Photo Post: A Visit to the Seville Cathedral Rooftop
There are some things in Seville that don't need any further explanation - a cotton candy sunset over Triana, Plaza de España's beautiful tile benches, the dreamy chords and staccato…
Spain Snapshots: The Guadalupe Monastery of Cáceres
Many great places in Spain are seeped in legends, mentioned in texts or venerated by the insane queues at its ticket offices (I'm looking at you, Alhambra). For me, the…
Seville Snapshots: Costaleros Practicing for Holy Week
The capataz knocks once. As if mechanically, the 40-off men beneath the wooden structure heave together, resting on their heels, hands gripping the wooden beams above their heads. A second…
Photo Post of Carmona: The Perfect Little Day Trip from Seville
Nothing says long weekend like a roadtrip, a quick stop in a village and the mass migration of people during the sacred puente. Not wanting to go too far, I…
Spain Snapshots: The Romanesque Churches of Oviedo
There is little I don't love about Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias, nestled between the Picos de Europa and the Cantabrian Sea - the enormous cachopos, the…
Seville Snapshots: Calle Pureza, the heart of Triana
"Soy Ana, de la Calle Pureza" Kelly never fails to let people believe she's trianera, a resident of the Triana neighborhood of Seville. When I called this barrio home for…