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View Article  Mysterious Cities Revealed!

 

In which we reveal the identity of the Mysterious Spanish cities in this post and that post, while we explain which of our Mysterious Cities also boasts this highly sought after ice cream-cone wielding creature.

And you thought all Spain had to offer was a beautiful language!   more »
View Article  Mysterious Spanish Cities, 2

In what Spanish city would we find this stone astronaut waiting for us as we toured a centuries-old cathedral?

And hmmm....anybody know how an astronaut found his way onto a late Gothic cathedral?

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View Article  Radio Tango from Buenos Aires - tango music and conversation in Spanish
I know I swore allegiance to Spain's Radio Nacional RNE3 in a previous post, but I've found a great way to mix up both my background music and my Spanish - Radio Tango of Buenos Aires, an Argentinean radio station: La 2x4 FM 92.7

Like RNE3, La 2x4 is easy and free to listen to on the Web. The station plays all tango, all day long, and might be a great choice if you want to tune your ear to Argentinean Spanish, slang and pronunciation.    more »

View Article  Wikipedia on the Spanish language: a goldmine of resources!
A quick Google search for "Spanish language" this morning led me to the Spanish Language page of Wikipedia. Hours later, I am still browsing and following links. The page is a goldmine of information and links for everything from a list of all the countries in which Spanish is the official language, to handy phrases you can listen to, a detailed pronunciation guide, comparisons with related languages, history and a look at regional versions of Spanish - how you might alter your Spanish-learned Castilian to carry on a conversation in Argentina or Peru.    more »
View Article  Cafe Babel: a Euro webzine in Spanish (or English, or French, or...)
If European culture, and current events and controversy interest you, especially if you´d like to combine those interests with your interest in the Spanish language, you´ll enjoy Cafe Babel.

Published in Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Polish and Catalan, Cafe Babel describes itself as the "the first multilingual European current affairs magazine". Regular sections include the Brunch With interview series, which this month features an interview with Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roquez...    more »

View Article  Have you read this?
As I am looking over this blog, I have discovered MANY wonderful articles that I didn’t know where there before. This blog covers everything. I have made a list of articles that I think everyone should read and will find very interesting.   more »
View Article  Read the News in Spanish
Here are few resources for reading the news in Spanish - from anywhere! (No excuses for not building your vocabulary!)

Spain's El Pais is free online.

El Mundo, also from Spain and also free, offers a translator, and Spanish to English and Spanish to French dictionaries, in case you get stuck along the way.    more »

View Article  Wonderful Salamanca
Hello, after just arriving in Spain from Holland I am amazed by this city and its beauty. It has so much to offer. It doesn’t matter if you are a traveller, student, or live here the magic of Salamanca will draw you in....   more »
View Article  Is the Alhambra one of the New 7 Wonders?

Have you seen Granada's stunning Alhambra?

During a visit to Spain? In a book or film about Spain?

Well, the Alhambra is a finalist in a new campaign to choose the New Seven Wonders of The World, and you can help make sure this Spanish Moorish wonder makes the list.    more »

View Article  The differences between home and Spain

When you come to a different country there are certain things that stand out for you, but these things will not be the same for everyone. During my stay here in Spain I have gone around trying to find out what people from different countries think about ‘the Spanish way of life’. Here is what I found...   more »

View Article  Mysterious Spanish cities

Here is a picture of a Spanish city, but this time I am not telling you which, so take a guess...Do you know this place? In which city was this picture taken? Do you know where in Spain it is??

If you want to see more pictures you can have a look at the student's photo albums in the don Quijote website.

...I will give you the answer to the mysterious city soon.

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