Tours offered by Valesa are always tailor-made to include art and architecture, history, religious sites, gastronomy, gardens, wine-growing and tasting, and whatever special interest the group may have, and they are accompanied by experienced tour leaders who know the area and can convey its secrets to visitors. The result is a quality product that might…
Tag: Travel and Tourism
April in Portugal
Springtime is a good moment to be in Portugal, and what better reason to travel there than the Estoril Open, one of those special world tennis events that combine tournaments counting towards the official classification of both the ATP and the WTA. The two competitions comprise a single event held at the prestigious Jamor Tennis…
Delta Airline News
Delta Airlines will offer a new exclusive checkin service at the Port of Barcelona for passengers that have taken a cruise and then fly directly from Barcelona to the USA. Clients will arrive at the port Terminal B on Royal Caribbean, Norwegian or Holland America cruises will enjoy the comfort of this checkin including baggage…
Catalonia is the Most Popular Destination in Spain
According to Spain‘s tourism statistics, Catalonia received over 6 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2008 (25% of the total for Spain), followed by the Canary Islands with 15% of the total number of visitors and Andalucia with 14% of the total, Valencia with 10% of the total and finally Madrid with 8%.…
Hotel Palace in Barcelona Renovation
It began in 2007 and is expected to end by the end of 2009. The long-awaited refurbishment of the Hotel Palace (formerly Ritz) in Barcelona is almost there. This historic property, in the most central and prestigious part of Barcelona, includes an “optimization” of its architectural infrastructure and soft redecoration of public areas maintaining the…
Paradores Update
One of our favourite historic properties within Spain’s government run chain of hotels, Paradores, is scheduled for a complete renovation. The Parador of Caceres (south-western Spain) will close in September 2009 and is expected to reopen one year later with 7 more rooms (for a total of 40), after a complete renovation that is expected…