Saffron is expensive, but there is no substitute! This delicate thread (the stigma of a crocus flower) is produced in various corners of the globe, though the best comes from Spain—La Mancha to be exact! In the tiny town of Consuegra, surrounded by Cervantes-esque windmills on the plains of Castilla ...

On the island of Menorca, ceramic artifacts used in cheese production have been found that date back to the year 3000 B.C. Everyone from the Greeks and Carthaginians to the Moors and Aragonese noted in the annals of their collective histories the importance and quality of cheese from this tiny ...

Semana Santa (Holy Week) is surely the most somber and sober of festivals in the busy Spanish party calendar. By and large the most extravagant in the provinces of Andalusia and Castilla-Leon (though observed all across Spain) Semana Santa is the week leading up to Easter Sunday. The traditions include city-wide processions, religious ...

Did you know that the Spain consumes 70 liter of beer per capita per year? While the Czech Republic consumes nearly double that, Spain sets itself apart by being the country with the most land area of grape vines in the world while actually drinking more beer than wine every year! While ...

The festival of Carnaval falls on different dates each year, as it is traditionally one week before Lent; a final, wild party before the fast that leads up to Easter. Carnaval is celebrated all over Spain, but the most famous, flamboyant, and authentic processions are found in Sitges (south of ...