There is a saying, that the Camino to Santiago begins at your doorstep. That was certainly true in medieval times, when pilgrims travelled from all over Europe on foot to Santiago de Compostela and back. For us, it began in Pamplona. We got up early in the morning and drove westwards from Pamplona – while…
El Encierro – the Running of the Bulls – lasts just a moment: from 8 o’clock in the morning to approximately 10 minutes later. La Fiesta – the Partying of the People – lasts the rest of the day and night! Your Travel Team landed in the middle the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.…
Although Halloween might have come from Ireland, originally the celebration of the celtic Samhain with candles inside carved beet-roots instead of pumpkins, it’s definitely an American celebration, which the Europeans slowly are warming up to. So if you’re in Europe in this murky time of year, despair not – we have some horrifying Halloween happenings…
We stayed in Barcelona last August and especially enjoyed the old shadowy Gothic quarter. After walking around for hours, with a sore neck from gaping at the architecture, the churches and the attractions, we needed a break. We found the perfect spot at Sagardi in Carrer del Argenteria, on the way to the church featured in the historical…
Every year on the night of January 19th at 12 o’clock in the evening to the night of the 20th January the people of San Sebastián celebrate the festival “Tamborrada of Donostia” – join them! For 24 hours the city will echo the sound of drums as men, dressed as cooks and soldiers, march around the…