by Irene Corchado Resmella | Jan 20, 2016 | CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Spain is a country with a rich and varied regional culture and, unlike other countries, we don’t have such thing as a national costume. Foreigners often associate Spain with the ‘traje de flamenca’, but that outfit is worn by Andalusian women during festivals only....
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Nov 1, 2015 | CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Halloween’s gone. Thank God. I’ve been reading about pumpkins, eerie places and horror films for weeks. Time to move on. Don’t get me wrong. I like Halloween, but only the dressing-up part. We Spaniards love dressing up, probably due to having a big Carnival...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Aug 7, 2015 | Cáceres – northeast, History
After a 5-hour walk in the Garganta de los Infiernos Nature Reserve during our road trip to northern Extremadura it was time to head to our next destination: Hervás. This small town is located in the Ambroz Valley and is famous for having one of the best-preserved...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Jul 17, 2015 | Cáceres – northeast, History
If you didn’t have long to live, where would you like to spend the rest of your days? When Charles V Holy Roman Emperor asked himself that question in 1555 he didn’t go for a sumptuous palace. Instead, he chose to spend his last days in a remote monastery in northern...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Jun 30, 2015 | Cáceres – northeast, Myths and legends
Extremadura is a land rich in myths and legends and today I would like to share with you the story of Isabel, an avenging mountain-dweller from Garganta la Olla. As it happens with many other stories, La serrana de la Vera (the mountain-dweller from La Vera) has had...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Oct 2, 2014 | CULTURE & TRADITIONS
When travelling abroad it’s always useful to be able to understand and say a few basic things in the local language. You might already speak a bit (or a lot) of Spanish, but you will not find the words I’m sharing with you today in any Spanish coursebook....
