For this month’s slice of life, we take you to Barcelona‘s famous La Boquería market to see the fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses and whatever else they have to offer. This is a popular spot for tourists and locals alike. When you head to Barcelona, check it out for yourself. In the meantime, check out ¨Life Through Food.¨

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Filmed on location in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Run time: 51 seconds

This city in northwestern Spain is mostly known as the final destination for the pilgrims walking or biking the Camino de Santiago. Having welcomed pilgrims for centuries, this city knows how to make you feel at home. The people, the food, the cafes, the architecture make this often overlooked destination enchanting.  Next time you’re in Spain, whether or not you walk the Camino, visit this city and feel welcomed!

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Montjuic Hill houses many great sites in Barcelona: venue for the opening and closing of the 1992 Summer Olympic games, the Joan Miró museum, the botanical gardens and even a cemetery.  But, the landmark view is of that National Palace. Inside the Palace is the grand National Art Museum of Cataluña.  It´s a hike to get up there. Luckily the hop-on, hop-off buses can do the heavy lifting for you.  According to the MNAC website, ¨The MNAC embraces all the arts (sculpture, painting, objets d’art, drawing, engraving, posters, photography and coinage) and has the task of explaining the general history of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the mid-twentieth century.

You can spend hours exploring this great museum, before spending more hours on the rest of Montjuic.

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I had a lot of fun filming our cooking episode in Sevilla with Chef Ruth of A Taste of Spain.  For the tasting, we made our way out to her balcony which had a great view of the city.  We finished our meal off with some fresh fruit, white wine and a discussion of Spain‘s food markets and their appeal to foreign travelers.  Here’s a small clip of that conversation.

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For our cooking class episode in Spain, I contacted A Taste of Spain culinary school which specializes in private culinary tours and gourmet activities throughout the country. I was particularly interested in Andalusian food and headed down to Sevilla.  Ruth Roberts has been in Spain for years and holds classes in her beautiful apartment with a stunning view of Sevilla.  Our day started in the local market near her home where we spent about half an hour looking at all the great, fresh foods.

In this clip, Ruth is showing me some of the vast selection of seafood options that the market offers.

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The all volunteer force of the “Chaquetas Rojas” or “Red Jackets” welcomes and greets the weary pilgrims from the Camino de Santiago.  They help people who have been hiking or biking for weeks find housing, find the Pilgrim Office or whatever else they need when they enter the city.  They are only around during the summer months. But, they are a much appreciated resource for travelers needing to get oriented to the city of Santiago in Spain.

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While out filming in the streets of Santiago de Compostela, Spain I was invited into Pasteleria La Perla, a great bakery and chocolate store serving traditional Galician sweets. I was first shown the Pedras de Santiago, or “rocks of Santiago”, which are chocolate covered almonds. The other highlight for me was the traditional Galician cake with its characteristic powder sugar Galician cross.  The sales woman told me that their cakes are eaten by the royal family of Spain and sent to the Vatican.

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