The arrival of August means the transformation of the identity and the current schedule of Gijón. This city in Asturias, in northern Spain, becomes mod. The Euroyeye festival fills the streets with collectors’ Lambretta and Vespa scooters and people dressed as they did in 1960s England. They come from all around the world and probably have spent months meticulously preparing the suits, jackets, boots and hairstyles that will complete their look on this first weekend of August when, for the last 18 years, the event has been held. They are fans of the music and cultural movement that was born in London in the late 50's and that now you can relive in the music of The Wh

  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

Lavapiés was originally the Jewish quarter of the Spanish capital and today is a multicultural area, maybe the most multicultural area in the city whose twisted district streets give us the former Escuelas Pías de Madrid, a school run by the religious order of the Escolapios which now belongs to the National Distance Learning University. Its rooftop houses a very curious cafe that serves as a bubble to isolate one from the urban bustle. This is the Gaudeamus Café, a premises whose main sign of identity is the large terrace that can take you away from everything while you gaze at the adjacent district from above. The Gaudeamus is a destination for all kinds of you