Madrid, Spain City Guide
With tapas, open plazas and world renowned museums, Madrid is the capital city that keeps on giving. Stroll Gran Via for the best shopping, row across the pond in Parque Retiro and admire the 3,000 roomed Royal Palace. Check out our City Guide for the best things to do in Madrid, Spain!
Barcelona, Spain City Guide
Overlooking the Mediterranean, Barcelona is the rebellious sister when comparing Spain’s biggest cities. Admire Gaudí’s unique architecture at La Sagrada Familia, catch the Magic Fountain show in Plaza Espanya and soak in the rays along Barceloneta beach. Check out the best things to do in Barcelona, Spain in this city guide!
Montserrat Abbey
Monserrat Abbey is the perfect day trip from Barcelona if you’re looking to escape to the countryside. Monserrat is an abbey located high in the mountains about an hour from the city
Top Gaudí Sites in Barcelona
verywhere in Barcelona you can feel Antoni Gaudí’s presence. Check out our 3 top Gaudí sites in Barcelona: La Pedrera, Park Güell & La Sagrada Familia.
Costa del Sol: Malaga
Hey everyone! Towards the end of our time living in Spain, we were able to visit a good friend in Malaga. Liz was a coworker last year in Alcalá with us before she moved to Malaga to work at a school there. I had been to Malaga once before during study abroad, but it was […]
Feria de Abril
Hey everyone! Spring is quite possibly the best time of year to be in Sevilla. There are two big celebrations that happen during this time of year: the first being Semana Santa (Holy Week), and the next being Feria! We are a little behind on our blog posts but we wanted to share with you our […]
The Dragonpit in Italica
Hello Everyone! As you may have learned by now, Europe is filled with ancient roman ruins (as well as Game of Thrones filming locations). The south of Spain is certainly no exception and we took one of our free weekend days to explore the ancient Roman city of Italica. This ancient city overlaps with modern […]
Semana Santa
Hello everyone! Now that the orange trees are in bloom, the sun is staying out later and tourists are wearing shorts, we can tell that Spring is here in Sevilla! A huge part of Spring in Spain is Semana Santa (or Holy Week). Semana Santa begins on Palm Sunday (Domingo de los Ramos) and ends […]
Ronda & Setenil
Hello everyone! Two weeks ago, we took a day trip to two cities in the South of Spain: Ronda & Setenil de las Bodegas. We went with a program called We Love Spain, that does trips around the country, as well as to Morocco and Portugal. Our first stop of the day was Ronda. This […]
Life in Spain: The Good & The Bad
Hey everyone, Now that we’ve been living abroad for about a year and a half, we wanted to share some of the things we love (and some things we dislike) about living here in Spain. We’ll start with the bad… No Central Heating This might be the worst thing for us, especially since it’s winter […]
