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City Centre Turned Farm!
by Laura Ellis on Friday, November 5, 2010
If someone was to mention sheep or cows passing through a place in Spain, Madrid would definitely not spring to mind. Quite definitely not the city centre anyway. But no surprises that Spain surpassed itself here!For… more »
Tocar vs. Jugar
by Kimberly on Thursday, November 4, 2010
This is exerpt from our weekly newsletter with vocabulary from the Canary Islands. With our newsletters you can can receive weekly Spanish lessons as well as the latest information what is going on at don Quijote,… more »
FEDELE Meeting in Salamanca
by Olivia on Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Later this month, on the 25th and 27th of November, Salamanca will play host to a meeting of European schools that teach Spanish as a foreign language.Organised by FEDELE and Turespaña, the meeting aims to facilitate… more »
No more Paul the Octopus...
by Laura Ellis on Friday, October 29, 2010
So a sad sad day has come in Spain, and I for one think that a national moment, at least, of mourning should be held following the death of Paul the octopus in Germany.One cannot fail to have heard about this world… more »
Amazing Archaeological Advances Near Cordoba
by Olivia on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Just outside Cordoba, around an hour and a half from Sevilla in the autonomous region of Andalusia, lies an incredible archaeological site - the Madinat Al Zahra. This buried Islamic empire has provided valuable… more »
Salamanca football player "dies" for 20 seconds
by Kimberly on Monday, October 25, 2010
We were just hanging out cleaning up the house yesterday while my husband was listening to the Salamanca-Betis soccer game when it happened: Salamanca Football player Miguel García started to stumble after… more »
Half a Million for a Royal Spanish deck of Cards
by Kimberly on Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A deck of cards, plated in silver, that belonged to the Spanish Royal Family and later to the President of Uraguay, Manuel Oribe, fetched $554,500 at an auction yesterday (October 19, 2010) at Christie's in New… more »
Exhibitionist!
by Laura Ellis on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
One of the most interesting things that I always find about going to big cities is the wealth of exhibitions going on, particularly when they are about something that you had no idea about before, and my trip to… more »
Cervantes - No Crisis in Spanish Learning
by Kimberly on Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Instituto Cervantes announced that there is no crisis in Spanish learning. Every day more students are interested in learning Mario Vargas Llosa's (new Nobel Prize winner) native language: Spanish. Cervantes… more »
YUM
by Laura Ellis on Thursday, October 14, 2010
A new kind of education centre is opening in the north of Spain this month, as the famous spanish restaurateur Ferran Adria has announced the revolutiontary idea of a gastronomy university. This new venture will be… more »
Spain Going Greener - New Solar Power Plants
by Olivia Elson on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Two new solar power plants are planned to be engineered in Alcazar de San Juan. This town is located on the plain of La Mancha, in the autonomous region of Castilla La Mancha. It is just under two hours by car from… more »
2010 Nobel Prize in Literature - Mario Varga Llosa
by Kimberly on Friday, October 8, 2010
Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature. Mario has written an extensive amount of work that includesnovels, essays and literary criticism.The award was announced yesterday (Oct… more »
Barcelona Beat the LA Lakers!
by Olivia Elson on Friday, October 8, 2010
Spain's basketball successes just keep on coming!After the women's team won bronze at the World Championships last week, the men's team has proved its worth too with an impressive win against NBA champions… more »
Centenary of Poet Miguel Hernandez
by Olivia Elson on Wednesday, October 6, 2010
As Spanish-speakers the world over celebrate the centenary of this renowned poet and playwright, I thought it apt to do some research and shed some light on his life and works.Miguel Hernández was born on the… more »
The Pope's-a-Coming
by Laura Ellis on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Fresh from a sucessful trip to the UK, the Vatican have announced that the Pope will be gracing (forgive the pun) the shores of Spain in November. This early winter trip (6th and 7th November) will serve to both allow… more »