Tag Archives: MADRID & CENTRAL

Magical Nights In Spain

Night walks in the medieval neighborhoods of Spain are magical...
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Shhhhhhhhh, Knifesharpeners Are Coming – Old Spain

Shhhhhhhh. Listen. You may hear a shrill whistle, twittering up the scale and back down. This is a sound of old Spain...
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Food For Fall – Spain Images

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.
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Photo Scoop (no. 2): Autumn’s Traditional Food In Spain

We Scoopettes love the markets for traditional food in Spain. In Autumn, they are bursting with bright colors and...
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Day Of The Dead In Spain

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
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Mushrooms – Traditional Food In Spain (and we are not hallucinating)

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...
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How To Be Street Sign Savvy

When I arrived in Barcelona, I stayed on Carrer de la Rivera de Sant Miquel for five nights. A street name with seven words was over my head when...
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Books About Spain – Read These First!!!!!

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...
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Mercado de San Miguel – Food From The Spanish Culture

Smells of freshly baked bread, sizzling razor clams, stuffed mussels, and fresh peaches tantalize...
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Cool Hostels In Madrid

Hostals can be cool places to stay. It is important to know what you want...
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13 Tips – How Not To Get Robbed Traveling In Spain

When you travel in Spain, you have to be cautious. Hot tourist spots attract pickpockets almost all over the world. Madrid, Barcelona, Granada...
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Levis Lovers in Spain/Barcelona Style

A humorous look at Spain and Barcelona style levis...
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Goooooaaaaaallll! Soccer in Madrid’s Bernabeu

Things to do in Madrid, Spain
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Weird Easter Processions – Info On Spain

Weird holy processions protraying history in Spain, celebrate Easter.
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The Scoop: 5 Events in Spain, February, 2010

The Scoop's activities in Spain for February.
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