We have now been to Madrid three times over the past five years to dive deeper into Madrid’s culture, history, and (gluten free) food scene, which has cemented its place as one of our favorite cities in Europe. There’s something special about Madrid that other big European cities lack. I think it has to do…
Sevilla – the capital of Andalucía – is a lovely city in southwestern Spain, straddling a picturesque river that was an important link to Spain’s colonies in the Americas and led to the rise of the city as a regional powerhouse. Over the past few years, we’ve been to Sevilla twice, and we’ve fallen in…
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…
After spending a few days in Granada on our first visit a few years ago, we came away with a much deeper understanding of the impact of the Muslim period of control on the Iberian Peninsula (which spanned nearly eight centuries) in Andalucía, and on Spain as a whole. There are so many aspects of…
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. We loved Madrid from the first moment we arrived. After spending a week in Barcelona at the beginning of…