Kimberley SilverthorneTHE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SPAINThe Top Ten Traditions Listed by UNESCO Most people have heard of the Cultural Heritage Sites of UNESCO that are protected for having...
Kimberley SilverthorneSEMANA SANTA IN SPAIN Penance, Piety (and Party!) of the Passion of Christ Once the whiff of pagan smoke from the Fallas Festival has cleared and the feathers...
Kimberley SilverthorneTHE FALLAS FESTIVAL OF VALENCIAA FLAMING FIESTA OF ART, COLOUR, NOISE AND FIRE My first introduction to Spain in the late 90s was getting off the train at Barcelona and...
Kimberley Silverthorne5 ICONIC DISHES OF SPAIN AND THEIR ORIGINS.FROM MODEST BEGINNINGS TO GASTRONOMIC GLORY After my last, rather heavy, article on the Civil War, I thought I’d lighten it up a bit...
Kimberley SilverthorneTHE SPANISH CIVIL WAR VIEWED THROUGH ART AND LITERATUREWHERE MODERNISM MEETS SOCIO-POLITICAL IDEOLOGY We often look back at history and its more unfortunate major world events and think we...
Kimberley SilverthorneROMAN MERIDAA City of Ancient Treasures. When history buffs wish to retrace the steps of the ancient Romans and marvel at the splendours of that lost...
Kimberley SilverthorneST JAMES AND OTHER CURIOUS LEGENDS OF THE CAMINO The year is 1211 and the pilgrim has been walking for months, enduring all weather and three painful pairs of thin leather sandals. He’s...
Kimberley SilverthorneAUTUMN HARVEST FESTIVALSFIRE AND CHESTNUTS, APPLES AND CIDER AND SO MUCH MORE. Everyone’s familiar with Halloween or All Souls' Day (The Day of the Dead) and...
Kimberley SilverthorneFORGOTTEN TRADES OF RURAL SPAINBYGONE INNOVATION AND INGENUITY Driving through much of rural Spain today, it’s hard to picture what it looked like before the mid-20th...
Kimberley SilverthorneSORIAA TIMELESS LAND OF CONTRASTS I want to take you on a historical, culinary, and sensorial journey across the diverse landscapes of one of...
Kimberley SilverthorneTHE RISE AND FALL OF THE SPANISH HABSBURGSTHE GOOD, THE BAD, THE FAIR, THE MAD.....THE INBRED UNFORTUNATES. The reigns in Spain are anything but plain. I know that trite play on...
Kimberley SilverthorneMoorish SpainTHE LEGACY OF MOORISH SPAIN THE BRIGHT LIGHT IN A DARK AGE The Queen of Castille sits regally on a somewhat bewildered-looking white steed, crown perched prominently...
Kimberley SilverthorneWitches and Superstition in GaliciaTIERRA MEIGA – WITCHES’ LANDWITCHCRAFT AND SUPERSTITION IN GALICIA Following on from my last post about the legends and myths of Galicia, the history of witchcraft...
Kimberley SilverthornePaganism and ChristianityMYTH, LEGEND AND THE HOLY GHOSTGALICIA - WHERE PAGANISM AND CHRISTIANITY MERGE All of Spain boasts its fair share of myths and legends but the north of the country...
Kimberley SilverthorneAbandoned VillagesTHE ABANDONED VILLAGES OF SPAINFROM RUINS TO REBIRTH The first time I ever saw an abandoned village was in Spain and I was gob smacked. I was struck by its eerie...
Kimberley SilverthorneSeafood of the Rias BaixasGALICIA – SUMPTUOUS SEAFOOD OF THE RIAS BAIXAS.THE HANDPRINT OF GOD When God finished creating the world, he relaxed on the seventh day, resting his hand upon the top north-west of...
Kimberley SilverthorneCamino de SantiagoWALKING THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO.....WITH A KID.VALIENTE! Ditching the devices How many times do we say to ourselves as parents, “I must limit my kid’s screen time. I must get him...