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Tapas in GranadaCities in Granada, Spain Granada is a beautiful city in Andalusia, southern Spain. Famed for its Moorish palace the Alambra, it is home to one of Spain's oldest universities and is the birthplace of Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also tragically murdered near his home town by Nationalist forces at the outset of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Granada offers visitors a genuinely welcoming experience. For each drink ordered in a bar, you are provided with a small tapas dish, usually a speciality created by the owners. This can range from fresh grilled prawns, to little toasts with some chorizo. Best of all, you still only pay for the drinks, unless hunger gets the better of you, and you "supersize" your order and make it a "racion". My advice-avoid long protracted sit down meals, and instead so what the Granadinos do and eat on the move!
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The Pilgrims walk to Santiago de CompostelaWalking in Santiago de Compostela, Spain This is a shorter version of the ancient 5 week Camino Frances or the “French Way” to Galicia. My journey joins the trail at Ponferrada, to the east of Santiago. There are traditional pilgrims’ markings and tracks to follow across the Galician hills, as well as new and slightly distracting yellow arrows painted onto everything. There are ruined castles and monasteries to visit along the route as well as churches housing several very significant religious artefacts. There are plenty of places to stay, including pilgrims’ only accommodations and campsites. I went in summer thinking it would be the best time to camp, and it was, although some of the days were very hot and not the best for doing 20kms or more a day. You’re supposed to embrace the statue of St. James in the cathedral at Santiago at the end of your journey, which I wasn’t intending to do at the beginning of my trip but in the end I wanted to. This is a good experience because you’re part of something that people have been doing since ancient times, so it’s a good time for personal reflection. There are some people on the trail who may want to talk to you a bit to much about their own plans for personal growth, but I think that’s probably how it’s always been and you should just embrace the whole pilgrim experience. The full route starts at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and passes through Pamplona, Estella, the Leon wine region and Astorga before it reaches Ponferrada.
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ZarautzBeaches in San Sebastian, Spain Zarautz in San Sebastian is an expanse of beautiful golden sand that can appear to stretch on forever; at 2.5 km it is the longest beach in the province of Gipuzkoa.
The focus here is really on water sports, with almost all tastes catered for, and especially on surfing. Zarautz is on the world surf circuit and a surf championship meets here annually, with people from across the globe drawn by the swell of the waves.
Aside from this it’s a great beach in a good location for those looking to relax with plenty of bars, restaurants and long walks to follow in the area.
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Hiking Cabo de GataWalking in Andalucia, Spain I suggest the hike from Aguamarga to Las Negras. Requiring just 5 hours , this route takes you into a desert country by the sea. The path will take you to three hidden and wonderful beaches: Enmedio, El Plomo and San Pedro
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Running of the BullsFestivals in Pamplona, Spain Pamplona! I wasn’t going to miss that was I! This is one of Spain’s most recognisable features. You’ve seen it on TV: it’s men running just in front of bulls down narrow streets like mad beggers. You don’t have to be a professional to have a go, in fact it’s desirable if you’re just plain mad or young enough to believe you’re invincible. A section of streets about 700 metres long is barricaded off and people jump on in, there aren’t any formalities, if you want to run you just pick a street and wait. Rockets announce the start of the running when the bulls are set free then it’s a free for all for the three minutes it takes for the bulls to get to the bullring and the rockets go off again. The runs run for a week from the 7th to the 14th of July at 8am daily (is that to attract or detract the very drunk I don’t know, but drinking and crowds has increased the danger over the years - frankly I can't imagine how they get the insurance to hold the event!). A spectacle yes! but it’s pretty rough on the bulls whose hooves slip all around on the cobbled streets and they can fall over onto each other as well as the people (who really have got any injuries they sustain coming to them.). The used to have these kinds of bull runs before bullfights to get the bulls from their corrals to the ring where they were going to fight and foolhardy young men would jump into the fray. Wikipedia says 15 people have been killed in Pamplona since 1910, the most recent in 2003. Locals say most incidents happen when a bull breaks off from the group and gets disorientated, they’re the kind of animals that will just go for anything, so onlookers beware. Ernest Hemingway captured the essence of the festival and runs so perfectly in ‘The Sun also Rises.’ and I would definitely recommend it as essential reading accompaniment for the festival. This will certainly get your blood pumping but it may get it boiling as well.
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