The Palau Robert in Barcelona presents the exhibition “Ferran Adrià and elBulli. Risk, Freedom and Creativity”, which will run from 2 February 2012 to 3 February 2013, showing the talent and comprehensive capacity to innovate that Ferran Adrià, the late 20th and early 21st centuries’ most influential chef, has applied to gastronomy” Dont miss it!! www.madeforspain.com
Category : Food and Wine, Friends, Lifestyle... The way we live, Made for Spain, Spain
San Fermin Festival is without any doubt the wildest and most fun festival in Europe and maybe in the world. The amazingly festive atmosphere and the way pamplonicas (locals) party has to be seen to be believed!! The Festival begins on the 6th at 12 Noon with El Chupinazo (an amazing opening ceremony) then the fiesta runs non-stop through the midnight on July 14th
The Running of the Bulls (the encierro –enclosing–) takes place in Pamplona from July 7th to the 14th at 8 AM each morning from and it lasts around 3 minutes at the most. It is how locals take the bulls for the evening bullfight from outside of the city to the bullring.
Even though the festival is famous for this unusual event, it is only a small part of the fest, something guests really only want to watch it once or twice. It is free to run, if guests want to take the risk but we, at Made for Spain, strongly discourage this. We have the best balconies in the city for seeing the running of the bull so that our clients enjoy the fiesta with no risk.
If interested in San Fermin fiesta or having clients willing to enjoy it please make sure you contact us at Made for Spain so that we can guarantee the ultimate travel experience in San Fermin www.madeforspain.com
This is what a new, prospective client who reached out to both Huffman Travel and Made for Spain emailed to Shawna Huffman Owen at Huffman Travel:
“I can immediately see that the Virtuoso network gives us the best of both worlds…the ability to work with you and Huffman locally, with the knowledge that your on-the-ground intelligence and relationships come from Made for Spain”
WOW!!! This is the power of our Virtuoso family!!! What a wonderful way to begin a week!
Spain has a rich wine culture. Wine flows on every table throughout the country and there are so many varieties to choose from. I want to let you know about a fruitful region just 1.5 hours drive north of Madrid. Ribera Del Duero is an authentic winery haven. These sun lush hills produce a grape intense in flavour that gives rise to a variety of deep and heady wines. Bodega Lopez Cristobal http://www.lopezcristobal.com/LopezCristobal_en is nestled in the picturesque village of Roa de Duero. Its owner Galo López Cristobal is keen to give his visitors an intimate insight into the workings behind an operational winery that distributes wine all over the world. I can recommend the Crianza, bottled in 2008, but why not decide for yourself which is your favorite? In the tranquility of the winery garden you will taste and sample a selection of the very finest wines on offer whilst chatting over a light tapas with Galo. As he explained to me, whenever wine is involved it’s a social occasion, it lets you see the world in a different color. Whether it be at home or out with friends and family wine brings us together and it is this element that has made him such a fan as well as a real expert in the subject. This experience is not only for wine buffs, it would suit anyone looking to get a sense of Spanish life and culture. A great opportunity to get out of the city and visit the beautifully, green, open spaces of the Spanish countryside whilst learning about a rural occupation spanning thousands of years, a bedrock for Spanish economy and customs.
Category : Made for Spain, Made for Spain Staff, Spain
Made for Spain has been nominated for the “Best Local Destination Management Company Award” at the “Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence 2011”
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Here we are… singing and dancing with friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBnUldifFac&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Category : Art, Friends, Lifestyle... The way we live, Made for Spain, Spain, Spain - Madrid, Sports
The latest in Madrid by Andrew Ferren for the New York Times http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/travel/recreation-on-madrid-waterfront-heads-up.html?ref=travel
Category : Food and Wine, Lifestyle... The way we live, Made for Spain, Spain
Don’t miss this article if you want to learn about “What is now now” in Spanish Gastronomy…. Loved reading it and felt I must share the delight with my friends… ENJOY!!
Category : Food and Wine, Lifestyle... The way we live, Made for Spain, Spain, Spain - Madrid
Peter Greenbergs webcast on Madrid
http://www.petergreenberg.com/b/Video:-Travel-Madrid-Like-A-Local/-870428271129299091.html