Photos: Fiestas de San Mateo, Logroño, Spain

This wine harvest fiesta in Logroño, Spain, takes place on September 21st in the midst of the capital of the Rioja wine region. This is one of the premier wine regions of Spain and Logroño is one of Spain’s richest cities. Internationally-known vineyards like...

Spain’s new new architectural hotel gems

Spain has long been known for its architectural exuberance. Buildings in Madrid and Barcelona have long stood at the forefront of modern architecture. These days, the hotel business in Spain is a new point of competition for architects with some of the most daring...

Waiting your turn the Spanish way

If you think the harried shop shopkeepers of Barcelona are ignoring you just because you’re a tourist, you would be wrong (oh, alright, you might be wrong). Maybe it’s just that you don’t know the seemingly disorganized, fabulously efficient, time-honored rules for...

Pamplona: Spain’s morning run

Last week’s column described the reasons why Charlie Leocha returns to Pamplona year after year. This week’s column deals with the reality of running the bulls, enjoying the fiesta and some nuts and bolts. The Run The world’s limited view of the...

Bullish on Pamplona, Spain

Sometimes travelers wander into cities by accident. But I know exactly why I came to Pamplona that first year. I came to run the bulls. I drove for two days to see if the fiesta was as wild as James Michener made it sound in his chapter set in Pamplona during San...