Culture

If there is anything Bilbao can boast of it is having been selected along with other major cities such as New York, Venice and Abu Dhabi as one of the headquarters of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, a leading arts institution founded in 1937 by an American collector of art with the aim of promoting […]

As usual since 1987 the capital of Galicia will host one of the film festivals of reference in Spain: the Cineuropa Festival. It began yesterday and will last until 29th November. The wide and varied cultural offer of Cineuropa is known for the hundreds of spectators who monopolize year after year the main showrooms Santiago to enjoy […]

The Alcázar of Segovia is one of the most prominent emblems of this Castilian province along with the Gothic cathedral and the Roman aqueduct. Legend has it that its architectural beauty influenced the logo of Walt Disney. The similarities between the Alcázar (right) and the picturesque Disney castle (left), which are obvious, are not the only […]

Today, when we talk about the Tuna, the general perception is that it is a musical tradition whose anachronism makes it a rarity within contemporary student customs. Despite this, there are many people who do not hesitate to stand up for the permanence of this picturesque century-old institution in the today’s musical culture of our […]

The months of September and October mark the beginning of a new season in many of the most important artistic disciplines. The main Galician cities will host this fall a lot of cultural events aimed at all audiences, from students to family. In Five Sensations we make a selection of the most outstanding programmes of the new […]

The city of Lugo is a day to give the go-ahead to its most famous festivity. As usual since the mid-eighteenth century, the Roman city pays homage to its patron saint, San Froilán, through a series of activities to encourage participation and enjoyment of all audiences. This celebration of religious origin has become, over the […]

Within the Green Spain, the Basque Country is in an intermediate position between the natural landscape and excellent cuisine that characterizes the communities in the north of Spain and the international influences in some of its towns, as in the case of Bayonne, on the edge of the French border. This connection with two worlds, […]

If anything characterizes the Green Spain –Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country– that is the strong presence of cultural events of great historical importance in its various territories. The north of Spain treasures some of the most important art shows across the country, and Cantabria, with its famous cave of Altamira is one of […]

August is over and with it much of the summer cultural offer. September, despite its maligned reputation, offers a wide range as far as entertainment is concerned, not for nothing it is the month of the new season premieres in more than one artistic field. Here we present a selection of the most outstanding cultural events of […]

In recent years it has begun to flourish a type of tourism that, leaving aside the seasonal and climatic conditions of a destination, focuses mainly on cultural events developed in the latter. Specifically, site visitors seeking to revive some of the scenes of your favorite movies and series in locations where these were shot. This is […]