With the notable exception of Italy (mi amore!), which we’ve visited every single year for the past three years, Spain and Portugal are the two European countries where we’ve spent the most time over the past several years. Our recent forays into Spain and Portugal include a full two months a few years back, a…
Spain’s history really gets shortchanged in American high school history textbooks, where it basically gets boiled down to “they were rich and sent Columbus (and the other Conquistadors) to the Americas” when the reality is much more diabolical and full of intrigue. I remember learning about that history on our first trip to Spain, which…
We’re putting our cards on the table here right at the beginning of this guide: We LOVE Madrid. It’s our favorite of the major Spanish cities – and we’re here use our experiences exploring Madrid to break the city down into neighborhoods and help you figure out the best place to stay for your particular…
We love Spain, and we really think Spain’s history – which is equal parts fascinating, diverse, and salacious – is something that should be taught more often in (American) schools, because it’s a (mostly) fun story with an interesting cast of characters. Similar to Sicily, where we spent almost a month a few years ago,…
First of all, putting the whole “gluten free” thing aside (don’t worry, we’ll get there in a few sentences), I absolutely love Madrid as a city. It’s livable, walkable, charming, and has a distinctly Spanish feel that some bigger tourist destinations in Spain lack (Barcelona is basically a third expats at this point). It feels…
We’re going to start this guide out with a somewhat hot take: Madrid is our favorite city in Spain (yes, we like it more than both Barcelona and Sevilla), and is a top tier European city for me. We loved Madrid from the first moment we arrived. After spending a week in Barcelona at the…