🇪🇸 Spain

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting resplendent Spain. I was there in the summer of 2013. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Barcelona, Salou, Monistrol de Montserrat.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Barcelona
   • Basilica de la Sagrada Familia (Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família)
   • Park Guell (Parc Güell)
2. Salou
   • PortAventura (PortAventura)
   • Salou Beaches (Playas de Salou)
   • The Ornamental Fountains (Las Fuentes Ornamentales)
3. Monistrol de Montserrat
   • Montserrat Mountain Natural Park (Parque Natural de la Montaña de Montserrat)
   • Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey (Abadía de Santa María de Montserrat)
   • Our Lady of Montserrat (Mare de Déu de Montserrat)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇪🇸 Enrique Iglesias (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇪🇸 Los del Río (duo). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 David Tavarre (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Dr. Kucho! (DJ). Genre: house
• 🇺🇳 Sak Noel (DJ). Genre: pop

🎚️ Contribution to EDM:

• Balearic House. Originated: late 1980s
• Balearic Trance. Originated: early 1990s

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Paella (Paella)
• Spanish omelette (Tortilla)
• Air Dried Ham / Jamon (Jamon)
• Churro (Churro)
• Tapas (Tapas)
• Spanish Sausage / Chorizo (Chorizo)
• Catalonia (Regional Special): Catalan Creme (Crema Catalana / Crema de Sant Josep)

🎬 Local movies:

• The Invisible Guest (Contratiempo). Year: 2016. Genre: thriller / crime
• The Body (El cuerpo). Year: 2012. Genre: thriller / crime
• Klaus (Klaus). Year: 2019. Genre: adventure / comedy
• Under Therapy (Bajo terapia). Year: 2023. Genre: drama

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• The Siesta (Siesta)
• The Flamenco (Flamenco)
• Spanish Bullfighting (Corrida)
• Authentic Garb: Mantilla and Peineta and Gilet (Mantilla y Peineta y Chaleco)
• Spanish Cars (Brand: “SEAT”)
• Catalonia (Regional Special): The Culture of Catalans (Catalanes / Catalans)
• Catalonia (Regional Special): Catalan Rumba (Rumba Catalana / Rumba Catalana)

🦉 Local wisdom: “Distance is to love what the wind is to a fire: it extinguishes the small things, but fuels the large ones” / “La distancia es al amor lo que el viento al fuego: apaga el pequeño, pero aviva el grande” — “Mar de fuego”, Chufo Lloréns

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The University of Salamanca (Universidad de Salamanca), Salamanca, est. 1218.