Spain Travel Blog

The online trips market in Spain diminished only a 1 % last year, opposite to the 12 % of the global business. The online agencies were the ones that came off well within the sector, since their income increased a 2, 7 %, according to the report on Online Trips in Spain written by Phocuswright

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It’s just one short boat trip along the Mediterranean sea what separates you from the Strait of Gibraltar, to the north of Africa. A few weeks ago, there has been brought into operation a new line of ferry, which had stopped working 40 years ago.

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The piece of news took us by surprise: El Bulli restaurant, the most prize-winning and famous Spanish restaurant, will close for two years, from 2012 to 2013. It was chosen by the Restaurant, a prestigious magazine in terms of hotel management, as the best restaurant of the world in 2009. The Bulli, the restaurant that Ferrá Adriá runs, has also a three-star condition granted by the Michelin Guide and is considered to be a benchmark of the international cuisine.

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A latest report on the Internet penetration in Spain and new categorical failure. In this occasion, the information revealed by the Institute for Economic Studies (IES) shows that either the broadband and the access to the Internet in Spain continues without improving, and it has not reached the European average percentage of homes with Internet services.

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If you like to escape just a few days from cold temperatures to spend Easter time in a nice beach of the Canaries, perhaps this is the right moment to book in ahead because, as statistics show, it is probable that, in case of waiting just a few weeks more, every single hotel in the Canaries will remain full of visitors.

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The average Spanish worker is a low-wage earner if compared to the ones from the UK, according to the information provided by Adecco, the temporary work group, which places the Spanish wage in a 20% below the community average. The document, which was elaborated by means of figures provided by Eurostat, the European statistical office, estimates the Spanish remuneration at 21.500 gross euros a year in 2008.

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Eivissa Town Council’s Tourist Board and the Tourist Excellence Plan provide an opportunity to attend reenacted tours in English intended to foreign visitors.

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Barcelona is one of those cities that, as hard as one tries, it seems almost impossible to get to know completely.

There always seems to be something new or which we did not notice before, and the streets are a surprising and lively mixture of art and history. From the Romans to Modernism, from the Mediterranean to the Collserola mountains, from the Gothic Cathedral to the Modernist Temple of Sagrada Família

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La Alhambra is delighted at its anniversary. 25 years ago, it was declared World Heritage by the UNESCO. From the moment it was declared as “world cultural heritage” on, this quarter of a century had witnessed several changes and modernizations according to this palace and fortress complex built during the Nasrid Dynasty.

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