Despite being one of the most visited cities in Spain, Palma de Mallorca is still an unknown quantity to many tourists. Beyond its coves and crystal clear waters, this city has one of the richest and best cared for historical centres in Spain. There have been several architectural styles that have shaped the city, but there has certainly been one which has imposed: the Gothic. This style was used in the area beyond the time limits that corseted the rest of Europe. Here you can admire Gothic buildings built in the sixteenth century. The Cathedral and its famous rose window, nicknamed the Eye of the Gothic, are the most emblematic. Other examples are found in the market, numerous castles

When he was 10 years old, little Pablo hid under his sister’s bed to paint his first picture. Years later in the same room, the tourists crowd to see the pictures little Pablo later painted as the great Pablo Picasso. Malaga was his birthplace, something that can be appreciated by visiting the two museums dedicated to the Cubist genius: the Fundación Picasso, Casa Natural is completed with the collection of the Picasso Museum in Malaga. However, the Picasso museums are not the only interesting museums in this Mediterranean capital. With half a million inhabitants, Malaga has 24 museums in its historical quarter, one of the greatest concentrations of museums in the country

  Valencia is much more than beach, paella, tigernut milk, fallas and monuments by Calatrava, the architect behind the City of Arts and Sciences. It is still has much more to offer. It has one of the richest and largest historical centres in the country, although many do not know its history. During the times when the district was rebuilt, it was not surprising to see works held up because under the foundations they had found remains with centuries of antiquity. The area where the present city was built contains Roman buildings, Arab walls and, of course, mediaeval architecture. The ancient city was surrounded by a defensive wall of which only two witnesses remain, the Quart

According to the National Institute of Statistics, Campillo de las Ranas, in Guadalajara (in the province of Castilla La Mancha), officially has 198 inhabitants. One hundred and seventeen are men and 81 are women. However, despite its small population, this village has the honour of being one of the places where most weddings are held and also one of the most characteristic destinations of the so-called “black architecture”, a kind of popular house construction that uses slate, a mineral of grey, violet and bluish tones, as its main raw material. This gives the village a characteristic dark colour which, curiously, contrasts perfectly with the white of the weddings. Of

Indianos. This was the name given to Spaniards who set off for America in search of fortune and years later managed to return to their homelands with their dreams fulfilled. One such ‘Indian’ was Vitorón, a man from Felechosa, a small village in Asturias between the San Isidro and Las Fuentes ski resorts, 50 kilometres from the coast. When Vitorón embarked for Cuba, he left behind a girlfriend in Felechosa. Having made his money, he managed to return home. As he had so longed to return home, when he came back Vitorón had the plans for the house of his dreams in his case. It was a mansion in Cuban style, a beautiful building whose only problem was its

From 3 February to 29 March, Bilbao becomes an enormous stage for dance and reflection on body and space in the Dantzaldia festival, this year in its 13th edition. The festival brings different scenic proposals to the capital of Biscay to offer a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary dance. The 2012 meeting brings us such different languages as flamenco, street dance, folklore and contemporary dance, the essence of the festival. The shows are complemented by workshops, and body and dance cinema and talks with the artists taking part, all with the aim of offering a reflection on movement and its artistic form: dance. The festival is spread over different areas, from the large sta

Although today it is fashionable, Gin & Tonic is the oldest mix still consumed, and dates back to when the British East India Company was exploring Asia and the troops drank tonic water with a lot of quinine to combat malaria. However, its bitterness was not to the liking of the military, and they decided to add gin to sweeten its taste. This was Gin & Tonic, the drink now conquering the Spanish palates. Many premises offer this drink in the Malasaña district in Madrid, where the bars take on more and more waiters and barmen capable of giving the 'perfect service'. The innumerable combinations of types of gin and tonics give a similar number of flavours and a co