Originally opened in 1929 in the beautiful city of Cádiz, Spain, the Hotel Atlántico (a.k.a Parador de Cádiz), reopened its doors once again last September after a massive renovation, right on time to welcome all country representatives attending the Iberoamerican Summit 2012. (I was told King Juan Carlos I of Spain stayed here). This emblematic [...]

Located in Granada, Spain, the Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex (originally constructed as a fortress in 889 and converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada). Amongst its many buildings, “The Partal”, which means portico, is one of the most important of those that belonged to the magnates [...]

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. This state-of-the-art performing arts venue, constructed with over 6,500 cubic metres of concrete which can be seen throughout the building and completed in 1997, holds the 1,200-seat Chan Shun Concert Hall, the flexible-seating Telus [...]

For nearly five centuries, lay religious groups throughout the Spanish-speaking world have staged elaborate public processions commemorating the events of Christ’s passion during Holy Week. Extremely popular in Spain, these processions are led by the “cofradías” (confraternities). A confraternity is normally a Roman Catholic or Orthodox organisation of lay people created for the purpose of [...]