Country Archive
Spain's Favorite City
Date: 01/14/2004Girona is consistently rated--by Spaniards--as the most desirable place in Spain to live.
Read OnBreakfast in Madrid
Date: 10/16/2003Madrid's Plaza Mayor, site of a Sunday morning coin collectors' market under the arcades.
Read OnSpain's Best Beaches
Date: 10/09/2003Santander has 11 of Spain's best beaches, including the soft, golden-sand beach of El Sardinero.
Read OnDeath in the Afternoon
Date: 09/11/2003This beautiful building is Las Ventas, Madrid's Arabic-style bullfighting ring. Like it or not, bullfights are part of the Spanish fabric.
Read OnLos Toros
Date: 09/08/2003I know some readers are probably horrified by the thought of bullfights, but I love them, particularly the rejones style of fighting--from horseback--favored by the elegant Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza.
Read OnVILLA OF THE BOTTOMS ON SPAIN'S HEAVENLY COAST
Date: 06/05/2003A statue at the notorious Villa Solamar, now known as Villa del Culs (villa of the bottoms).
Read OnONE SPANISH COASTAL RESORT THAT ISN'T AWFUL
Date: 05/19/2003Amazing! A popular Spanish coastal resort that I actually like...
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