Extremadura – Page 2 – Sunshine and Siestas

Spain Snapshots: Garganta la Olla, the gorgeous extremeño pueblo you’ve never, ever heard of

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:April 21, 2014
Post category:Architecture Extremadura Featured Habla de Tu Ciudad y Vive de Ella photo post Places with Encanto Rural Tourism Spain Shots travel photography Trujillo
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There was only one real reason why we stopped: it was sunny and just about 1pm, which meant it was beer hour. Snaking down the one-lane highway that led from…

Visiting Spain’s Archaeological Sites

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:January 18, 2014
Post category:Andalusia Tourism Architecture Extremadura Featured Roman History Spain Lists Spain Travel
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Spain has an ancient landscape where you can explore ancient human sites that date back to prehistory. The earliest sites, the caves and rock shelters, date back to the Paleolithic…

Tapa Thursdays: The Effervescent Jamón Ibérico

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:October 25, 2012
Post category:Andalucia Andalusia Tourism Extremadura food gastronomy ham Huelva photo post Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Tapas Tapas Thursday travel photography typical Spanish
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Some thing are just better experienced than written about. Among my favorite moments of my five years in Spain are the "early nights" that turn into café con leche as…

Wildlife abounds at my suegro's farm, including these pure bred Andalusian beauties

Everybody Was Pueblo-Timing

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:February 17, 2012
Post category:andalú Andalucia Cazalla Extremadura family gastronomy ham religion Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Seville Province Spain Things to do in Sevilla toros tourism typical Spanish
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Everyone in Spain is, sorry to tell you, not fútbol- or flamenco-obsessed. Not everyone in Spain loves jamón. Not everyone in Spain speaks Castillian. But, yes, everyone in Spain has a…

The Spanish Outback

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:December 8, 2009
Post category:Extremadura Spain Travel
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Tita said, "We call it Extremadura for a reason, hija: extre because we're so far west, and madura because everything here is just more harsh." There could not be a…