A Travel Guide For Madrid

About Madrid Madrid is one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities. It embodies an intense Spanish spirit and combines both modern and classical architecture to produce a sense of old and new co-existing in true harmony. The city is famous for its great monuments, palaces and museums, as well as being a lively metropolis brimming [...]

Canary Islands Winter Sun

Which holiday destination in Europe enjoys sunshine all year round?  It’s a bit of a trick question, as the seven Canary Islands are in fact located off the coast of Morocco in West Africa.  Hundreds of miles south of the mainland – but still part of Spain and therefore within the EU.  Creating a twelve [...]

Learn About Spain : Visit Retiro Park

Retiro Park (or Parque del Buen Retiro) in Madrid is is regarded as one of Madrid’s premier attractions. Beautiful promenades and pathways wind through it, there is a quiet lake, stunning memorials and sculptures as well as numerous festivities and fun happenings. The buildings within the park, once part of a royal palace, hold deep [...]

Learn About Spain : Puerta Del Sol (Madrid’s Central Square)

Puerta del Sol, which is Spanish for ‘Gate of the Sun’, is one of Madrid’s most popular tourist destinations. The gates were once the entrance to Madrid. Like many medieval towns it was surrounded in the 15th century by a protective wall and it is through the gates that entry to the city was gained. [...]

Discover Lanzarote This Summer

The small but scenic Canary Island of Lanzarote can be found just off the coast of West Africa. But has long been governed by Spain – and is one of the most popular holiday hot spots in Europe with British and Irish tourists. Thanks to the fact that the island has a great climate with [...]

Visit Madrid Spain

Madrid is another of the great capitals of Europe to explore. It may lack the glitz of Barcelona or the popularity Seville, but it has plenty of romance of its own. It’s the home to Spanish Kings and Queens. It has a great medieval center to explore. Its museums are among the greatest in the [...]