Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Let's join Victor on a tour around one of Barcelona's oldest, liveliest, and most diverse neighborhoods: El Raval, where renowned painter Pablo Picasso once resided!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Our friend Víctor has gone to Barcelona to learn a bit about the history of Admiral Christopher Columbus and the emblematic sites that he inspired. Let's join him on this tour that starts from the Hotel Colón.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Victor continues his Columbus-themed tour, this time, at the Christopher Columbus monument built for Barcelona's Universal Exposition in 1888.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
From Tinnell Hall in the Plaza del Rey [King's Square] in Barcelona, where Columbus met with King Ferdinand just four months following an assassination attempt on this monarch's life, Victor shares with us more interesting historical facts about Christopher Columbus.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Once upon a time, the Roman emperor Augustus made the wonderful city of Tarragona, in Andalusia, the capital of the Roman Empire. Victor tells us more about the history of this enchanting city.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Every August, the city of Tarragona celebrates the Sant Magí festival. Let's listen to retired social education professor Joan Martínez Manet tell us the fascinating story behind this celebration.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Víctor Díaz introduces us to the vibrant Santa Tecla festival in Tarragona, Spain. With the help of a local, we will learn about some of the festival's entertaining events as well as the beauty and inviting atmosphere of the city of Tarragona.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
From San Felipe Neri Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, Víctor Díaz offers us some insight into this site's historical importance and why it serves as a monument to world peace.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Spain, Venezuela
From Barcelona, Victor invites us to meet the modern troubadours of this city whilst reminding us about some of the famous singers that started their musical careers in the same way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
José Peñafiel, a member of the brotherhood in Tobarra, Spain, a municipality in the Albacete province, explains to us about some of its famous Holy Week observances.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Antonio Manuel Martínez Alfaro, a drummer from Tobarra, Spain, tells us a bit about the famed Holy Week celebrations there, during which drumming can be heard non-stop for one hundred and four hours from Good Wednesday to Easter Sunday.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Antonio Manuel Martínez Alfaro, the drummer from Tobarra, Spain, explains how some of Holy Week's most important items- his cross, his robe and his drum- were passed down to him from previous generations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Bolivia
Friendly people and tasty cuisine are just a couple of the compelling reasons Angela gives us for planning a visit to Bolivia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Panama
Enrique Sanchez, a marketing manager for Panama's Tourism Authority, gives us a plethora of ideas about what to do when visiting this vibrant country, which combines and contrasts tradition with modernity.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Chile
Javier from Chile's Patagonia region educates us about some of its unique geographical features as well as tourist attractions.
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