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Fried fish in the Port of Santa María
Although finding the right touch of frying requires a certain ‘art’, its recipe conceals no mystery: fish (obvious), flour, salt, hot oil and a squeeze of lemon (although some prefer to forget this last ‘touch’). But fried fish needs no secret to be attractive. Its characteristic smell deals with starting up the saliva glands of anyone, for example, in the Port of Santa María (Cádiz), one of the places offering the best in the world. Just come to some of the restaurants of the so-called Shellfish Coastline (you can understand why) to find out. One of the most popular establishments is the El Romerijo shellfish restaurant. The best thing -
Desert, stars and rock and roll
In this case, the pirate flag points to the treasure, and not to the ship. The maps locate its position between the western Mediterranean sky and the arid desert in the southeast of Spain. Here is El Bar de Jo, a picturesque premises (to describe it in some way) for drinks, which gathers motorcyclists, rock 'n' roll fanatics with tattoos, allergic summer-goers and the crowds and lovers of legendary dawns. It all started about 20 years ago when Jo, a French motorcyclist, decided to set up in Los Escullos, a setting between the sea and the Cabo de Gata hills on the eastern coast of Almería. Here he built a small beach huts between ficus trees, -
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‘Tapas’ looking at the Alhambra
In Granada the matter of hors d’oeuvre is a question of state not limited to days of leisure, it's something that happens all the time. ‘Going for a drink’ —and therefore for ‘tapas’ (a small snack to go with the beer or wine)—, is a ritual held sometimes in magic places. One of these is the surroundings of the San Nicolás viewpoint, the busiest point for observing Alhambra in the city. The sun usually shines in this place of the Granada dolce vita mentioned by the local pop group Expertos Solynieve in their constant defence of slow living. The San Nicolás viewpoint is a place away from the city’s hustle and bustle w -
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Six bars matured with the taste of Almería
“Tapas” (a small portion of food included in the price of the drink) are one of the great attractions of Almería, a city that very often goes in better through your mouth than through your eyes. Whoever explores the gastronomy of the centre and fails to visit at least one of its traditional establishments with a 50-year history behind it cannot say that they have enjoyed tapas in this place. Maybe they can start with CASA PUGA (Jovellanos, 7), with its Andalusian and jacket prawns that the best gourmets wash down with a chato (a short glass) of the house wine: at the beginning of each season, the owner goes with a group of customers to try the wines in differ -
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Spain. On the road again
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A TASTE OF SPAIN