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The Top 10 Things to Do (Including Free Things To Do) in Malaga with Kids

Shobha — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:13:16 +0000

If you just fly into the airport at Malaga and go onto its more ritzy neighbours like Marbella and Puerto Banus, you are missing the delightful city of Malaga itself. The Costa del Sol with kids is fabulous – you really can’t go wrong with the sun and sand formula for a family vacation. When...

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15 Outstanding Examples of Street Art in Valencia Spain

Shobha — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:29:26 +0000

Valencia is known for its futuristic architecture designed by local boy turned starchitect, Santiago Calatrava. The old city though is a rabbit warren of streets meandering slowly through hundreds of years of history. Along these back streets, you will find yourself the extensive collection of Valencia street art. Valencia’s urban art scene is so renowned that...

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The Amazing Three Michelin-Starred Restaurante Quique Dacosta in Denia Alicante

Shobha — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:59:27 +0000

I have to confess that my husband is the haute cuisine foodie. I am an equal opportunity eater who likes a good pizza restaurant as well as a Michelin-starred restaurant. So when we decided to take a family holiday to the Costa Blanca, my husband promptly booked the two of us into the three Michelin-starred...

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Five of the Best Day Trips From Barcelona for Families, Foodies & Culture-Vultures

Shobha — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:46:58 +0000

Everyone loves the city of Barcelona. I mean what’s not to love? This cosmopolitan city is the most visited in Spain thanks to its fabulous architecture, food, wine, weather, etc. There is so much to do outside of the city of Barcelona though that it would be a shame not to explore the environs of...

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Discover Huesca in Northeast Spain, One of the Most Beautiful Places In Spain

Shobha — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:51:24 +0000

Huesca is one of the most beautiful places in Spain that I have visited. The landscape is varied and rugged, dominated by the peaks of the Pyrenees, rocky outcrops of stone left over from the shifting of tectonic plates and fertile fields nurtured by the rivers flowing from the mountains. The mass tourism that has...

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Antoni Gaudi’s Crypt at Colonia Guell, a Catalan Modernist Factory Town

Shobha — Wed, 24 May 2017 22:43:30 +0000

Most people have heard of Antoni Gaudi’s famous unfinished cathedral in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia. Immensely popular, this cathedral receives some 3 million visitors a year! In the factory town of Colonia Guell, located in the outskirts of Barcelona lies the unfinished church crypt of Colonia Guell. The Colonia Guell Crypt is where Gaudi tried...

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15 Family-Friendly Things To Do on the Costa Blanca With Kids

Shobha — Fri, 05 May 2017 10:30:18 +0000

Costa Brava, Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol… the names are beautiful and conjure up mental images of sunshine and beautiful beaches in Spain. Not surprising because Spain has regularly been voted the country with the most high-quality beaches. This summer we will have an extended family vacation on the Costa Blanca, one of the most popular...

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Why There’s More To Art Nouveau Barcelona Architecture Than Gaudi

Shobha — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:21:12 +0000

You think you have seen all the major Catalan modernist sites in Barcelona? Think again. Chances are you have only seen all of the major works by Gaudi. Catalan Modernism was so much more than Gaudi sort of like Impressionism was so much more than Monet. The Hospital de Sant Pau is an example of...

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Fun Facts About The Most Famous Church in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia

Shobha — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:45:42 +0000

Artists do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their monuments. – Antonio Gaudi When I went to check out the most famous church in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia, exactly 20 years ago this year, my visit was very different from my recent trip. Unlike today only the Nativity facade was finished...

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A Must-Visit Gastromarket For Foodies – Mercado Merced in Malaga

ny_lon@living1 — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:59:26 +0000

Recently opened in the fall of 2015, the Mercado Merced in Malaga is another star in the constellation that is the city’s recently burgeoning foodie scene. The best known of the Malaga food markets is the Mercado de Atarazanas located in the old Moorish arsenal building close to the harbour. The Mercado Merced is a...

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