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Hotel Review: Don Miguel Hotel

Ronda is one of the most beautiful small cities in Spain. It usually hosts many day trippers from Malaga, Marbella, Seville since you can see almost everything in one day. But some people, like myself, want to stay a few days here and soak up the atmosphere of this town. To do so you will need to book accommodation. Here is an unbiased review of the Hotel Don Miguel in which I spent three nights…

5 Bodegas to visit in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

If you’re coming to Jerez de la Frontera, you’re probably coming for one main reason: visiting the bodegas. The bodegas here are quite different from what you might think of in NYC (as I have been explained by commentators on my Twitter posts). In fact, a bodega in Jerez de la Frontera is simply a place where they store barrels and barrels of wine as they turn it into delicious sherry…

The Best Tapas Bars In Seville, Spain

Seville is a city in Andalusia, Spain that has a big tapas culture. And although the tapas experience in Seville is quite different from Granada tapas, Seville is considered to be one of the best cities to try traditional Spanish tapas. You can find hundreds of tapas bars in Seville and many are worth visiting. After spending quite a long time in this city, exploring Seville, its history, and its tapas, I made a list…

The Comprehensive Guide To Seville, Spain

As well as being the capital of Andalusia, Seville is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and popular cities in all of Spain. Seville attracts tourists by its architecture, history, and delicious tapas. To help organize your trip to this city and hit all the most beautiful spots, I wrote this comprehensive guide to Seville to include all the significant information you’ll need regarding sights, when to see them and a cost breakdown to…

The Best Tapas In Ronda – Restaurant Bar El Lechuguita

El Lechuguita is the most popular tapas bar in Ronda, Spain. And for good reason: here they serve delicious tapas for under €1 each. El Lechuguita is located in the center of Ronda, just 2 minutes away from Puente Nuevo (the reason why people come to Ronda in the first place). El Lechuguita tapas bar has a very special atmosphere. They serve traditional Spanish tapas that are no different than Seville’s tapas, but…

Visiting El Rinconcillo – The Oldest Tapas Bar In Spain

As you probably already understood from the title of this article, El Rinconcillo is the oldest tapas bar in Spain, or at least that’s what they say. El Rinconcillo opened in 1670 and they offer a taste of traditional cuisine. About tapas… If you are familiar with the concept of Tapas, you know that “tapa” is a small starter that traditionally was served with a drink for free. Nowadays, except in Granada where…

Layover in Mallorca Walking Tour

Depending on how long your layover in Mallorca is, you may want to leave the airport and explore the old town of Palma a bit. Luckily for you, the airport is quite close to the city, and it is extremely walkable. Maybe that’s why Palma is such a hot cruise ship destination. A few hours can allow you enough time to walk down pretty much all of the streets within the old city. We…

How To Get To Tibidabo In Barcelona

If you’ve walked around Barcelona at all, chances are you’ve taken a look up the mountain and seen a towering church of the peering over the entire city. No, this isn’t the famous La Sagrada Familia (which is just in a normal area of the city), it is The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is located on the top of Tibidabo mountain and has one of the best viewpoints…

BARCELONA PINCHOS TOUR

If you have ever been to Barcelona before, you have probably tried pinchos. Also called pintxo or pinchu, these are sort of Barcelona’s answer to tapas culture and are wildly popular. All a pincho is, is a slice of bread with a topping. Traditional toppings are things like jamon iberico or croquettes. However, these days creativity plays as much a part in pinchos offerings as many hot trendy restaurants. This Barcelona Pinchos Tour article…

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO GRANADA’S BEST TAPAS

Granada has to be one of my favorite cities in the world, and a lot of it has to do with their tapas culture. For those of you that don’t know, tapas are a small plate of food that is free with the purchase of a drink. Nowadays this idea of free doesn’t really exist in most places in Spain, but in Granada you can’t go to a bar or restaurant and…