by cwells | 2014-02-28 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
The biggest event in Teruel is an amazing medieval fair surrounding an amazing, and perhaps fictitious, story of a tragic love match. (More on that in my next post, I promise.) To compare this to any paltry medieval fair is a slander to this incredible event, where...
by cwells | 2014-02-26 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
Gentle readers, I was lucky enough to attend an incredible weekend event in the town of Teruel. Like many places in Spain, this area boasts a very unique culture and community, and is the provincial capital of its own province, the Province of Teruel. Before I get...
by cwells | 2014-02-21 | Culture, Food, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Walking
Yes. It was THAT good. The conditions: a rainy, cold Sunday. A friend and I were hungry, so we decided to grab a bite to eat in a nearby restaurant that served vegetarian fare… but it was closed. So, we headed deeper into the town of Benimaclet, which has some...
by cwells | 2014-02-19 | Car, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
While my last post was related to Campo Arriba, this post will be about the nearby attraction of Alpuente. Originally a Muslim kingdom, this town is dominated by two structures: the castle on top of the town peak, and the octagonal church tower, a feature introduced...
by cwells | 2014-02-17 | Car, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
When a friend suggested a quick overnight trip to the town of Alpuente, I was excited to visit a new region and see other nearby parts of Spain. Originally a Moorish settlement (noted by the “Al” in front of the name of the place), Alpuente is a beautiful...
by cwells | 2014-02-14 | Culture, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
In previous posts, I mentioned how much the Spanish culture appreciates a good dress-up event (see here and here and here). I have even participated in some of this type of tomfoolery, as evidenced by my attendance, with a mask, at a full-on masquerade party for a...
