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13 December, 2010

Things to do in Ronda

One feature really stands out when visiting the historical Spanish town of Ronda – its dedication and enthusiasm towards bullfighting. With miniature china matadors, postcards boasting pictures of every aspect of bullfighting you could care to imagine, and bull emblazoned tee-shirts hung outside almost every shop, it is hard to imagine that the banning of

8 December, 2010

Spanish recipes for Christmas

Looking for something other than turkey this Christmas? Get inspired right here! If you are fed up with eating – or particularly cooking – turkey and all the trimmings on Christmas Day and then feeling obliged to eat turkey sandwiches, turkey curry and turkey soup until you are left with a meatless carcass well into

6 December, 2010

Possibly the best Algarve luxury villas

Looking for a luxury villa in the Algarve to hire next summer? Check out some of our latest villas right here. Portugal has a lot to offer – culture, romance, stunning scenery, history, adventure and of course an enviable climate of year-round sun. Traversing with rich, hilly valleys and bound by golden sun-kissed sandy beaches,

3 December, 2010

The best villa holidays in Kefalonia

Looking for a villa holiday in Kefalonia? Look no further, these are the hottest properties on the island. With an air of sweet smelling citrus fruits circling jagged and rocky peaks and floating across long, sandy beaches, it is hardly surprising that the Greek island of Kefalonia remains a popular holiday destination. Intent on finding

30 November, 2010

Best walks in Skopelos

Skopelos is an amazing Greek island to trek, you are never too far from a beach or a view. Here’s our essential guide to walking in Skopelos. You may want to get Christmas and the New Year out of the way before you start planning for next year’s holiday, although with the weather getting infinitively gloomier, the

26 November, 2010

Spain has third best high-speed rail network in the world

If you’re thinking of Euro railing then you may want to consider including Spain’s excellent high speed rail network. Is it a coincidence that the acronym of Alta Velocidad Espanola is ‘AVE’, the Spanish word for ‘bird’? Or has the high-speed network Spain ambitiously aspires, been aptly titled to personify these trains as birds of

22 November, 2010

Christmas in Provence and the Toulon Christmas Fair

Whilst Christmas in the UK may half-heartedly begin on December 1, with the opening of the first advent calendar window, in Provence the festive season begins with a lot more zest and ‘official’ enthusiasm, on December 4, when St. Barbe’s Day is celebrated. Also unlike Britain where the decorations are hastily taken down and Christmas