Tag Archives: MADRID & CENTRAL
Shhhhhhhh. Listen. You may hear a shrill whistle, twittering up the scale and back down. This is a sound of old Spain...
By admin | Published: November 19, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, MADRID & CENTRAL, MORE SCOOP, Moving to Spain, San Sebastian, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged barcelona, knifesharpeners, old spain, SEVILLE & SOUTH, the spain scoop
Old Spain images are found with the vendors that sell hot, roasted chestnuts. Sold in newspaper cones, the smells of roasing chestnuts waft through the streets.
By admin | Published: November 15, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged BARCELONA & EAST, castanas, chestnut, chestnuts, food, GRANADA, Negu, SEVILLE & SOUTH, Spain images, street vendors, sweet potatoes, The Blogdog
We Scoopettes love the markets for traditional food in Spain. In Autumn, they are bursting with bright colors and...
By admin | Published: November 5, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, BILBAO & NORTH, Food, Food, Food, Food, Food, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged autumn, barcelona, boqueria, food news, mercado de san miguel, photo scoop of the month, SEVILLE & SOUTH, traditional food in spain, traveling in spain, Triana Market
But what Spain does celebrate, is Dia de Todos Los Santos, or All Saint's Day, celebrated on November 1st. Traditionally this day, where most businesses are shut down and people have the day off of work, is for friends and families to visit the graves of their loved ones who have passed away
By admin | Published: November 3, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Guest Experts, MADRID & CENTRAL | Also tagged barcelona, day of the dead, festivals, GRANADA, in spain
It is Autumn and to many people in Spain, and to your Scoopettes, this means mushroom time. The chilly days call to people who forage the traditional food, wild mushrooms...
By admin | Published: November 2, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Food | Also tagged andulcia., autumn, bolets, catalunya, cets, food, Galicia, mushrooms, negu the blog dog, ravellons, recipe
Here is the Spain Scoop on some of our faves, both fiction and non-fiction books about Spain in English and castellano. Write us about...
By admin | Published: October 9, 2011
Posted in Books, MORE SCOOP | Also tagged Carols Ruiz Zafon, CAthedral of the Sea, Colm Toibin, gibraltar, Ildefonso Falcones, Larousse Pocket, Lonely Planet Spain, New York City, Nikki Weinstein, Our Ladyof the Sewers, Paul Richardson, picasso, Robert Huges, Rough Guide, Santa Maria Del Mar, Shadow of the Wind, Susanne Pfleger, The Angel's Game, Traveler's Tales
When you travel in Spain, you have to be cautious. Hot tourist spots attract pickpockets almost all over the world. Madrid, Barcelona, Granada...
By admin | Published: July 9, 2011
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, MADRID & CENTRAL, MORE SCOOP, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged avoid robbery, barcelona, Barcelona;Seville;Madrid;Granada;rob;theft;theives;safety, granda, pickpockets, SEVILLE & SOUTH, the spain scoop, theives, travel in spain
Weird holy processions protraying history in Spain, celebrate Easter.
The Scoop's activities in Spain for February.
By admin | Published: February 4, 2010
Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Canaries, Events, ISLANDS, MADRID & CENTRAL, More Cool Islands, MORE SCOOP | Also tagged Arco Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair, BARCELONA & EAST, Canary Island Festival, Cosmobelleza and wellness Fair, I Have A Dream Exhibition, Martin Luther King, music, SITGES, Wellness
Magical Nights In Spain