This year’s Spanish MotoGP takes place in Jerez on 29 April 2012, with the practice and qualifying on the 27 and 28 April. Motorcycling fans will be flocking to the Circuito de Jerez to watch the sport’s biggest names, including Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa and defending world champion Casey Stoner. The 2011 race ended in controversy after Rossi took out Stoner on lap 8 while attempting an overtaking manoeuvre.
Spanish MotoGP in Jerez
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Top 5 Beaches on the Costa de la Luz
April 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
The Costa de la Luz in Andalucia is known for its miles of unspoilt, sandy beaches. Here is a selection of some of the finest beaches on this beautiful stretch of Spanish coastline.
A survey of hotel price comparison websites
March 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
When it comes to finding the cheapest hotel deals online, which is the best price comparison website? Or do you get better value for money if you book from the hotel’s own website? To find out, I tested the prices for a weekend stay at three different hotels in Andalucia:
Gruta de las Maravillas – Aracena Caves
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Gruta de las Maravillas (Cave of Marvels) is one of the most spectacular caves in Spain. Situated beneath Aracena’s castle, this vast subterranean space, with its weird and wonderful rock formations, provided the backdrop to some of the scenes in the movie Journey to the Centre of the Earth. The caves were formed by water eroding away the limestone rock over a period of several millennia.
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Casa del Cine in Almeria
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the autumn of 1966, while filming How I Won the War, John Lennon spent six weeks at the Santa Isabel mansion on the outskirts of Almeria. During his stay at the house, the Beatle wrote and recorded an early demo of the classic Strawberry Fields Forever. Santa Isabel has now been converted into a museum, the Casa del Cine, which explores the history of movie-making within Almeria province.