Look, if you’re here, you probably already know that we have a strong recommendation for you: if you find yourself with an extra day in Madrid, you should go to Toledo. Before Madrid became the capital of Spain – which is a relatively recent change that saw Madrid go from backwater to capitol in a…
If there was one big European city that we, two self-employed Americans with a decent handle on Spanish, would move to without thinking too much about it, it would be Madrid. The reason is pretty simple: of the European capitals, Madrid feels the most lived-in of the bunch. When you’re walking around the historic center…
We love Granada, we’ve been multiple times in the past few years, and we think it’s one of the most fascinating cities in Spain, if not Europe as a whole. The cultural mix that has occurred in Granada, between the Muslim kingdoms that ruled it for 700 years and the Christian Kingdom of Spain that…
Ask anyone visiting Granada what their number one priority is while they’re in town, and it’s bound to be the Alhambra. We have now been to Granada twice in the past five years, and we feel like we can’t visit Granada without a trip up to the Alhambra. So, we’ve experienced the magic of the…
Sevilla, in many ways, is the most emblematic of the rich tapestry featuring a diverse cast of characters that is Spain’s history. From the Phoenicians and Romans, who both settled in the area we now know as Sevilla, to the Muslim kingdoms that had a foothold in southern Spain for hundreds of years, to the…
We like Sevilla, and think that it’s probably the most emblematic of the reasons we love Spain. Namely its complex history, and how that history has influenced the tastes and traditions of modern-day Spain. Nearly everything we can think of that is stereotypically “Spanish” – Flamenco, paella, the language – has been shaped by the…