Spanish Senses

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Archivos del November, 2006

Welcome to Extremadura

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Known as a paradise for the senses, Extremadura is a region that was widely ignored for a long time, but in the last couple of years more and more people are discovering its beauty, the rich taste of its recipes and the lovely cities. In order to learn a bit more about this autonomous region […]

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Condenados a vivir

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

It was pretty difficult to find a movie that takes place in Aragón, but finally I found one!

Condenados a vivir (1972)
(English title: Cutthroats Nine)
First there was the Seven Samurai then The Wild Bunch and far lower down the food chain: Cutthroats Nine! While labeled a ‘spaghetti western’ most of the crew were Spanish, so I […]

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Here are some links that might interest you

Monday, November 27th, 2006

The first link I received is about moving to Spain, all the information you need if you are looking for a home in Spain is contained within these pages!
http://www.thisisspain.info
This portal offer varied information about different subjects concerning Spain and can also be of interest:
http://www.spanish-living.com
ADirect2Z - A searchable directory of websites organised into a wide […]

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Welcome to Interesting links

Friday, November 24th, 2006

This part of the site offers interesting links to other pages who offer information about Spain which we found helpful, we hope you will take time to visit them!

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Aragonese Bream

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Ingredients:

1 bream of approx 1,5 kilos
3 pieces of garlic
1 lemon
1 cup of brandy
1 cup of fish bouillon
1 dessert spoon of flower
paprika powder
olive oil
salt

 
Preparation:
Clean out the bream, open it in half and remove the bones and skin. Cut the lemon in slices and then in half. Fill the bream with the lemonparts, close it again and […]

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The cathedral of Zaragoza is the largest Baroque-style temple of Spain and the first temple of the Virgin Mary, it contains the pillar in which Mary supposedly appeared in the flesh to St. Jacob on the 2nd of January of 40 a.C
Mary ordered the construction of a small chapel to safeguard the pillar. This chapel […]

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The Orquestina del Fabirol

Friday, November 17th, 2006

The Orquestina del Fabirol is nowadays one of the most important groups in the Aragonese folk scene. Their music has a very natural, clean sound, without all the fancy stuff most bands use. Their sound is rooted in the musical tradition of their homeland but has the souls of the musicians, causing the music to […]

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Campo de Borja

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Only a Denominción de Origen since 1980, Campo de Borja quickly has made a reputation of being a good quality wine that has gained much national and international interest. The Campo de Borja area consists of the vineyards of 16 villages in the northeast of Aragón, at 60 kilometres of Zaragoza, the capital city, in […]

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Bienvenidos a Aragón

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

The next autonomous region we are going to visit is Aragón. Aragón has always been an important region of Spain.
We are going to visit the cathedral of Zaragoza, drink the wine of Campo de Borja, listen to the music of the Orquestina de Fabirol, try the traditional Aragonese food and go to the Aragonese cinema.
So […]

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La Pelota Vasca

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Director: Julio Medem
Written by: Julio Medem
The film’s purported intention is to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country. In order to do so, Medem edits the interviews giving a sense of dialogue between parties that refused to sit down and talk. Due to its lack of […]

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