A trip to the cinema is a holiday from real life. On a dreary Sunday afternoon you can travel the world, see someone save the human race, or immerse yourself in a love affair. However, just as there are thousand of different hotels out there to suit your mood, there are also different genres of cinema to cater to your every need.
Category Archives: Spain
A Wild March in Valencia
Sitting on the charming Spanish Mediterranean coastline, Valencia has become world-famous for its delicious paella valenciana and its City of Arts and Sciences, home to extraordinary futuristic architecture. Valencia is also a city renowned for its incredible fiestas, the ultimate proof of which lies in the Fallas, a festival that takes place every year from the 15th to the 19th March.
If you had to choose one of Spain’s many fiestas to attend, it should definitely be this one.
Barcelona: More Than A City
Are you at once a foodie, a clubber, a culture vulture, a skier and a beach lover? Then Barcelona is the place for you. Splendia’s very own Sergi Pastor, Barcelona born and bred, gives us the lowdown on the city that has it all.
Give us three images of Barce
lona.
Modernist architecture, fantastic food and glittering nightlife.
What is your favourite thing about living in Barcelona?
It’s got everything I need: A Mediterranean climate with more than 200 sunny days per year and an excellent location – beaches are minutes away in summer, and skiing at driving distance in winter. It’s also a paradise for food lovers and has a rich history and cultural heritage.
Real Madrid
Tamara Izko is a Spanish translator at Splendia. Having lived in Madrid for six years, she knows every corner of the Spanish capital. Here, Tamara gives us recommendations for discovering the history of Madrid, tasting the best tapas and visiting some of the best museums in the world…
Describe Madrid in three words.
Vibrant, cultural, cosy.
What makes Madrid specia
l for you?
The special thing about Madrid is that although it’s a big city, most people that live there come from different regions of Spain, so the majority of people are away from home. Therefore the city becomes the common place for everyone – it’s easy to make friends in Madrid who become your family. You have the benefits of living in a capital city that is full of culture, events and history, with a ‘town’ atmosphere that makes you feel you belong in Madrid, even if it’s not where you were born.
Le Macaron
The legendary macaron has origins dating back to 1792, when two Carmelite nuns seeking asylum in Nancy during the French Revolution baked and sold macarons in order to support themselves – thus becoming known as the ‘macaron sisters’. However, it wasn’t until the 1900s that Pierre Desfontaines of Parisian pastry shop Ladurée decided to take two of the cookies and fill them with a silky smooth ganache.
In recent years the macaron has become fashionable again, with weird and wonderful fillings cropping up in bakeries. Splendia have tried and tested (maybe one too many of) the crème de la crème of macarons from around the world. Step aside cupcake: the macaron is back – this time with a foie gras and cream cheese filling…