Category Archives: Art & Culture stuff

Curro

Posted on June 20, 2011 by EllieGee

Wild horses dragged us out of bed early on a Sunday morning in Baiona after all. We’d heard about curros – local round ups of wild horses with associated partying – in certain areas of Galicia in May and June … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain, Travel stuff, Wildlife stuff | 4 Comments

St James of the Field of Stars

Posted on June 18, 2011 by AdrianC

Even if you don’t quite swallow the myths about how Santiago de Compostela was founded, with the body of the Apostle being taken by boat to Galicia in a “miraculous” seven days after his beheading in the Holy Land, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain, Food stuff, Travel stuff, Van stuff | Leave a comment

León to Astorga and the Camino

Posted on June 17, 2011 by EllieGee

Gentle bimbling from the Picos via some of the Cordella Cantabrica mountains and flooded valleys brought us to the road to León, and in to the city for late afternoon. After finding the dedicated overnight campervan parking area (a corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain, Food stuff, Travel stuff | 1 Comment

Cave art ancient and modern

Posted on June 5, 2011 by EllieGee

In two days we’ve experienced the two extremes of art history. We spent much of Friday in Bilbao at the Guggenheim – several hours both outside and inside the museum. The building itself is the show stealer and will always … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain | 1 Comment