Episode 16 |Carnivals in Spain
February is the month of carnivals all around the world, the most famous ones are the ones in Rio de Janeiro and the one in Venice, but as you can imagine Spain being a Catholic country celebrates the beginning of lent with huge celebrations.
Join Jorge and Fran as they go over their favourite carnivals in Spain.
Episode 15 |Exploring Southern Spain
Join Jorge as he takes you on a tour of his native Southern Spain. Influences range from the Phoenicians thirty centuries ago to Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Jews. This cultural mixture makes Andalucians them have a special spark in their eyes, in Spain they call it “duende.”
Episode 14 |Exploring the Camino de Santiago
The Camino to Santiago has been the most important Christian pilgrimage since the 8th century. Today thousands of people from every corner in the world, but most importantly from every cultural background join this 600 miles hike.
Episode 13 |Exploring Catalonia
Catalonia consists of four provinces, Lleida, Girona, Tarragona and of course Barcelona. It lies to the north east of the Iberian peninsula, facing the Mediterranean. Protected by the Pyrenees and embraced by the Castilian Plateau, we find a melting pot of cultures and identities, a cradle for pioneers, and a landscape that defies imagination.
Catalonia is the land that inspired Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, the land of some of the best food in Spain. This is the perfect tour if you are interested in history, art, food and mediterranean life.
Episode 12 |Basque Staycation
The Basque Staycation tour will immerse you in this ancestral culture. For sure we will be visiting the world famous towns of San Sebastian and Bilbao with its impressive Guggenheim Museum, but we will also be visiting small little villages in the Pyrenees.o dynasties of monarchs.