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• Travel

Carreró de les Bruixes: a signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches!

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• Food

Huesos de Santo – the bone-shaped sweets that honor the dead in Spain

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• Travel

Casa de las Siete Chimeneas: the dark legend of Madrid

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

September 20th: World Paella Day

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

La Tomatina: Spain’s iconic tomato food fight

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• History

Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera – a short history of the world’s smallest national border

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• Food

Paparajotes: a traditional dessert from Murcia region, Spain

3 years ago Danilo

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Las Luminarias: a fiery and controversial Spanish celebration

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Twelve Grapes: a New Year’s Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck

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• Music
• People, mysteries and stories

“La Abuela Rockera”, the Rocker Grandma of Madrid

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 10#: Puerta del Sol Christmas Tree – Madrid, Spain

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• Food

Xuixo: the original Cronut named after a legendary acrobat’s sneeze.

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Malaga’s English Cemetery and its last guardian

5 years ago Danilo

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• Abandoned Places

Casa Hamilton, the charm of abandonment overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

5 years ago Danijel90

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• Art and Photography
• Lighthouses of the world

Okuda San Miguel, the spanish artist that turned an old lighthouse into a vibrantly colored work of art

5 years ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2020

21# Caganer: the best Christmas souvenir from Spain

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Francesc Canals i Ambrós: the Saint of Poblenou

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• History

Tomás de Torquemada: the mad monk burns 2,000 at the stake

6 years ago Robin

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• Travel

The Aqueduct of Segovia, a glorious Roman heritage in Spain

6 years ago Nathan

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• Art and Photography

Allegory of “The Tree of Life” in Segovia – Spain

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• Abandoned Places

Festival Club: Ibiza’s first club

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• Lighthouses of the world

La Mola Lighthouse – Illes Balears, Spain

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• Abandoned Places

The sad story of the half-constructed abandoned resort at Cala d’en Serra – Ibiza

6 years ago Ivan

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• History

#March 30, 1282: when Sicilian’s bells rang out for freedom

6 years ago Robin

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• Abandoned Places

Torre Nueva: The defensive tower in Spain built centuries ago to warn locals of pirate attacks.

6 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Pheasant Island: the only territory in the world that changes sovereignty every six months

7 years ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

10 bizarre Easter traditions around Europe

7 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Popcorn Bay: Fuerteventura’s beach with Pop-Corn-like sand

7 years ago Pavel

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• Food

Murcia, Spain: Entierro de la Sardina

8 years ago Ivan

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• Food

Morteruelo: the Spanish pâté which inspired someone write a poem about it.

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• People, mysteries and stories

Enriqueta Martì Ripólles, the story of the “Vampire of Barcellona”

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