Arty Ceret is located in a picturesque valley of fruit trees, surrounded by hills blanketed in green oak, and watched over by the white peaks of Canigou, so it’s easy to understand how Ceret, our ‘home’ for two weeks, inspired so many artists to move here and paint its pastel-coloured houses and colossal plane trees … Read more
Cava, the Spanish sparkling wine, is Spain’s bubbly of choice. It is to the Spanish what Champagne is to the French or spumante or prosecco is to the Italians. Go out to restaurants and bars in Barcelona and you’re more likely to see locals drinking Cava than anything else. And you can’t blame them. Cava … 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
A Flamenco Guitar 101 was high on my list of things to do in Jerez. With experiential travel and in particular learning things being one of the guiding themes of our grand tour, lessons in flamenco guitar in Jerez, the heartbeat of flamenco music and dance in Southern Spain was essential. Sometimes we find it … Read more
It was the first touristy thing we’d done so far this trip, and after ambling the backstreets of Jerez, kicking back in the markets, and throwing back cervezas in bars with locals, it felt odd to be trundling along a path through the verdant grounds of La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre (the Royal … Read more