Remember the great "Dollar Trilogy" of the often underappreciated spaghetti western genre? Sergio Leone shot "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (all of them starring a young and almost unknown American actor named Clint Eastwood) in the mid 60's in the desert of Tabernas in Almeria, Spain.
Mini Hollywood is a theme park that features some of the original sets used in all these movies, as well as occasional staged shootings and chasings performed by professional stunts.
They've been making sherry at Gonzalez y Byass winery, at Jerez, Spain in the heart of Andalusia, since the 1830's. So they obviously know from sherry.
In the centre of the Sevilla there is a huge parkland planted with a wide variety of trees from all over the world. It has been carefully laid out with lots of space to wander among the exotic plants and numerous areas where you can sit and rest (on beautiful brenches decorated with azulejos).
The Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957.
In Barcelona, as in the rest of Spain, there are Catholic cathedrals, monasteries and churches on nearly every block. Many of them have unassuming entrances that lead into lush and peaceful inner courtyards.
Downtown Madrid, Spain! Terrific architecture, endless outdoor cafés, regal buildings from the Royal family, a marvelous central park and some of the prettiest squares in Europe make this a beautiful city to discover.
A calm sunny morning in Barcelona at the city's marina along the Mediterranean seashore. Beautiful yachts, sailboats and other boats sit waiting for their chance to get out on the open water.
A nice find in Barcelona, Placa Reial is large public square with pretty fountains, cafés and lots of people soaking up the warm atmosphere.