SEFARAD (Spain). The sweet legacy of an inheritance

Sefarad is a biblical name that the Jewish tradition has identified with the Iberian Peninsula since the beginning of the common era, its use being relegated in the modern Hebrew language for present-day Spain, using Portugal itself for the neighboring country. It is believed that the identification of Sefarad with the kingdoms of Castile and

Sintra: the city of the palaces of Portugal

Sintra is a delicious Portuguese town in the district of Lisbon. It was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco on December 19, 1995.The municipality has large areas of important natural, cultural and aesthetic value, and the constant tourist flow led to preserve it by classifying the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park as a Protected Landscape Area. Among

Estoril in Portugal

Estoril is a town in the Municipality of Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. Estoril is famed as a luxury entertainment destination on the Portuguese Riviera, as home of the Casino Estoril. Estoril is one of the most expensive places to live in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. It is home to a sizable foreign

Rias Baixas in Galicia (Spain)

The Rías Baixas are a series of four estuarine inlets located on the southwestern coast of Galicia, Spain. They are the Ría de Muros e Noia, the Ría de Arousa, the Ría de Pontevedra, and the Ría de Vigo. The northernmost Rías Baixas begin below Cape Finisterre while the southernmost rias border the Portuguese coast,

Picos de Europa and Our Lady of Covadonga in Cantabria (Spain)

The Picos de Europa («Peaks of Europe», also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about 20 km, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León. The highest peak is Torre de Cerredo, at an elevation of 2650

Ribeira Sacra. Winter way of the Jacobean’ route. Galicia

The Ribeira Sacra is an area that includes the banks of the Cabe, Sil and Miño rivers, in the southern part of the province of Lugo and the north of the province of Orense, in Galicia, Spain. The capital of the area is the city of Monforte de Lemos, in the province of Lugo, which

The Jacobean Route.(Part I) The Primitive Way

Camino de Santiago is the denomination that has a series of Christian pilgrimage routes of medieval origin that go to the tomb of the Apostle Santiago el Mayor, located in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain).In a stricter sense, it has historically been known as «Camino de Santiago» (today called «Camino de Santiago

Andorra. Ski and duty free shopping

Andorra is a tiny, a sovereign landlocked microstate principality, also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group of originally Catalan descent. Tourism in Andorra sees an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually and has become a popular tourist

Avila. Old Castile in Spain.

Ávila is a Spanish fortified city located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Sometimes called the Town of Stones and Saints, claims that is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. Owns complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style;

Coimbra. Portugal

Portugal is the perfect destination to travel with friends, or in a group. “Portugal is small but bully.” There are a lot of places that are real gems.We introduce you to Coimbra. El Fado de Coimbra is a highly stylized genre of fado music originated in Coimbra. According to tradition, to applaud fado in Lisbon