Barcelona street art, shutter art and garage door graffiti abounds in the capital of Catalunya. While you can admire Barcelona’s best street art on a self guided stroll through the Barrio Gótico or Gothic Quarter, these days there are an array of other ways for you to enjoy this dynamic urban art that’s enlivening the … Read more
Boasting a lovely old centre that is largely pedestrianised, cobblestoned lanes lined with fragrant orange trees, and countless plazas boasting fountains, sculptures and alfresco cafés, Jerez (Jerez de la Frontera) is a real treat to explore on foot. Here’s a stroll around Jerez for you to do. We recommend doing it in the late afternoon … Read more
In our Liquid Travels series we do DIY tastings of local drinks from around the world. This sherry tasting of Jerez’ (not so) finest sherries and brandies should have happened in our home away from home in Jerez. We covered a lot in two weeks and simply ran out of time, so we undertook this … Read more
Good social scientists triangulate their data, and so, having sampled Jerez’s flamenco scene and gained an insight into Andalucian horse culture, it was impossible for us to truly get beneath the skin of Jerez – a city synonymous with flamenco, horses and sherry – without exploring the world of that wonderful fortified wine. Well, that’s our … Read more
There is something very special about the smell of wood in a workshop, the sound of hammering and sawing, the lack of noisy power tools, and the relative calm at which artisans go about their work. Which is why we travelled from Jerez to the white village of Algodonales for a day trip rather than … Read more