Apartamentos Terraluna* 12 apartments situated in the historical heart of Cordoba, just metres from major tourist monuments. The accommodation encircles an endearing and traditional courtyard, with a central patio of orange trees and geraniums adorned by a fountain and offering total tranquillity. More information.
Apartamentos Turísticos Luna de Cristal** These attractive, tourist apartments are situated in the centre of Cordoba, just minutes from the Jewish Quarter and the Mezquita. The building comprises 6 apartments. During the renovation of the building much of the original features and materials were reused and the interior design is based on 1930’s Art Deco and Andalusi style. After a day out exploring you can sit out in the patio courtyard, dotted with plants and flowers, an oasis of tranquillity. More information.
Hostal Santa Ana* Guesthouse situated in the heart of the Jewish Quarter. Located next to the Mezquita, the hostel has been recently restored (2004) and has 18 confortable rooms. From here, you can visit the main and most emblematic places in the city on foot: Mezquita, Julio Romero de Torres Museum, Archeological Museum, Tower of the Calahorra, Alcázar, Corredera Square, the Town Hall. More information.
Hospedería Duque San Martín* A nice, small, family run hotel located in the Jewish quarter of Cordoba, close to the Mezquita and the Plaza Tendillas, offering 18 charming rooms and a charming Andalusian interior courtyard. A great location, ideally situated for forgetting about the car and discovering this beautiful city on foot. More information.
NH Amistad Córdoba**** Hotel located at the heart of the city’s historical centre, in Plaza Maimonides, at the heart of the Jewish Quarter (Judería). Very close to the Arab wall, the Great Mosque, the Bullfighting Museum and the 14th century Synagogue, a privileged location that often surprises our clients. More information.
Hospedería de El Churrasco*** Cosy inn located in the heart of Cordoba, close to the narrow lanes of the Jewish Quarter, attached to the famous restaurant El Churrasco. The hotel is equipped with a lovely terrace/solarium at the inn with views to the Mezquita de Córdoba and two Andalusian patios. More information.
Hotel Selu*** This family-run hotel is situated in the commercial and monumental centre of Córdoba, within the World Heritage Site surroundings. Just a few minutes away you will find the Jewish Quarter and the Mosque Cathedral. More information.
Spanish Civil War guided tours in Barcelona
Guided tour around Spain
Spanish natureTravelling around Spain on a scooter
Entertaining video from the Guardian here showing a woman travelling around rural Almeria on a Vespa scooter.
Best tapas bars in Palma de Mallora
The Guardian has this article on the best tapas bars and bodegas in Palma de Mallorca, home to an an impressive ranges of good eateries. I particularly liked the sound of Bodega Bellver:
Tucked up a side street around the corner from the theatre, Bellver is about as far away from Palma’s gleaming 21st- century tapas bars as it’s possible to imagine. Dark and shadowy, with shelves lined with dusty bottles and wine barrels, and rickety wooden tables scattered around the small space, it is steeped in history, atmosphere and the smell of spicy pork frying on the tiny grill beside the bar. Order up icy beers and pinchos and settle into a slice of unchanged Mallorquin life.
Trekking in the Sierra Nevada in June
I enjoyed this post on the iberianatureforum by Maria:
Outside the tapas bars of Lanjaron temperatures reached 30 degrees. 2500m above we donned our duvet jackets as an icy wind tore across the white snow filled plateau. Such are the contrasts this year in southern Spain’s Sierra Nevada, a legacy of the worst winter weather in living memory.
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Travel guide to Osana
Good review of the county of Osana here from Barcelona writing.
On food of Osona
Pork and its by-products may be the most emblematic food of the county, but Osona has much else to offer gastronomes. The truffle (trufa), a black mushroom that grows underground and is highly prized, and a wide range of bolets (Catalan mushrooms) including pinetell, rovelló, rossinyol, cep and fredolic are found locally, as are the white beans (mongetes) of the Collsacabra Mountains, characterised by their small size. For dessert, the pa de pessic de Vic (sponge cake) is worth trying as are the regional cheeses, curds, honey and jam.
Teruel bat
Detail of modernist forge of the Staircase of the Paseo del Óvalo. The monumental staircase was built in 1921 to link the new railway station with the old part of the city. The work has modernist and neomudejar details. By SantiMB on Flickr
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