by Susana | Jan 30, 2020 | Spanish culture & Tips
COURTYARD FESTIVAL IN CORDOBA Every year on May (2020 is from 4 to 17 of May), in Cordoba they celebrate the Courtyard Festival, this is unique opportunity to enjoy the private Courtyards and way of life of this historical city of Andalusia. During the Courtyards Festival, you’ll discover Cordoba’s lively side. Join in on the street celebrations and dance to the sounds of Flamenco while enjoying the scents of jasmine and orange blossom. The people of Cordoba proudly open the gates of the courtyards in the old quarter of the city during the days of the festival. They deck the courtyards out specially for the occasion with pots full of geraniums, carnations and jasmines that hang from the whitewashed walls. They can be visited at practically any time of the day and the hosts always give a warm welcome. There are often even flamenco shows and the chance to taste delicious tapas from Cordoba and Montilla-Moriles wine. The festival is celebrated during the first fortnight of May. It is not, however, the only chance you will have to visit the courtyards in Cordoba. This is a great opportunity to combine an event in Seville, Malaga or Granada with a full day excursion to this magnificent city of Andalusia and enjoy the most authentic side of Cordoba way of life and courtyards in their most explendit moment. Here we can combine the visit to the Courtyards with the Great Mosque-Cathedral and the old town of Cordoba. Cordoba is situated in the interior of Andalusia where past and modernity blend in together. This thousand-year-old city, which has the World Heritage designation, is a living...
by Susana | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Eco friendly Sustainable hotel This four star hotel is in the middle of a wheat field, near the Natural Park in Navarra. The desert, the sunrise, the moon, the stars, its spectacular architecture and design. This Unique hotel has won twenty six prizes of Architecture and Interior Design. Space. The hotel is located in the Bardenas Reales Natural Park, in the heart of Navarra, declared a biosphere reserve by Unesco; This place of semi-desert landscape is an unusual spectacle of naked appearance but full of natural treasures that make it a very rich place. The weather here is measured by the air, which is transformed into dry and warm air in the summer months, more typical of the African desert than of northern Spain or the empty, cold and sharp air during winters so common in polar areas. A perfect place to dream and be dreamed where this ecological hotel lives as a whim of the nature of the place, in its image and likeness, a body in a sustainable hotel with a unique architecture that has given it different awards internationally. There are two types of space at the Hotel: the cube spaces and the bubble rooms, all of them built with a sustainable architecture and respecting the environment. The rooms are characterized by taking advantage of the light of the place to the maximum through large windows, so much so that in the 31 rooms, the symbiosis with nature is a fact and at times you can doubt whether you are inside or outside. The sky full of stars. The sound of the nature. Hear and feel the wind whispering. The sun rising. Taste a different moment. Basically...
by Susana | Sep 2, 2019 | Activity
THINK GREEN Meetings, Incentives, Congress, Events We all feel and need to be more aware that sustainability is a real need, and thinking on the future we will have to change habbits and even the way we live, eat, travel and work. So are you ready to encourage your colleagues, friends and family to be more aware about sustainability? “A sustainable event is one that considers the negative impact on the environment where it takes place, and tries to minimise it to the lowest possible level in order to produce the lowest environmental impact“ 7 tips for your sustainable event – Choose a local Caterer that the menu choices are created based on local and ecological food and beverage. – Avoid using paper as much as possible, communicate with participants with an App. Use Ipads instead of blocks during meetings… – Choose Accommodation with Eco friendly systems and sustainable company policies. – Saving resources, Use led lights, on displays and presentations. Generate your own energy with teambuilding activities. – Recycle waste as much as possible. Have specific bin set out for Recycling. – Use free trade products. The goal of fair trade products are to help people developing countries to have a better and fairer trading conditions and working rights, as well as to promote sustainability around. – Use electric powered transportation to reduce CO2 emisions. Eventually the sum of small actions is what makes the difference, this will improve the public image of your company and will inspire others to do the same. Contact us for your Sustainable Group program:...
by Susana | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This 5 Star Hotel is Unique, located in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona) with 13 exclusive rooms, and 6 adaptable meeting rooms with space for up to 260 guests, Gastronomic Space, cellar, terrace, gardens and pool .. Its unique architecture emulates the Sinuous shape of champagne bottles on a tangle shelf and its roof features a mosaic that reminds to Antoni Gaudí. This is undoubtedly one of the most unique hotels in Barcelona, which promotes wine tourism and respect for the environment. The building was designed to be quite low, minimizing its visual impact on the surrounding area and includes solar panels, rainwater collection tanks, cross ventilation, biomass water heater, LED lighting and decoration and certified furniture to have a low environmental impact. With a stay focused on the culture of wine and cava, This is in a unique location overlooking the surrounding vineyards and wineries. Its 2 individual businesses, 10 Double Premium and its Deluxe Suite are perfect for guests who want to live a unique experience in the heart of the Penedès area. The hotel offers other services, Meeting and events rooms, swimming pool, cellar and culinary space In Rima, which is perfect for travelers interested in enjoying the best meal of local products. Located just 15 minutes walk from the center of Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona). Its location is perfect for all kinds of activities. So if you wish something different, don´t always do the same! Contact us for more info and program suggestion...
by Susana | Apr 23, 2019 | New Venues, New Venues, New Venues, Spain for Event, Spain for Event, Spain for Event, Sustainability, Sustainability, Sustainability
If your goal is to be in the nature, in peace, and organize an environmentally friendly event program, these are the hotels that will fit for this program! Definetely different to the usual hotels…. This Tree House hotel is in the middle of the nature and is an alternative accommodation inmersed in the forest and nature. With 10 Tree houses we can accommodate up to 28 pax and every tree house has its own identity and charm. For Nature lovers this is the place to live and experience with direct connection to the nature, tres and the surrounding ecosystem, the pleasures of an exile among the foliage, some nights in a nest placed in the framework of the branches of a beautiful tree. This feeling of freedom and privacy is unique, everywhere you look, you feel surrounded by the ease of the chirping of birds, and the murmur of the hidden secrets of the forest.. The Main House is a typical country house equipped with parking, reception, canteen, living room, showers, swimming pool and terrace garden. The Tree Houses The tree houses are, adapted to the size and to the nature of each tree that holds them, and are feature a rounded shape. Of 30 m2 of surface. The terrace of 10 m2 is thought as a space of rest and of relaxation, with delightful views to the forest and the Pyrenees. The Access to the tree house are through a suspended bridge and/or a vertical wooden ladder. To preserve the environment to the upmost, the tree houses don’t have electric supply nor running water. Each house is equipped with...