One of the most beautiful coastal areas of Spain is found in Catalonia, where the Costa Brava (Rough Coast) stretches through more or less 200 km, starting in Blanes (around 60 km to the Northeast from Barcelona) and ending at the border with France. This part of Catalonia has so many façades, which makes it […]
Visit Valencia for the Las Fallas Festival
For the people of Valencia, the days between 15th and 19th March are unarguably the most important ones of the whole calendar. During these days, local people celebrate the Las Fallas Festival in Valencia in order to welcome Spring and honor the city’s patron Saint Joseph. These days, Valencia is an endless sequence of […]
Where to go for Easter, Barcelona and its traditions
What to do and how to discover Barcelona’s Easter traditions Spain is a Catholic country, and as in all the Catholic countries, the Holy Week of Easter is a very important week for the religious people. Everywhere around the country there are celebrations and processions, in the small villages, just as in the big cities. […]
Montserrat: a great day trip from Barcelona
Our readers write us quite often to ask what to see in Barcelona, especially if they already visited the city and hence they have already seen the most important sights. One of the excursions we strongly recommend to people who visit Barcelona is a day trip to Montserrat, a very peculiar mountain situated only 50 km […]
The secrets of the Grande Place in Mons
Just a few weeks ago we showed you the things to see in Mons, a city situated in the Wallonia Region of Belgium. But we haven’t told you anything about the secrets of Mons, and the main square, the Grande Place hides not just one of them. Mons in Flemish means mountain, so it’s not surprising to […]
Exploring the city of Mons in Belgium
Mons is one of those cities that exist, but they are not part of the typical tourist itineraries and only few people get to visit them. However, it is a city with a lot of personality and there are many cultural activities and traditional festivities in the city during the whole year. Mons is a city that surprises you. […]