Spain’d in Haro
“You’ve been Span’d!” I’m not sure who coined the phrase, but I’ve been using it for over 25 years. It refers to things happening to you largely because you are out of phase with the Spanish culture and don’t know
“You’ve been Span’d!” I’m not sure who coined the phrase, but I’ve been using it for over 25 years. It refers to things happening to you largely because you are out of phase with the Spanish culture and don’t know
Ribera Sacra is one of the most symbolic examples of what is know as heroic winemaking. Because the vineyards are planted on the steep, terraced hillsides along the Sil and Miño Rivers in province of Lugo, Spain, each harvest is
On the northern coast of Spain’s Galician Province, there is a rock formation that gives the Beach of the Cathedrals (or Playa de las Catedrales in Spanish) its name. For a boy from the mountains of North Carolina it was
Spain’s La Rioja wine region sits on the south side of the Cantabrian Mountains. The views are stunning and the wineries plentiful. Deciding which winery to visit is a difficult task, but we settled on Bodegas Tobelos located in the
Burgos is a city of 180,000 people located roughly 150 miles north of Madrid. Among other things, the city is famous for the gothic cathedral where construction started in 1221 and continued for three centuries. The cathedral dominates the city
Like wines, Iberian ham (jamón ibérico) has a denomination of origin (DOP) system that includes four distinct regions — Guijuelo, Jabugo, Dehesa de Extremadura and Los Pedroches. We visited a dehesa in Los Pedroches where pigs and cattle are raised
You’ve probably heard of the wine regions of Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Rias Baixas, but you may not have heard of Montilla-Moriles. The region is located about 25 miles south of the Spanish city of Córdoba and features wines
We arrived in Córdoba on a Saturday afternoon and our hosts, Mara de Miguel and Adrian Diaz, met us at 8pm for a tapas tour of Córdoba. The evening proved to be much more than tapas. Our first stop was
Our daytrip to Segovia was punctuated by a bit of chaos, but, first, the beauty of Segovia. Segovia is located the Castilla y Leon region of Spain with views of the Guadarrama Mountains in the distance. This natural beauty combined
While some of the group arrived on Wednesday, the group was all together by 10am on Thursday morning. Some of us explored the city on foot while others opted for a 90-minute open coach tour of the city. Both options
As Casa Juan Marcos gets ready for our first guided tour of Spain, we are starting a travel blog to chronicle the experience. Here you will find images and stories of our visits to Spanish landmarks like the Roman Aqueduct