Prepare your costume for the Cadiz Carnival
The best way to wake up from this cold winter is to unleash your ingenuity and good humor. Prepare your costume for Carnival. This year, the quintessential pagan festival arrives early in Cádiz, Andalusia. The festivities begin on Thursday, February 7th and run until Sunday, February 17th. Prepare your costume During those ten days, Cadiz dresses up for the festivities, and its streets fill with people. We'll enjoy hilarious chirigotas (singing-songs) and crowds of spectators. The first Saturday of Carnival, February 9th, is when the most costumed people are on the streets. The vast majority of people come [...]
photographic escape
Do you remember this video? This is Alvaro Sanz's photographic adventure on the Costa de Cadiz in a classic VW. New escapada fotográfica de Álvaro Sanz Álvaro Sanz went to Cádiz to organize a new photographic photo of some of the new classic furgonetas VW Camper. It was in the Sierra de Grazalema at the end of the week from 25 to 27 October. ¡Go for it! you won't forget it
This weekend, Sierra and Tapas
We propose a weekend of mountains and tapas in Cádiz. On March 22nd and 23rd, the Despensa de Recuerdos will hold the first event of the Spring Gastronomic Festival in Algodonales, in the heart of the Cádiz mountains, Andalusia. The program will offer visitors oil and cheese tastings, lectures dedicated to the contrast between northern European and southern Spanish cuisine, the revival of traditional tapas, and organic livestock farming. The event also features the presentation of the Despensa de Recuerdos book, delicious tortilla-making competitions, tapas, and mountain breakfasts typical of the Sierra de Cádiz and southern Spain. [...]
All the music in the Port with Monkey Week
A new edition of the independent music festival Monkey Week will be held over the November 1st long weekend in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain.Far from being a typical music festival, the Monkey Week is a meeting point that anyone involved in independent music can't miss. Events around Monkey Week An endless list of concerts is offeredAt the same time, the Cadiz town has become the nerve center of national independent music. They host a variety of activities: Conferences, roundtables, public interviews with international representatives, workshops... Artists, professionals, the press, and the public come together in a unique [...]
Tarifa breaks record: 352 kiters at once!
The Guinness World Record for the most kiters riding the same mile at once has been broken in Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain, during the ninth round of the PKRA - Kiteboarding World Championship. The latest Virgin Kite Surfing Armada event was unable to feature Sir Richard Branson due to scheduling conflicts, but was excellently led by nine-time world champion Gisela Pulido, and Javier Pérez Dolset, chairman of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA), led the "Armada" of 352 riders who simultaneously covered a mile of distance. Riders from all over the world, both professionals and amateurs, have united [...]
Carnivals are cooler than Lent
Carnival is the celebration where everything is allowed. We put on a mask, hide our true identity, and do everything we like but don't dare to do with our everyday selves. Carnivals in Cádiz And if anywhere in Spain this is well understood, it's in Cádiz, where they don't settle for just one day of celebration; rather, it's a whole week long celebration, from February 27th to March 9th in 2014, when choirs, chirigotas and comparsas take to the streets to tell society the truth, albeit in a humorous way and with a very special sense of humor. [...]
Come to Monkey Week!
The latest edition of our country's most important independent music festival, "Monkey Week," will be held this weekend in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain, on October 10, 11, and 12. "Monkey" isn't just another summer music festival; it's something more, a meeting point where everyone involved in independent music comes together after the summer season. New edition of Monkey Week Hundreds of artists and professionals, as well as press, producers, and the public, mingle for a weekend in the streets and bars of El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain, creating a unique forum for [...]
¡Moto GP in Jerez!
The MotoGP World Championship in Jerez The Spanish Grand Prix will be held at the Jerez Circuit. It will take place on May 3, 4, and 5, 2013. After Márquez's impressive victory in the Americas, you can't miss the first MotoGP round in Jerez. The CARACOLVAN base is located just 20 km from the Jerez Circuit, and we have everything ready for the big event. Enjoy the Championship in a Camper van If you don't want to miss the championship, why not enjoy it in a campervan? We'll pick you up at the airport or train station. [...]
