Summer holidays are not over yet. They are longer than in the UK. Three glorious months you have entertained the “offsprings”. . . One can run out of ideas as what to do with them, when you yourself don´t want to do another beach trip this week or go to crowded “hot spots”. Temperatures are…
Author: Rosie Reay
Ebro Voice is the blog of author Rosie Reay to compliment her love of travel, languages, books and authors, history, research, local legends, news bits and bobs
, trends, reviews and other geographical and environmental information on this lovely L'Ampolla coastline, Ebro river valley and Ebro delta in Catalonia, almost midway between Barcelona and Valencia in Northeast Spain. There is a serious side to her research in promoting not only local business enterprises but her insatiable interest in the marketing, branding and etymology of global company and product names
Wind instruments´ fiesta in windy Catalonia
Fiestas are never over in Catalonia and it is with joy that we hear of another musical one called the “Ebre Terra de Vent” in Catalan or “Tierras de Vientos”in Castillian Spanish. I am sure this will entertain us, as much as the July Jazz Festival did in Tortosa. This is a “traditional” ( I…
European Day of Jewish Culture – Tortosa -2nd September 2007
The Paths of Sepharad organisation welcomed Tortosa as a member way back in 1998.Since then they have held different activities throughout their calendar year with the focal point being to defend the urban, historic, artistic and cultural heritage of the Sepharic legacy in Southern Catalonia in Spain. Read more about their activities in Catalan at:…
Fiesta de la Cinta – Tortosa
Fiestas en honor a la Virgen de la Cinta Patrona de la ciudad. Se celebran en la primera semana de Septiembre. The summer season has been wonderful this year. We have already seen the amazingly entertaining July Renaissance festival in Medieval Tortosa town and Fiesta Majors in Campredo, Jesus and Roquetes have entertained us all,…
La Tomatino Tomato “chucking” festival – release your summer heat stress!
Once that rocket is launched to announce 11 o´clock on Wednesday 29th August in Buñol ( near Valencia), one hour of sheer squashed tomato hurling tom foolery commences. Fun and laughter ensues! Creation of spontaneous, fabulous photographic opportunities of one of the most hilarious fiestas of the Valencian calendar year, rolls out across these red…
Cinema a la fresca dijous d´agost – JESUS 2007-TORTOSA
<< Pergola next to the Canal in Jesus-Tortosa Outdoor cinema on every Thursday evening in August. The days are now so hot. So in the evenings around 10 o´clock, walk on down to the village of Jesus near Tortosa. The cinema will be under the pergola, down by the canal and conveniently near the Bar…
BRIGHTER TRAVEL FOR THE DISABLED & ELDERLY – “SNOWY” TRAVELS TOO…
We welcome the herald of the EU, for bringing in new regulation from today, for the travel industry, airports and airlines for improved services and access for travel towards the elderly and Disabled! This will enhance the journeys for the Blind, as free travel must be provided for guide dogs. (Obviously they will need their…
>JAMES > JAUME> JIMMY>JIM BOY> ?
However, you pronounce James in Brighter Catalonia, one thing is for sure, James Patterson´s books are still a mighty good read in any language! (The translation is available in Spanish on the bookshelves here in Catalonia.) Oh, thank you Richard and Paula J. for mailing me your copy of “1st To Die” and, yes, my…
Buying Properties in Brighter Catalonia…the Brighter side of Spain
You have read the bad press and the scare mongery on what makes good TV viewing ratings on “everything that could possibly go wrong, went wrong” on the Expats who moved to Spain . However, buying property in rural Spain / Catalonia may seem to be a daunting task after watching all this media coverage….
THE BEST MEDIEVAL FIESTA IN CATALONIA STARTS TODAY
Roll up! Roll up! The quaintest market sellers from Medieval times gone by, will line the evening streets of the old, medieval part of Tortosa – the riverside town, along the Ebro. See our wares, come and stare, artisan their craft will share, many products to compare, try not to buy, I thee do dare,…