10 Slang words you should know before travelling to Spain
This time we decided to create for you a list of 10 basic slang words often used by Spaniards in daily communication. Before you travel to Spain make sure you take the list with you before you start hitting up the tapas bars and enjoying the Spanish lifestyle. The Spanish language has a long and varied history and within Spain there exist a dozen of spoken languages. While Spain has many different languages, the following words are used and understood by Spaniards nationwide. 1. Vale = Ok If there’s one word you should know, it’s this one. You’ll hear it […]
A 9 level “human tower” achieved at the Hotel Calypso (Salou)
Medplaya has several hotels located on the Catalan coast in Spain. Every summer, for 30 years, we have held an event in our Hotel Calypso in Salou with the “Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls“, one of the most famous groups in the world of “castellers” (human towers). This year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our collaboration, the “colla” dared to build a tower with up to 9 levels! This is an unprecedented event, since 9-level human towers are usually performed at very few sites. Such a feat has never been achieved in Salou, in fact only 61 towns […]
TOP 10 dishes of the Andalusian cuisine
Fish, meat, seafood, vegetables, noodles, fruits, vegetables … there are so many different ingredients and dishes that make up the traditional Andalusian cuisine … And today we want to present you the Top 10 dishes of the Andalusian cuisine. Gazpacho: This tasty dish made from tomato, cucumber, pepper, garlic, vinegar and oil is one of the essential food of Andalusian cuisine. Fried fish: it’s a dish easy to prepare. It can be made of anchovies, plaice, cuttlefish pijotas or taken directly from the sea to the table. Stew: a tasty chicken broth with much relish. Usually it served with fine noodles, […]