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Lonja de Seda Valencia Silk Exchange

Valencia is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. With a population of around 800,000, its the Valencian Autonomous Community´s Capital. That region also includes the Castellon and Alicante provinces too. The city is famous for Valencia

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Ziri Wall History of Granada

The History of Granada is quite a fascinating one. As with many historic cities, Granada was also a walled city at first. The city has had five different walled neighbourhoods over the centuries. The palatial city of the Alhambra, the Realejo neighbourhood and three

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Purullena Marchal North of Granada Spain

Spain – land of contrasts In this land of contrasts photo essay I will try to highlight the varied and vast country that Spain is. So much to discover, even after all these years living and travelling around the country it

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Eat in Granada local food

Options for vegetarian + vegans in Spain If you are vegetarian or vegan and visit Spain often or even live here.  Some of these tips should come in handy. This post was updated in 2016. Find the lastest version here>

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Andalucia Cabo de Gata by piccavey

Film locations in Granada + Almeria Film locations in Granada and Almeria chosen by Hollywood directors. Over the last 100 years these locations have hosted many famous actors. 212 films are made in Granada province.  Filming in this western area of Andalusia began in

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Typical Andalusian food

This post with Granada Foodie tips has been written partly because it was requested on Twitter by @AnExpatInSpain after a recent visit to the city and obviously because I love food! Granada Foodie Tips Here are seven scrumptious tips of typical dishes to taste when visiting

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