What do you do on a bright sunny day in January in Madrid? Take a walk in Retiro Park Rent a boat and row around the lake Sit in the sun and read a book Join your friends for a cold beer or vermuth before lunch Or join the crowd at Madrid Fusión
THE D-DAY BEACHES
Colleville-sur-Mer – The American Cemetery Omaha, Utah and Pointe du Hoc, Sword, Gold and Juno Beaches The D-day landing beaches and related World War II sites are, unquestionably, the major points of interest for Americans visiting Normandy. The long awaited Operation Overlord, the Allied landing on Normandy coast, one of the most important events of…
Madrid For Christmas
What’s Madrid like at Christmas time? This may be your year to find out. Madrid During The Day Madrid At Night Travel Planning, Bespoke Travel Exclusive Travel Planning Services by Iberian Traveler & Maribel’s Guides. Contact Maribel to arrange a custom itinerary for your next trip to Spain, Portugal, or France.
The Montecillo Dolmen, Ibaola Harriak and Bodegas Badiola
Surprisingly, or maybe not, this 3900 year old dolmen, a bronze age tomb, wasn’t discovered until 2009 by Roberto Ibáñez of Villabuena de Álava. It sits just north of the village on the high ground in the middle of the vineyards, which today belong to Bodegas Badiola. Interestingly enough, there is another “dolmen” located nearby,…
Normandy – Haute Normandie
Rouen, Monet’s Gardens, the Route of the Abbeys and the Alabaster Coast The coastline of northern France, known as Haute Normandie until 2015, includes white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads and is one of the most historical regions of the country. Visit the seaside resort of Deauville on the Côte Fleurie with its Belle Époque villas…
Madrid Fusión 2022
Spain in 2022 is about the culture of food & wine Spain Food & Wine 2022 We were invited to attend the recent 3-day long Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España 2022 by our friend and owner/chef of the popular Taberna La Catapa, Miguel Angel. This year’s event, the largest in it’s 20-year history, featured Dabiz Muñoz (DiverXO, Madrid), Joan…
Rioja, Beyond The Wine
Exploring The Other Rioja If you are planning on being in the Rioja for more than a few days, you have a great opportunity to visit some of the areas outside of the popular wine producing regions, or combine these areas with your daily wine touring. We usually visit Casalarreina, Santo Domingo de la Calzada…
La Ribera Baja de Navarra
Wine Touring in the south of Navarra The Ribera Baja, often referred to as the “kingdom of the vegetables”, is a flat river plain with sparse vegetation at the southern tip of Navarra between Aragón and La Rioja, a region dominated by the imposing Sierra del Moncayo mountain range to the southwest, and includes the…
Rioja Oriental
The Rioja Oriental, Spain’s largest sub-region is also its newest wine appellation and has been undergoing a winemaking transformation the past several years as a new generation of winemakers have reclaimed the long abandoned higher ground, bringing about a rebirth of the native Garnacha grape. Known as the Rioja Baja until 2018, the Rioja Oriental…
Wine Touring – The Najerilla Valley
The Najerilla river flows from the mountains of the Sierra de la Demanda to the Ebro River making this a special corner of La Rioja, with a unique style of wine, the lower part of the valley yielding the region’s most balanced wines. The valley, considered by many to be central to La Rioja vineyards,…
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