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Visiting Arcos de la Frontera
In recent years, Spain’s Pueblos Blancos or White Villages, have exploded in popularity. These quaint small towns are known as such because their buildings are all painted white. Though there are more than a dozen towns that can be considered to be part of Andalusia’s Pueblos Blancos, Arcos de la Frontera is arguably the most…
How to enjoy visiting Cadiz, Spain
The small seaside Spanish town of Cadiz is not the kind of place where you’ll find a long list of tourist attractions. In fact, you can probably spend half a day seeing all the city’s important landmarks. This will free up the rest of your visit to soak up the sun and the chill Andalusian…
Visiting Sintra from Lisbon
Sintra is a magical Portuguese town just a short train ride from Lisbon where you’ll see the kinds of castles and palaces that belong in fairy tales. So is it possible to visit Sintra from Lisbon? Absolutely. Here’s how and what you can expect to await you there. Getting there and back Sintra is well-connected…
Things to do in Lisbon
Though much of Lisbon feels like a generic European city, there are some nice sites and experiences that set it apart from other cities in Portugal. If you’re visiting for a few days, these are the things to do in Lisbon that you probably don’t want to miss. Jeronimos Monastery Judging by the hours’ long…
Could I Live Here? Sevilla Edition
Despite how much its changed over the last several years, Sevilla is my favorite city in Spain. It’s not even a contest. So if I had to move anywhere in the country, it would definitely be Sevilla. (And yes, I know it’s Seville in English but I speak Spanish so I can’t bring myself to…
Could I Live Here? Arcos de la Frontera Edition
Arcos de la Frontera is a small town that is part of Spain’s Pueblos Blancos, arguably its most popular white village. This probably isn’t a city that I would have ever even heard of before my visit, except that I know someone who actually did live there for a year. Bless her soul, could not…
