What do Barcelona and the Eiffel Tower have to do with each other? To answer this, one must go back in time. Gustave Eiffel prepares himself for a big presentation proposing his massive steel tower for the upcoming world fair. He’s confident his vision of a grandiose monument to mark the entrance of the exposition […]
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Giant Spider Art at the Guggenheim Bilbao Spain
Standing in front of the giant spider art work at the Guggenheim Bilbao museum I shiver. Gazing upward 30 feet (9 meters) to the Spanish sky, this mother Guggenheim spider looks as though she may have spun straight out of a science fiction movie. At the famous museum in Bilbao, the big spider Guggenheim statue […]
Cycling Spain’s Best Kept Secret
A travel secret exists in Northern Spain and it’s name is Picos de Europa. Cycling in Spain may not be unusual but through these lush alpine valleys filled with wild flowers and grand Atlantic ocean views, the peaceful roads rarely see bicycles, or vehicles for that matter. With cycling tourism flourishing worldwide, particularly in Europe, […]
La Ruta del Cares – Spectacular Hiking in Spain
Spain’s La Ruta del Cares (The Cares Route) is reported to be one of the most spectacular hikes in all of Spain. The Cares gorge and the river it is named after, separate two ranges of the Spanish Picos de Europa mountains. Inaccessible until the 1920’s when a hydroelectric company built a water canal high […]
Spain – Bilbao, The Basque Country with Eels and Sherry For Breakfast
Following our epic cycling holiday through the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain, we arranged for an easy day; a guided tour of Bilbao, a city in the heart of the Basque country. Map courtesy Wikimedia Commons Our guide Aitor arrived promptly and was keen that we should experience all things Basque and from Bilbao. […]
Spain – From Bliss To Bedlam
Gone were the sounds of cowbells echoing through mountain valleys as we cycled through the Picos de Europa of northern Spain. The cows and sheep on green hills and rock ledges had been replaced by miles of fine sand beach hugging the Spanish city of Santander. Looking out from our hotel balcony onto the sea, […]