Peñíscola castle from the beach
24
Feb
2025

Experience The Magic Of Peñíscola's Baroque Music Festival

Posted in: August Concerts & Festivals Events Pretty Views Tourist Attractions

If you love classical, historical, and traditional music as well as a scenic setting and a seaside vacation, then we have the perfect destination for a holiday in Spain: Peñíscola. This charming town, located along the Costa del Azahar in Valencia, is overlooked by its ancient castle fortress and is fronted by a long sandy beach. During the day in the summer months, it bustles with tourists and beach-goers and, by night in August, the air is filled with the sound of Baroque tunes that drift down from concerts at the castle. To attend one of these magical events for yourself and to explore all that this gem of a town has to offer, book one of our villas in Peñíscola.

—    Colette Fitzpatrick
Magic trick
27
Jan
2025

Experience A Magic-Filled Vacation In Tarragona This April

Posted in: April Concerts & Festivals Events Localities On the Coast Pretty Views Spring Tourist Attractions

The port city of Tarragona is already a rather magical place that boasts truly beautiful beaches, a rather romantic crumbling Roman amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean, a walled medieval centre that almost appears frozen in time, and more. Furthermore, the city in its totality has also been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Incredibly elegant and picturesque and steeped in history, a vacation rental in Tarragona and a stay in the city have all of the ingredients necessary for perfect seaside getaway in Spain.


Of course, with all of this, you likely won’t need any more convincing to book a villa in Tarragona for your vacation in Spain but if you are looking for a serious cherry on top and you happen to be interested in the art of illusionism, then be sure to plan your trip for this April. Each year, throughout almost the entire month, Tarragona is taken over by magic for the month of April as it hosts the Teatre Màgic International Magic Festival. With performances by some of the biggest names in magic globally and some of the best magic shows on offer today, this is something that both the casual fan and serious enthusiast can enjoy. Know nothing at all about this world? Well, it’s a great way to dip your toe in for the first time.

—    Colette Fitzpatrick
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
20
May
2019

Attend A Performance At The Stunning Palau De La Música Catalana In Barcelona

Posted in: Architectural Gems Concerts & Festivals Events Must See Attractions Plays & Shows Tourist Attractions
If you are interested in the arts and have found a vacation rental in Barcelona, you won’t be short of cultural things to see and do from museums and galleries to explore to concerts to listen to and plays to watch to performances to attend. If you want your culture served with a side of an incredible architectural gem then there is an obvious destination to be sure to visit while in the city; the Palau de la Música Catalana.

This historic beauty is a wonderful and integral cultural institution in the city that is still a vibrant centre for music, dance, and other performance and has a busy schedule of events that take place right throughout the year. A visit ensures a wonderful evening of both incredible art and architecture, combining the stunning setting with some sort of performance. One can simply take a guided tour of the architectural gem but, in our opinion, you should try and see a performance in the auditorium as that is when it shines the most.
—    Colette Fitzpatrick
Els Enfarinats Festival
3
May
2018

Els Enfarinats Festival: A Giant Food Fight In Spain

Posted in: Concerts & Festivals December Events Tourist Attractions
The Els Enfarinats Festival is another of Spain's wonderful traditions and another example of an annual large-scale European food fight, just like the Spanish La Tomatina fight with tomatoes and the Italian Battle of the Oranges. This festival, however, takes place in the Spanish town of Ibi and employs flour bombs and eggs, instead of oranges.

Taking place on the 28th of December each year, it sees residents of the town dress in military garb, separate into two teams, and throw flour, eggs, and fire extinguisher dust at each other. It also escalates an hour later and firecrackers are involved in the fight, as well. If you're looking for an exciting post-festive season getaway, this is just the thing! Just find a vacation rental in Valencia and head to the town of Ibi, but make sure to bring a spare set of clothes.
—    Colette Fitzpatrick
Pamplona
9
Mar
2018

All About The Infamous Running Of The Bulls

Posted in: Concerts & Festivals Curiosities Events July Tourist Attractions
The Running of the Bulls is an internationally famous, and controversial event, that is part of the fiestas celebrations of San Fermin, which are celebrated in Pamplona, Navarra, every year from the 6th to the 14th of July. The running of the bulls involves a herd of bulls being lead through the streets of the old quarter to the bullring (where bullfighting takes place) by runners.

While the bull running is, undoubtedly, the most famous part of this event, that is not actually the main point of it, at all. In fact, there is a lot more to see, do and experience. If you love being in the thick of it, this is the event for you. Just browse our vacation rentals in Basque Country and plan a trip to Spain for yourself.

The fiestas are actually a celebration of San Fermin, patron saint of Navarra but are, today, really a mass gathering of people from all over the globe to party and have fun. At the centre of this is the Encierro, the Running of the Bulls, which was born from a practical necessity: getting the bulls from outside the city into the bullring. It has since evolved into a cultural mainstay.
—    Colette Fitzpatrick