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<\/a>Gij\u00f3n: The famous red-letter Gij\u00f3n sign. Nowhere like the coastal beauty of this tranquil paradise. And Sporting in La Primera again!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Gij\u00f3n: The oldest part of Gij\u00f3n from el Muro. A walk along San Lorenzo is heaven at any time of the day.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Gij\u00f3n: Cimavilla at day. Swimming, sun bathing, boating \u2013 just some of the fun in a city full of beaches.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Gij\u00f3n: Cimavilla at night. The pinchos aren\u2019t quite Bilbao, Logro\u00f1o, or Pamplona, but the sidra is better.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Gij\u00f3n \u2013 Providencia: What better way to spend the day than on a coastal walk watching the world go by in boats!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Gij\u00f3n \u2013 el Musel: More Celtic than the Celts? Drink, song, and a love of fiesta. Maybe a shared DNA too.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Cand\u00e1s, Asturias: It seems like every day is a saint day in Spain. This was the Day of Asturias. September 8, another giant paella day.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Avil\u00e9s, Asturias \u2013 Oscar Niemeyer: It\u2019s no Frank Gehry Guggenheim, but then that takes money. The Niemeyer museum is in the port of Avil\u00e9s.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n A Coru\u00f1a, Galicia: Our own little Mont St Michel on the north-west coast of paradise.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Galician molinos: Saving the world one windmill at a time. My favourite drive from Santiago to Pontevedra.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Segovia: The Romans made a difference throughout the Iberian Peninsula. This aqueduct is one of the best-preserved examples.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Barcelona: Park G\u00fcell, Gaud\u00ed\u2019s magical home on the hill. You don\u2019t have to pay to see it, but it\u2019s worth it to see inside a visionary\u2019s dream.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Barcelona: Inside Gaud\u00ed\u2019s Sagrada Familia. No words can describe the style and colours. Breathless.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Barcelona: Barcelona from above. It\u2019s not all beaches and ramblas in the Catalan party capital.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Madrid: My attempt at a Cartier-Bresson art shot from within the Madrid Metro. 1960s pea green with light.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Madrid: More art tries from the Sunday Rastro. You can get anything and it goes on forever. Abanicos anyone?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Madrid: El Rastro \u2013 the place to be on a Sunday after a Saturday searching for Don Quixote\u2019s master in Las Huertas.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Valencia: This could be Anywhere, Spain. Jam\u00f3n ib\u00e9rico from Spanish pigs only. Part of every Spanish kitchen \u2013 the thinner sliced the better.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n La Gomera and Tenerife: Looking at the highest mountain in Spain, el Teide, from Christopher Columbus\u2019s last stop before the New World.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Malaga: It takes a bit of getting used to, but Las Procesiones during Semana Santa are as scary as a Santa Claus parade.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Spanglish Rules!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After almost 2 years and 50 caracolas, the semi-regular is becoming semi-irregular, and so it\u2019s time for a Best Of. Like the Best of Bread or Frampton Comes Alive, hopefully the collection of greatest hits exceeds the originals, the proverbial … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>