Hex colour reference: #ffa474 A colourful note: the colour name atomic tangerine became a Crayola colour in 1997 (quite a mild colour given its ferocious name) and in 1995-2007 there was a […]
The Catalans are proud of their heritage and you’ll spot many a yellow and red Catalan flag flying, no matter the time of year. With the current push for independence […]
Sometimes, it is good to move away from the rigidity of the horizontal and vertical, and venture into the crazy world of the diagonal. Claridges at an angle seems more […]
In Tarragona, on the Rambla Nova, there stands a life-size monument to the tradition of building Castells, or Human Towers. As you can see above, the castellers are lifelike, with […]
Tarragona is a beautiful city, with fascinating Roman remains and the perfect setting right on the coast. The Balcón del Mediterráneo is the name given to the viewpoint at the […]
The Sardana is a traditional dance of Catalonia. The dancer is called a sardanista. It is a slow dance with intricate steps, danced in circles of differing sizes with a […]
Cee has started a new photography challenge this week, called Which Way? To mark its debut, I am featuring some of my favourite bridges. Most have already appeared in this blog […]
Whenever I visit Tarragona, I like to pop down to the fishermen’s district, El Serallo. It is home to a well known fish market, and many fish and seafood restaurants. […]
A peep through this window, reveals the statue of Caesar Augustus looking down over Tarragona’s coastline. Tarraco, as it was called in Roman times, is the first and oldest Roman settlement […]