Category: 2016 Spain, Portugal, Morocco

March 16, 2016 / Portugal

Vast empire

Did you know Half of the “New World” once belonged to Portugal? In 1494, the…

March 14, 2016 / Spain

Tomás de Torquemada (1420-1498) was the first Grand Inquisitor in the Spanish Inquisition. His name…

March 12, 2016 / Morocco

An Arabic name for Morocco, al-Magrib al-Aqsa, means “the extreme west” and attests to Morocco’s…

March 10, 2016 / Spain

Paella (Valencian pronunciation: [paˈeʎa] or [pəˈeʎə], Spanish: [paˈeʎa]; English approximation: /pɑːˈeɪlə, -ˈeɪljə, -ˈeɪjə, -ˈɛlə, -ˈjɛlə/[1][2]…

March 8, 2016 / Portugal

Despite being relatively restricted to an Atlantic sustenance, Portuguese cuisine has many Mediterranean influences. Portuguese…

March 6, 2016 / Spain

Spanish cuisine as opposed to other national cuisines in Europe, is heavily influenced by regional…

I haven’t seen a movie in a theater for a long time, but this one…

March 4, 2016 / Morocco

Moroccan cuisine is influenced by Morocco’s interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations over…

March 2, 2016 / Morocco

One of the richest aspects of Morocco’s culture is its music. Made up of more…

February 28, 2016 / Portugal

Although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is commonly regarded as simply a…