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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Ten Best Restaurants in Spain

Where do top chefs go to eat? It may not be a question you´ve ever asked yourself, me neither but when I read that 53 top chefs have produced a list of 101 Best Restaurants in the World I took notice. I had to check out if any Spanish restaurants had made it and there are ten.

Here are Spain´s Best Restaurants according to the list:


Asador Etxebarri
Atxondo. 34-94-658-30-42
Specialty: Iberian Chorizo

Bar Bergarasan
Sebastián. 34-94-327-50-26
Specialty: ‘Falsa Lasaña’

Cal Pep

Barcelona. 34-933-10-79-61
Specialty: Pescado Croquetas

Dos Cielos

Barcelona. 34-933-67-20-70
Specialty: Foie Gras Ravioli

El Celler de Can Roca

Girona. 34-972-22-21-57
Specialty: Steak Tartare Dish

Hotel Els Casals

Sagas. 34-93-825-12-00
Specialty: House-Made Sausage

La Bodega Donostiarra

San Sebstian. 34-934-01-13-80
Specialty: Bocadillos

La Cuchara de San Telmo
San Sebastian. 34-943-43-54-46
Specialty: Foie with Apple Compote

Mugaritz
Errenteria. 34-943-52-24-55
Specialty: Edible Stones

Nou Manolin

Alicante. 34-965-20-03-68
Specialty: Jamon Iberico


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