Catalonia Truffles The forests of Girona in northern Catalonia hide a culinary connoisseur’s treasure that the untrained amateur would never chance upon. To find the famous black truffles it takes expert knowledge – that and a smart dog.   Every winter, some 500 hunter-gatherers comb the most promising copses and groves of north-east Spain in search of a delicacy that can sell for over 1,000 euros a kilo in Barcelona’s Boqueria Market. Read more...   Family holidays in Cantabria Will the children like it? It’s a question every parent asks when planning a holiday. Just going to another country is a fascinating experience for most children, but it’s good to know that there are special experiences for them to look forward to, also. We suggest 15 holiday ideas for families in Cantabria, northern Spain, one of the country’s most beautiful natural destinations. Read more...   Art in La Alpujarra In Spain’s high mountains, in a small, old village and the oldest, least accessible quarter of that, lives an English painter who has been quietly but faithfully producing some of the most magical work to come out of Andalusia in the past two decades. Christopher Hoare: The Quiet Magician Read more...   Food in Asturias Ask a Spaniard what ideas spring to mind when you mention Asturias and they'll probably say: mountains… mountains and cider… green mountains and cider and cheese! These emblematic items of food and drink help define both the region’s gastronomy and its where’s-the-rush?-sit-down-and-try-a-bit-of-this philosophy and lifestyle. Wallace and Gromit would feel quite at home. Read more...   Sierra del Sueve Two hikes and an ancient horse of the North The far north of Spain holds a secret delight: a geological fancy, a small range of hills and green valleys within clear sight of the Cantabrian Sea, the kind of place that aches to be walked by ramblers. It’s the Sierra del Sueve, a pocket-size gem of mountainous green in eastern Asturias, whose 30 square miles invite to rambling discovery. It also hides an equine treasure which you are sure to see. Read more...

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