Following on from Eating in Granada, we caught a bus to Seville. 37 degree days, it was the hottest (literally) city of the all the places we’d visited in Spain. Siestas are a must in Seville to get out of the heat. But we both loved this gorgeous city. The Plaza de España especially! La […] Read more…
After Eating in Spain – Valencia and La Tomatina, we flew to Granada for a couple of nights. The point of our Granada stay was to see the Alhambra – a stunning palace and fortress complex (worth seeing for the beautiful Moorish carvings!). Bodegas Castañeda Our hotel was only a few metres away from Bodegas […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 3 – La Boqueria, we took the train south to Valencia for two nights to take part in the 2019 La Tomatina (annual tomato throwing/slinging fight). Did you know that Valencia is the town where paella was born? We wanted to try Valencian-style paella, which […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 2, this chapter focuses solely on La Boqueria or Mercat de la Boqueria. Barcelona’s busiest and biggest market. It was mid-afternoon when we arrived so it was packed full with a crowd. I found that it was difficult to stop and browse as there were […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 1… Forn de Sant Jaume After a blissful morning discovering Casa Batllo (highly recommend booking the 8am private tour before it opens to the general public), we sauntered down to Forn de Sant Jaume (about a 2 minute walk from Casa Batllo) for breakfast. I […] Read more…
In August 2019, Mr FPJ and I headed to Europe for an epic 6 week holiday. Barcelona was our first stop in Europe. I couldn’t wait for tapas and all the jamon. Our flight landed at 9.00pm so by the time we caught the metro to our hotel (in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona), […] Read more…