One Summer in Europe – the backpacking Europe podcast

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Coming from Madrid, after a detour around Andalucia, we make our move back east to the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast.
Barcelona has climbed into the upper echelon of desirable backpacking Europe destinations, ranking right after Paris and London and probably ahead of almost every other city. It’s easy to see why this [...]

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As the podcast prepares to depart Spain after the next episode, Barcelona, let’s recap some fantastic destinations in Spain (in no particular order):

Madrid
Barcelona
San Sebastian
Pamplona (Running of the Bulls)
Sevilla
Cordoba
Granada

….whew that is a pretty long list, but I can recommend every place on this list wholeheartedly.
Time to add another spicy Spanish dish to that list: Valencia.
I recently [...]

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Many backpackers design their Europe trip by hopping from one big city to the next. That is reasonable and understandable considering how many attractions and other cultural interests are concentrated in the larger cities. Those of us at One Summer in Europe frequently fall victim to this temptation as well.
However, there are a ton of [...]

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A set of short but amazing videos from Andalucia tourism, in Spanish but the words are secondary to the images:

Cordoba (building shown repeatedly is La Mezquita, notice the cathedral bursting through the ceiling of this former mosque):

Sevilla (notice the massive Cathedral):

Granada (the impressive building on the hill shown repeatedly is Alhambra)

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After a few days in the capital of Spain, it is time to leave Madrid and head deeper into Spain culturally and geographically: the region of Andalucia. We discover a wonderfully rich area full of exciting atmosphere and dramatic history that many people consider to be the most appealing part of Spain.
We highly recommend a [...]

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