| Spain is
wonderful. So much to see, so much to do...eat, drink, sleep...
To many Spain is no more than the
classic, sun, sea, sand, sex and siesta of the Costas and where is the harm
in that? If that is all you want, then it is plenty in itself, but then you
would miss out on not only the real Spain, but also an endless experience of
culture, pleasure and anything else you might want to enjoy. A land of
paradoxes where the best seafood is found not by the coast, but right in the
centre, hundreds of miles from the sea, and where the angelic señoritas are
not quite as innocent nor inaccessible as they might at first appear.
Despite its reputation for hot blooded
Mediterranean passion, blood feuds and a literature founded on death,
revenge and tragedy and equally despite a history of the ultimate
intolerance of the Inquisition, internecine feuds, civil war and forty years of fascist rule under Franco,
you will find a relaxed, hospitable, charming and welcoming nation, or
rather a series of nations as they evolve into their constituent autonomous
regions.
So whether you opt for Moorish
architecture and cuisine in Andalucía, Basque seafood, the trendy bars and
style of Barcelona, the tranquil monasteries everywhere, or an excess of
roast lamb ("not as we know it") or crispy piglet in Castilla,
nights in palaces, you will not be disappointed...unless your head has
forgotten where your heart is. |
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