Known locally as “Sanfermines”, this raucous festival takes place in the Basque town of Pamplona between July 6th-14th in honour of the city’s patron saint, San Fermin. It is the most popular and most famous of all Spanish fiestas and is known throughout the world and visited each year by thousands of foreign tourists. This fame is down to the infamous “Encierro” or the “Running of the Bulls”, a dangerous tradition where thousands of locals line the streets of Pamplona’s old town and run the gauntlet will six half ton bulls over an 800 metre stretch. There is much more to the festival than just the “Encierro” and they include a lot of other ancient traditions as well as a fair dose of drinking and partying. Read the rest of this entry »

Spain is a country that has it all: tiny typical white villages and big crowded cities, its own very particular habits and European culture, big mountains and a very long coastline. Briefly, it is not only nice to live in Spain, but it is of course an ideal destination for a vacation.

In spite of this variety, the most demanded holidays, still are the ones on the Spanish coasts. 4000 km to take your pick. From the Costa Brava until Costa de la Luz, without forgetting the Cantabrian coast, there is a large choice of holiday homes to spend unforgettable holidays all year long. People can find accommodation on www.spain-holiday.com starting from cheap small one bedroom apartments until luxury beachfront villas or mansions. Read the rest of this entry »