What sets Barcelona apart for me is its vibrancy and outward-looking approach to the world, as signified by the statue of Columbus pointing out from the port. Curiously he is pointing East rather than […]
Madrid in November: Palaces, Parks and Paseos – Short Break
I’d visited almost all the capitals of Europe, but for some reason had never made it to Madrid, the capital of Spain. I knew something of the city’s fascinating history. I also knew that it is the highest capital in Europe and that it is situated at almost the exact centre of Spain. Maybe I had been put off visiting […]