Flamenco in Salamanca, Segovia or Leon?
Jun 12th, 2008, 02:54 PM
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Ned I know some day we must meet. You might just surprise us! I do suggest getting knee pads and having ice handy.
Barbara now that I read Maribel's post you MUST promise me a photo of the Saint Bernards (I have a small one too and a Pyrenees)Just because of them I will have to go the Hotel del Oso someday.
We are getting so excited for you!
Barbara now that I read Maribel's post you MUST promise me a photo of the Saint Bernards (I have a small one too and a Pyrenees)Just because of them I will have to go the Hotel del Oso someday.
We are getting so excited for you!
Jun 12th, 2008, 03:05 PM
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Yes, ana maría,
when you meet the Hotel del Oso's Saint Bernards you'll fall in love. I remember that you had posted that you have one, so yes, you must go to Cosgaya some day to meet them!
when you meet the Hotel del Oso's Saint Bernards you'll fall in love. I remember that you had posted that you have one, so yes, you must go to Cosgaya some day to meet them!
Jun 13th, 2008, 04:58 AM
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Thanks Barbara they are beutiful.
They are such a great breed.
The hotel looks really great too and the prices posted seem reasonable.
What plants for sights (if any) do you have for that particular area near the Hotel?
They are such a great breed.
The hotel looks really great too and the prices posted seem reasonable.
What plants for sights (if any) do you have for that particular area near the Hotel?
Jun 13th, 2008, 05:50 AM
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ana maría,
You and Mr. Don would love the area, it's so very beautiful, particularly when the leaves turn in late Oct.-just gorgeous. And it's walking country, which gives you a chance to go for long walks in the hills to conteract the effects of the cocido!
Plus 4x4 excursions you can take up into the mountains.
Barabara,
Don't miss the little 10th century Mozarabic church of Santa María de Lebeña on your way down to Potes (exit to the left right before getting out of the gorge-Desfiladero de la Hermida- -about 8 km from Potes. It's a beautiful little space with horseshoe archs, pillars with beautiful capitals in leaf motif. Only a certain number of visitors are allowed in at a time, because a guide gives a short explanation in Spanish (but provides a pamphlet in English). Open 10-1:30, 4-7 and Sun. 11-2. Closed Mon.
If you need a coffee break on your way down to Potes, there's the spa hotel of La Hermida on the left, quite nice, built right at the water, with a café where we often stop. They may have their outdoor terrace open.
The ancient village of Mogrovejo, halfway between Potes and Fuente Dé has spectacular views and is good for a walk around, as it's a complete step back in time.
There's also wine tasting (yes, they're making wine here in this microclimate, "vinos de la tierra de Liébana"
and you can visit the winery on the road to Cabezón de Liébana on Mon.-Fri. from 5-8 and weekends from noon-2 and 5-8. The tourist office has brochures.
At the Casa Cayo in Potes you'll see signs for their "tostadillo" which is a sweet wine similar to muscatel.
And before reaching Fuente Dé, after Espinama you'll see the turn off to the town of Pido. Take it, drive up and purchase some yummy artisanal cheese from "Casa Clara".
Across the highway from the Hotel del Oso is the Casona de Cosgaya, an inn/restaurant with a really attractive bar/café decorated in a hunt theme (owners are big game safari hunters). Look for the big copper "alquitara" (a still) outside (for making the local eau-de-vie, "orujo". The chef has won a tortilla (spanish omelete) competition. Try one! We stop in here daily for coffee, a pintxo de tortilla (little plate), plate of cheese, or a drink.
It's a sophisticated place with creative cuisine in the pretty, elegant dining room upstairs.
www.casonadecosgaya.com
We'll be back in Cantabria in a little over a week, and I can hardly wait!
You and Mr. Don would love the area, it's so very beautiful, particularly when the leaves turn in late Oct.-just gorgeous. And it's walking country, which gives you a chance to go for long walks in the hills to conteract the effects of the cocido!
Plus 4x4 excursions you can take up into the mountains.
Barabara,
Don't miss the little 10th century Mozarabic church of Santa María de Lebeña on your way down to Potes (exit to the left right before getting out of the gorge-Desfiladero de la Hermida- -about 8 km from Potes. It's a beautiful little space with horseshoe archs, pillars with beautiful capitals in leaf motif. Only a certain number of visitors are allowed in at a time, because a guide gives a short explanation in Spanish (but provides a pamphlet in English). Open 10-1:30, 4-7 and Sun. 11-2. Closed Mon.
If you need a coffee break on your way down to Potes, there's the spa hotel of La Hermida on the left, quite nice, built right at the water, with a café where we often stop. They may have their outdoor terrace open.
The ancient village of Mogrovejo, halfway between Potes and Fuente Dé has spectacular views and is good for a walk around, as it's a complete step back in time.
There's also wine tasting (yes, they're making wine here in this microclimate, "vinos de la tierra de Liébana"
and you can visit the winery on the road to Cabezón de Liébana on Mon.-Fri. from 5-8 and weekends from noon-2 and 5-8. The tourist office has brochures.At the Casa Cayo in Potes you'll see signs for their "tostadillo" which is a sweet wine similar to muscatel.
And before reaching Fuente Dé, after Espinama you'll see the turn off to the town of Pido. Take it, drive up and purchase some yummy artisanal cheese from "Casa Clara".
Across the highway from the Hotel del Oso is the Casona de Cosgaya, an inn/restaurant with a really attractive bar/café decorated in a hunt theme (owners are big game safari hunters). Look for the big copper "alquitara" (a still) outside (for making the local eau-de-vie, "orujo"
. The chef has won a tortilla (spanish omelete) competition. Try one! We stop in here daily for coffee, a pintxo de tortilla (little plate), plate of cheese, or a drink.It's a sophisticated place with creative cuisine in the pretty, elegant dining room upstairs.
www.casonadecosgaya.com
We'll be back in Cantabria in a little over a week, and I can hardly wait!
Jun 13th, 2008, 07:20 AM
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Maribel, You are such a wealth of detailed information, thanks so much for sharing it. There seems to be so much to do and see, I'm wondering if maybe we should shift our schedule a bit.
Right now we drive from Leon to Santillana del Mar on July 15, then Hotel del Oso on the nights of the 16, 17 and 18th. On the 19th we return the car to Leon and travel to Segovia until the 23rd.
I'm thinking perhaps we should shorten our stay Salamanca to visit my niece and sightsee, and we could add a day up north. I don't think I'd want to shorten the time in Segovia. Fourteen days is seeming shorter and shorter. How might you allocate between Salamanca and Cantabria?
Right now we drive from Leon to Santillana del Mar on July 15, then Hotel del Oso on the nights of the 16, 17 and 18th. On the 19th we return the car to Leon and travel to Segovia until the 23rd.
I'm thinking perhaps we should shorten our stay Salamanca to visit my niece and sightsee, and we could add a day up north. I don't think I'd want to shorten the time in Segovia. Fourteen days is seeming shorter and shorter. How might you allocate between Salamanca and Cantabria?
Jun 13th, 2008, 08:07 AM
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Barbara,
Without a car you might consider shortening that stay in Segovia to 3 nights instead of 4 because you will be limited in your explorations via public transportation: there's a bus to the walled city of Avila and to the Bourbon Palace at San Ildefonso de La Granja (get there when it opens at 10 for the first guided tour, as ana maría knows, it can get extremely crowded later on!)
www.patrimonionacional.es
the bus schedule to San Ildefonso is here:
http://tinyurl.com/5z49yf
and the high speed AVE train to Valladolid, which has a magnificent National Museum of Sculpture.
www.mne.es
Salamanca can be visited in two nights but it's larger than Segovia.
And Segovia is only 35 min. by high speed train from Madrid.
Wherever you decide to eliminate a night, whether in Segovia to 3 or Salamanca to 2, yes, I would add another night to Cantabria, because there is so much to do and see in that area.
And Santander is a delightful city and El Sardinero a truly gorgeous beach-one of Spain's most beautiful.
We'll be spending a week in the environs very soon.
Without a car you might consider shortening that stay in Segovia to 3 nights instead of 4 because you will be limited in your explorations via public transportation: there's a bus to the walled city of Avila and to the Bourbon Palace at San Ildefonso de La Granja (get there when it opens at 10 for the first guided tour, as ana maría knows, it can get extremely crowded later on!)
www.patrimonionacional.es
the bus schedule to San Ildefonso is here:
http://tinyurl.com/5z49yf
and the high speed AVE train to Valladolid, which has a magnificent National Museum of Sculpture.
www.mne.es
Salamanca can be visited in two nights but it's larger than Segovia.
And Segovia is only 35 min. by high speed train from Madrid.
Wherever you decide to eliminate a night, whether in Segovia to 3 or Salamanca to 2, yes, I would add another night to Cantabria, because there is so much to do and see in that area.
And Santander is a delightful city and El Sardinero a truly gorgeous beach-one of Spain's most beautiful.
We'll be spending a week in the environs very soon.
Jun 15th, 2008, 02:59 PM
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Hi Barbara,
The Segovia International Music Festival schedule is now on line. I checked for your dates. But classical concerts-all start at 10:30 pm
7/21:
Jacques Loussier Trio (Bach)
in the patio of the Alcázar
7/22:
Carlos Mena &Bach Consort Wien
in San Juan de los Caballeros church
7/23:
María Jaão Pires & Pavel Gomziakov
in San Juan de los Caballeros church
Tickets can be purchased at tourist office next to the Aqueduct or at venue 1 hr. before performance.
www.festivaldesegovia.org
(in Spanish)
The Segovia International Music Festival schedule is now on line. I checked for your dates. But classical concerts-all start at 10:30 pm
7/21:
Jacques Loussier Trio (Bach)
in the patio of the Alcázar
7/22:
Carlos Mena &Bach Consort Wien
in San Juan de los Caballeros church
7/23:
María Jaão Pires & Pavel Gomziakov
in San Juan de los Caballeros church
Tickets can be purchased at tourist office next to the Aqueduct or at venue 1 hr. before performance.
www.festivaldesegovia.org
(in Spanish)
Jul 29th, 2009, 03:27 AM
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hello!
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I think this piece of info might help: a friend of mine has just come back from a flamenco holiday in Sevilla with GoLearnTo and she loved it!! They also have other destinations in Spain, so check out their website...
tell me if this helps
mims
Jul 29th, 2009, 03:00 PM
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hi maribel,
I noticed your mention of Potes, and wondered if you could clear up something which has been bugging us for years: when we stayed there, more years ago than I care to remember, it was full of chaps with dogs, and the dogs had numbers cut into their fur. any idea why?
it's a lovely area and salamanca was one of the most memorable places we visited.
I noticed your mention of Potes, and wondered if you could clear up something which has been bugging us for years: when we stayed there, more years ago than I care to remember, it was full of chaps with dogs, and the dogs had numbers cut into their fur. any idea why?
it's a lovely area and salamanca was one of the most memorable places we visited.
