This weekend Barcelona celebrates the Chinese New Year parade. Chinese and Catalan entities will participate in the parade downtown Barcelona. The parade will begin at 11:30 at Parc de l’Estació del Nord and will end at Arc de Triomf, where from 12:30 performances will be played on a stage. People born in a year of …
Category Archive: Spanish Culture and Tips
Jun 09
The best dishes of the Catalan Cuisine
Have you ever heart anything about the Catalan Cuisine? Both if the answer is YES or NO, you should keep reading this article, even more if you are travelling soon to Barcelona, the Costa Brava, or any other place in Catalonia. The cuisine tradition in this Mediterranean region in Spain is legendary and varied: there …
Sep 21
The world best paella & E&TB Group
Would you like to try the best paella in the world? Then, you should visit La Albufera Moraleja restaurant in Madrid. They have recently won the Paella Valenciana International Competition in Sueca, Valencia. Fortunately, La Albufera Moraleja restaurant is a preferred supplier for the Spain DMC members, and E&TB Group is part of this association. …
Jun 17
Spain, next step: international destination for luxury events
Spain is one of the world main touristic destinations in the world thanks to the private tourism and the incentive tourism (the regular one). Now the aim of the country should be to “become a benchmark within the luxury events sector”. This is the statement of Blanca López, the founder of Les Belles Maisons, a …
Jun 05
El Celler de Can Roca world best restaurant
El Celler de Can Roca has been crowned the world best restaurant by the prestigious British magazine ‘Restaurant’. This has not been the first time in which El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Catalonia, Spain) has won this award. The restaurant of the siblings Roca achieved this prize for the first time in 2013. After …
Aug 22
A new Gourmet Restaurant in an idyllic place in Madrid
The former cinema Carlos III in Plaza de Colón, Madrid, has been refurbished to hold a new gastronomic space in the Spanish Capital City. This new Gourmet Restaurant has the holding capacity for 1,183 people, it has 5,800 m and it is divided into two floors. Inspired in the 40s and 50s, it is not …
Jul 17
What are the ‘tapas’?
One of the most popular Spanish dishes is undoubtedly the ‘tapa’. In fact, nowadays there are ‘tapas restaurants’’ all over the world. However, what exactly is the ‘tapa’? The well-known chef Ferran Adrià has explained it in front of 200 chefs from the UK, in the congress ‘El Arte de las Tapas’, organised by Estrella …
Jun 18
What do you want to know about “La Noche de San Juan” in Spain?
The night of “San Juan” is really special in Spain. It’s not easy to find people who don’t celebrate it with their family, friends, on the beach, on the streets… However, each part of Spain celebrates this great night on its way. Let’s talk about some of them. Comunitat Valenciana The city of Alicante, in …
May 30
Meliá Hotels International named as the Best Hotel Chain
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