Spain: the little-known opera destination

Spain: the little-known opera destination

Spain is widely celebrated as the land of flamenco, and one can hardly imagine the country without a soundtrack of strumming guitars and furiously clacking heels. But the Spanish music scene has much more to offer than just the “cante jondo”, especially when it comes...
Las Fallas: Valencia’s most fiery festival

Las Fallas: Valencia’s most fiery festival

Every March, while many people around the world eagerly await chirping birds, budding trees and other signs of spring, Valencians are putting the finishing touches on their fallas. These highly flammable papier-mache sculptures of celebrities, politicians and...