Famous French female author George Sand stayed at a northern Mallorca Serra de Tramuntana monastery in the 1840s with her Polish composer lover Frèdèric Chopin and penned the autobiographical novel , A Winter in Mallorca in 1842. The … Continue reading →
New Years in Cala Ratjada, Mallorca, Spain Hiking the nature preserve. I sat in the palm gardens before the Palma, Mallorca, Spain medieval cathedral ‘La Seu’ and looked at a Marco Polo guidebook map of the Ballearic … Continue reading →
Meet the Spaniards With Tapas and Wine. Imagine you’re sitting in a dimly lit jazz lounge. Everybody around you has a smile on their face, a drink on their table, and everyone is dressed with a classiness that … Continue reading →
Espana Road Trip Through History. Along the expressways of modern Spain you can drive from Leon to Valencia in about three hours. Five hundred years ago when Spain became a nation (i.e., when the name “España” was first … Continue reading →
Discover Spain by Road and Sea. My only regret after several months in Spain was not having discovered it sooner. Franco in 1969. Maybe that avoidance stemmed from a prior trip to Spain and Portugal … Continue reading →
A A Relais & Chateaux in the Mountains. \ In 1691 General Baron de Preu began construction of the spectacular fortification we see today. We discovered El Castell de Ciutat (Castle of the City) by chance. An … Continue reading →
Spain Speaks Tennis at these Resorts. Spain has become a hot-bed of tennis activity. Spanish players like Rafael Nadal have become mega-stars. Major tournaments in Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia attract large crowds, as do Davis Cup matches featuring … Continue reading →
