Spanish cooking, like Spanish culture in general, varies a lot from region to region; but if you have been to other parts of Spain, some of what you’ll find in Northern Spain will be familiar. The classic Spanish dish in the minds of foreigners is paella — saffron-flavoured rice plus more-or-less anything else which comes [...]

For wine lovers, one of the attractions of a holiday in Northern Spain is bound to be the prospect of getting on first-name terms with the wines of Rioja. The province of La Rioja lies to the south of the coastal mountains at the eastern end of the area of northern Spain, with its vineyards [...]