Rest of Catalunya

Wandering in Vilafranca

Today I’m taking you on a quick walk around Vilafranca del Penedès, the capital of the Alt Penedès area of Catalonia. It sits mid way between Tarragona and Barcelona and […]

Rest of Catalunya

Freedom for political prisoners

The call for the freeing of political prisoners is a common sign across Catalonia, with signs and yellow ribbons everywhere. Many are still pushing for independence for Catalonia, but the […]

Bench Series

Sant Salvador

Simple wooden benches line the promenade that runs the length of the sandy beach at Sant Salvador. Linked to Benches. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 May 2015

-London

Sunday Solution

Did you guess what the Wednesday What’s This was? Here’s the solution… …Catalan human castles under construction in London:

Black and White Challenges

Spanish Vineyard

Linked to B&W Landscape, Weekends in Black & White and Black & White Wednesdays.

Black and White Challenges

Sitges and Shoes

I won’t deny it – I do enjoy shopping. And Sitges is a great place to indulge my habit; there is an impressive selection of independent shops providing plenty of clothes and shoe […]

-Madrid

From Nose Jobs to Bottom Lifts

This week, Cee has prompted us to feature smooth objects as part of her Fun Foto Challenge. Some things become smooth even if they don’t start out that way; take […]

Public Art

These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period. Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter, poet, collector, cultural […]

Buildings

I Dillied and I Dali-ed in St Pete

Back in 1997, I was lucky enough to visit the Dali museum in Figueres in Spain. This Theatre-Museum was built upon the remains of the former Municipal Theatre of Figueres. The […]

Rest of Catalunya