Dos de Mayo: The Madrileñes Strike Back
The annual re-enactment of Madrid citizens’ defence against the French invasion of 1808.
The Countess, the castle and the colonia.
What links a medieval castle in a small Spanish town and a modern housing estate in Madrid? It’s Eugenia de Montijo; the last Empress of France.
History Lives in Carabanchel
A re-enactment of life in Iron Age and Roman Spain, in the Madrid suburb of Carabanchel that has a long and interesting history.
Pig Out! – The porcine traditions of La Alberca.
The medieval town of La Alberca in Spain is famous for its high quality ham and pig festival.
La Alberca: A portal to the past
The medieval town of La Alberca has a lot of history in its decorative doorways.