<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Spain</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><description>Spain</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Far From Madrid, Ancient Farms and Friendly Faces]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7789-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7789-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pedro Martinez was driving my guide and me through the rolling hills around Santa Eulalia de Oscos when he spotted a familiar figure ambling along the side of the road. Unable to mask his excitement, he lowered the window of his pickup and greeted his silver-haired uncle. <em>"Hola," </em>he yelled. "I have guests!"]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[About Face]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9368-2004Oct29.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9368-2004Oct29.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MADRID<br>One of art history's standard lines is that in the days before photography, the crucial function of a painted portrait was simply to record what someone looked like, for their peers and for posterity.]]></description><author> Blake Gopnik</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Barcelona, 24/7 Tapas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48422-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48422-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Whether at market or at tapas bar, a nonstop eating fest in Barcelona.]]></description><author> Robert V. Camuto</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dali-Dallying in Catalonia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52408-2004Jun18.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52408-2004Jun18.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I heard the two women before I saw them. From across a crowded gallery at the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, their sharp American accents sliced through the background murmur of Spanish speakers. In a room swirling with strange and compelling painted visions of the great surrealist Salvador Dali, they were discussing dietary fiber.]]></description><author> Christopher Hall</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15819-2004Jun4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15819-2004Jun4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema's monthly report from the road.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[BARCELONA FORUM 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17974-2004Apr16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17974-2004Apr16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   <em>Barcelona misses the Olympics, which visited the area in the summer of 1992. That's the conclusion one comes to after reading the lineup for Forum 2004, a massive celebration designed to put the city back in the global spotlight this summer. If it's a success -- organizers are expecting 5 million visitors -- the Forum, like the Games, will be held every four years in a different city worldwide.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madrid Aftermath: Staying Safe Abroad]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8308-2004Mar19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8308-2004Mar19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like most casual travelers to Spain, Mike Iselin, a junior at the University of Notre Dame, didn't think much about politics when he signed on to a semester abroad in Salamanca. He thought that, as an American, he might be more welcome in Spain than France, but added, "I was interested in learning the language and the culture."]]></description><author> Carol Sottili</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tighter Security on Europe's Rails]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64387-2004Mar16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64387-2004Mar16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BERLIN, March 16 -- The crowds aboard the commuter trains that feed central Berlin haven't  thinned noticeably since last Thursday, when bombs killed 201 people riding  into Madrid. Some rail users here said they believed that Germany  was probably safe from such attacks; others feared attacks  were inevitable but  said that there  was just no other practical way to get around.]]></description><author> John Burgess</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving a Euro or Two in Madrid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3986-2004Jan9.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3986-2004Jan9.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the 20 years I've been visiting Madrid, I've had only one major gripe with the city: It's hard to find a good, relatively affordable place to stay. There are several swank luxury hotels, and plenty of those cheapo <em>pensione</em>s with rickety furniture and bathrooms down the hall. But a charming, midrange place -- the kind that travelers like me dream about -- have always been elusive.]]></description><author> Lisa Abend</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madrid Eats]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3985-2004Jan9.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3985-2004Jan9.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You can go to Madrid for the flamenco dancers and museums, but it's the food that will lure you back: Plump olives, fist-size rolls stuffed with meat, cheese or eggs, and long, chewy <em>churros </em>beckon everywhere.]]></description><author> Sue Kovach Shuman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibraltar: Monkey See, Tourists Do]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58546-2003May30.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58546-2003May30.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the search for words to describe a place becomes the journey itself.]]></description><author> Jackie Spinner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basque Relief]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38039-2003Apr25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38039-2003Apr25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As we crossed the border from southwest France into Spain, we were looking for signs of trouble.]]></description><author> Robert V. Camuto</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MADRID]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26001-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26001-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Madrid boasts an unsurpassed collection of paintings by some of the world's great artists, a vibrant nightlife and world-class architecture. But it's also a comfortable launching pad to historic villages surrounding the capital. Chosen as the capital in 1561 for its geographic location at the center of Spain, Madrid is a hub, with easy access to a variety of day trips.]]></description><author> Pamela Rolfe</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SALAMANCA 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33941-2002Mar15.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33941-2002Mar15.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Salamanca, Spain, 125 miles northwest of Madrid, is one of Europe's 2002 Capitals of Culture. Go for the culture, stay for the city's numerous other charms. Here's what to expect.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Spain, the  Holy Grail of Ham]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57659-2001Sep7.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57659-2001Sep7.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[. My husband is a foodie who's obsessed with ham. First it was salty country ham from Virginia. That was followed by a prosciutto phase. Then a taste of Spanish ham had us on a plane headed to Madrid.]]></description><author> Lisa Provence</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World's Newest Ancient Cave Art]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26843-2001Jul20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26843-2001Jul20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What: The just-opened replica of the Altamira cave, one of the world's premier examples of prehistoric art.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made in Seville]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A74709-2001May24.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A74709-2001May24.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even the beggars of Seville, who confront visitors on street corners everywhere, know no modesty. After I consented to let one read my palm during a recent visit, I dug into my pocket for a few pesetas.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOESTRING EUROPE Barcelona]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16685-2001Mar2.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16685-2001Mar2.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[AIRFARES:  Tickets are pricey for spring and summer. If you can travel in March or April, Spanair is offering a fare of $415 round trip from Dulles to Barcelona's Aeroport del Prat, with a connection in Madrid, but you must purchase no later than tomorrow. Currently, the best spring airfare is $750 on Spanair or British Airways. For summer travel, British Airways and Lufthansa are offering the best deals, but it will cost you about $1,000 round trip.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madrid: The Time Is Right]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21071-2001Jan4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21071-2001Jan4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the current exchange rate, this may be the perfect time to visit the Spanish capital.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Madrid, a Flea Market Squared]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56724-2000Nov25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56724-2000Nov25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/abroad/europe/spain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:09:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After schlepping through museums and eating more tapas than you can stand, the most enchanting way to pass time in Madrid is at the largest open-air flea market in Europe. For more than five centuries, El Rastro has taken over the streets in the Embajadores neighborhood about five minutes from the famed Plaza Mayor.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>