Local Knowledge: Sergio from Barcelona

Local Knowledge – Sergio Raventós, Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

“I love working with people, having a common goal, and seeing the evolution of the project,” our Local Knowledge expert Sergio from Barcelona tells us as we soak up some sunshine with his friends at a café terrace opposite his home in Gracia. “And then at the end of the project when everyone goes away, … Read more

Eating Out in Jerez – The Best Jerez Tapas Bars and Restaurants

Eating out in Jerez, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Eating out in Jerez is all about grazing on Spanish tapas and grazing on Spanish tapas is what you should do in Southern Spain’s food destination of Jerez de la Frontera. Even when the locals sit down to eat in a restaurant, in contrast to snacking while standing up at the bar, which seems more … Read more

Local Knowledge Jerez – Meet Belen from Spain’s Royal Horseriding School

Belen Bautista, the only woman among the 17 professional horse riders at La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre (the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art) in Jerez, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The only woman among the 17 professional horse riders at La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, in Jerez, considered to be the world’s best riding school of its kind, Belen Bautista is “gifted” according to colleague Javier. “She makes something so difficult look so easy,” he says, … Read more

Local Knowledge Marrakech – Meet Jamila from the Marrakech Medina

Local Knowledge – Jamila from Marrakech, Morocco. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Jamila, the manager, housekeeper and chef at the riad we are staying at in Marrakech, has been our go-to girl to this magical Moroccan city, providing us with local tips, insider advice and helpful directions each day we head out. It’s not our first time in Marrakech but it’s our first time staying in this … Read more