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A Fine Vintage: Valesa Cultural Services Offers Tailor-Made Wine Touring
Wine is an integral part of the cultural identity of both Spain and Portugal, dating as far back as the B.C. era. Today, connoisseurs flock to this part of the world with friends, lovers or tour groups to get a truly authentic taste of the culture. But between the number of options available and the…
Balenciaga Museum Inagurated in Guetaria
Guetaria is a small town in Spain’s northern Basque region where the haute couture designer Cristóbal Balenciaga was born in 1895. Last month, Queen Sofía of Spain inaugurated a museum in his honor, which will display a changing selection from its collection of 1,200 examples of his much-admired design work. The items on display include…
Orient-Express Hotels Sells Lapa Palace Hotel, Lisbon
Orient-Express: Owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, sold Lisbon’s Lapa Palace hotel to a private Portuguese investor for 41.8 million USD. Orient-Express Hotels‘ President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul White said, “We have previously stated our intention to dispose of non-core assets. Lapa…