Interesting facts about Spain, legends, traditions…
Bullfighting: for or against? In Spain some people call bullfighting art, some call it torture. It depends a lot on demographics, usually older people are for bullfighting, and young people are against. Geographically, there are big differences as well, the South of Spain is, in general, more inclined to maintain Read more…
Ask anyone about what first comes to mind when you mention Spain, and it would probably be: Real Madrid; Bull Fighting; Paella and Siestas. I want to delve into the wonderful world of the siesta, or what could also be called a midday nap, and maybe with a more objective Read more…
If you’ve had the please to visit Spain, you were probably very surprised, if you are planning to go, you should get mentally prepared: In Spain we eat lunch and dinner very late. Late Lunch & Late Dinner Lunch is never before 2pm and dinner is never before 9pm. And Read more…
An Humilladero, a place for devotion A Humilladero is a shrine, a place of worship in the open air, usually a cross. Here devout Christians could humble themselves, that is, pray before the cross. They were erected mainly at the entrances / exits of the villages. Sometimes they served travelers Read more…
What is a ‘Plaza Mayor’ Plaza means square, and Mayor means largest or main. So literally Plaza Mayor means the Main Square. In Spain every town or city has or had an square called Plaza Mayor, although in some cases the name has change, usually for Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City-hall Read more…
We should judge ourselves first, then those who live among us. But it does not make much sense to judge people from centuries ago with the same standards. It was a different world. It was basically all wrong. Where do we draw the line? Christopher Columbus did some horrible things, Read more…
