http://gospain.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-11T10:20:52Z Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bullfighting-and-soccer-clashes-in-seville.htm <p>I recently received a question from reader that I thought was full of so many good points that I've decided to post it here too.</p> <p>Claris from Hong Kong has booked tickets to see a soccer match in Seville, which he knows will be on a Saturday or a Sunday. He also wants to see a bullfight, but is having trouble finding out about tickets. He had a number of other difficulties, all of which are common to those unfamiliar with bullfighting and soccer in Spain.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bullfighting-and-soccer-clashes-in-seville.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bullfighting-and-soccer-clashes-in-seville.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:35:36 +0000 2012-02-17T10:35:36Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/11/ryanair-to-increase-number-of-flights-to-barcelona.htm <p>Good news for people hoping to fly to Barcelona with Ryanair as the Irish airline has expanded the number of flights it will have from Spain's second biggest city.</p> <p>For years Ryanair claimed to fly to Barcelona when it didn't (it flew to Girona and Reus, both 100km from the city, and labeled them as 'Barcelona' airports), but recently the airline has started flying directly to El Prat airport, the only commercial airport in Barcelona.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/11/ryanair-to-increase-number-of-flights-to-barcelona.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/11/ryanair-to-increase-number-of-flights-to-barcelona.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:20:52 +0000 2012-02-11T10:20:52Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/10/wikitravel-style-guide-to-madrid.htm <p>One of the most popular travel websites on the web is Wikitravel. It is many people's first port of call for a single-page overview of a city. But the problem with Wikitravel is that, as anyone can edit it, mistakes and bias can creep in.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/10/wikitravel-style-guide-to-madrid.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/10/wikitravel-style-guide-to-madrid.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:57 +0000 2012-02-10T15:24:57Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/06/new-seven-wonders-cities-vote-for-your-favorite-spanish-city.htm <p>The New7Wonders guys are back with their third New Seven Wonders of the World project.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/06/new-seven-wonders-cities-vote-for-your-favorite-spanish-city.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/06/new-seven-wonders-cities-vote-for-your-favorite-spanish-city.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:05:13 +0000 2012-02-06T15:05:13Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/03/new-mona-lisa-unearthed-by-prado-museum-in-madrid.htm <p>The <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/od/madrid/ss/paseo_del_prado_madrid.htm">Prado museum in Madrid</a></strong> has discovered that a copy of the Mona Lisa - previously presumed to be a later copy of the original work - was actually created at the same time as the famous da Vinci painting, probably by a student of the artist.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/03/new-mona-lisa-unearthed-by-prado-museum-in-madrid.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/03/new-mona-lisa-unearthed-by-prado-museum-in-madrid.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:05:32 +0000 2012-02-03T10:05:32Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/02/which-is-the-best-barcelona-discount-card.htm <p>Go to almost any major tourist destination airport and you'll usually find someone trying to tell you a discount card. They'll promise you free entry to lots of museums, sometimes they'll give you free transport too. Then you arrive in the city and realise that the museums aren't that expensive in the first place, or you have to do too many activities to make the card worthwhile.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/02/which-is-the-best-barcelona-discount-card.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/02/02/which-is-the-best-barcelona-discount-card.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:13:40 +0000 2012-02-02T00:13:40Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/february-events-in-spain-and-where-to-stay.htm <p>January is drawing to a close, so it's time to look forward to February.</p> <p>February in Spain is dominated by the carnival, which is popular in much of Spain, but particularly in these <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishfestivals/tp/topcarnivalcity.htm">Carnival Cities in Spain</a>.</strong></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/february-events-in-spain-and-where-to-stay.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/february-events-in-spain-and-where-to-stay.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:44:23 +0000 2012-01-28T15:44:23Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/all-spanair-flights-canceled.htm <p>Spanish airline Spanair has ceased operations with immediate effect. All flights have been canceled.</p> <p>The airline had been losing money for several years, with the Catalonia government in Barcelona propping up the company until the current economic crisis forced it to withdraw the money.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/all-spanair-flights-canceled.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/28/all-spanair-flights-canceled.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:23:33 +0000 2012-01-28T07:23:33Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/20/five-days-in-madri.htm <p>Last week I posted about the <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/od/madri1/f/madrid_card_ii.htm">Madrid Card</a></strong>, a discount card which gets you into a lot of Madrid's sights for free.</p> <p>Despite its recent reduction in price, the card is still expensive in its 24-hour form, but with the five-day card it is possible that you could save money.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/20/five-days-in-madri.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/20/five-days-in-madri.htm Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:52:05 +0000 2012-01-20T13:52:05Z http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/15/madrids-prado-museum-to-open-on-mondays.htm <p>Many visitors to Spain, myself included, have found themselves disappointed (myself more than once), to find a popular museum to be closed on Mondays. Yes, the country with the worst unemployment in Europe hasn't seen fit to put on more staff and open its top tourist attractions seven days a week.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/15/madrids-prado-museum-to-open-on-mondays.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gospain.about.com/b/2012/01/15/madrids-prado-museum-to-open-on-mondays.htm Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:42:20 +0000 2012-01-15T14:42:20Z