When I guide in the Alcázar, I seem to talk about everything except the Alcázar. This is, of course, an exaggeration. Or not, really. But I do try to avoid exact dates, and I am unlikely to spend much time telling you whether an arch is horseshoe-shaped or polylobed. And although plenty of kings have left their mark on the Alcázar over the centuries, I have no ...

I picked them up early, the way I always do for day trips. Already seated in the mini van, after I'd introduced the driver, I did the same thing I always do: I told them what the day was going to look like. "So today, Arcos de la Frontera..." "Sorry — what?" The woman in the back seat was already pulling up her phone. "We have ...

  Hi there outside world! After almost a month in lockdown here in Spain, I see how different countries are recommending to stay at home or they’re simply in lockdown too. Not the best moment for tour guiding for sure, but I’m hopeful that better times will come! While Spain and Italy have been two of the first countries to enter in quarantine mode in the ...