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PARADORES, SPAIN & TORTILLA ESPANOLA

Travelers adore Spanish Paradores for a multitude of reasons. First is location. The Spanish-government owned and operated inns are sprinkled throughout Spain in spots most useful to tourists. Some are near major tourist attractions in large cities. Others grace small villages. And a few sit in far-flung, remote areas with little other choice of accommodations. […]

ATRIO/MICHELIN STARS AND RELAIS & CHATEAUX

Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Cáceres. Actually, Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Spain. The two-Michelin-starred restaurant and Relais & Châteaux hotel is worth not only a detour (in Michelin speak), but also a bucket-list trip—at least for lovers of food, wine and architecture. Atrio sits in […]

¶ Posted 23 November 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CACERES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Atrio, Caceres, El Bulli, Emilio Tuñón Álvarez, Ferran Adrià, Food, Jose Polo, Luis Moreno Mansilla, Relais & Châteaux, Spain, Spanish Foods, Tono Perez, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

CÁCERES, CULINARY CAPITAL OF SPAIN, 2015 & MIGAS

The food of Cáceres rocks! The restaurants are rad! The take-home edible souvenirs are wicked and wow! No wonder a jury composed of top representatives from Spain’s hotel, restaurant and publishing industries, declared the city “The Culinary Capital of Spain, 2015.” The city, in the province of the same name, sits in the sparsely populated […]