If for whatever reason you find yourself unfortunately having to choose one activity to embark on in Barcelona, make sure La Sagrada Familia is it. It is by far the most compelling and captivating sight in Spain. We highly recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time – buying tickets before your trip minimizes the amount of time […]
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España Parte Siete: La Rambla, La Barceloneta, Arc de Triomf, & the Opera!
We said goodbye to Seville the next morning and caught our train to Barcelona. We made it to Barcelona in the early afternoon and checked into our hotel. We selected the Evenia Rosselló Hotel located on Carrer del Rosselló in the commercial center of Barcelona, near the Paseo de Gracia and the Agenda Diagonal. The hotel […]
España Parte Seis: Seville Bullfighting Ring & La Plaza de España
The next part of our Spain adventure brought us to the Seville Bull Fighting ring and La Plaza de España. Spanish-style bullfighting, or corrida de toros (“running of the bulls”) is practiced throughout its origin country of Spain, as well as in some parts of South America and even southern France. Most bullfights consist of […]
Alcázar de Sevilla – Seville, Spain
We spent most of our second day in Seville touring the Alcázar of Seville, or “Reales Alcázares de Sevilla.” Registered in 1987 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Alcázar is known as one of the most beautiful palaces in Spain and is still used as the official residence for the royal family when they […]
España Parte Cuatro: Seville Cathedral
We took the train to Seville the next morning; it was a roughly 2 and a half hour train ride west through beautiful southern Spain country side. We took a cab from the train station to our hotel; we elected to stay at the Hotel Fernando III; there were numerous hotels available in Seville, but […]
España Parte Tres: La Alhambra
The next day was set aside entirely for La Alhambra and the Generalife. We highly recommend taking a full day to explore both. When we first arrived in Spain, we kept noticing this very popular breakfast dish, which seemed to consist of tomato and olive oil on bread and toasted. Since we didn’t exactly know […]
España Parte Dos: EL Albayzín District, Exploring Granada, and FLAMENCO!
The next day we planned to tour Granada a bit and explore the Albayzín district. We began our morning journey on the way to breakfast by making a stop at the Plaza Isabel La Catolica, near the Gran Via Hotel. Take some time to check out the statue; it’s impressive and historically iconic. The statue […]
España Parte Uno: It’s the End of Time and Pork is All That Has Survived
Andrew & Allison’s 2015 International Adventure took us this year to SPAIN! We spent a little over two weeks touring Granada, Seville, Barcelona, and Madrid. Every city was beautiful and special in its own way. We ate tons of fabulous food, toured more things than we could count, and met some of the greatest people! […]