It is a part of their history that Spanish people do not like to speak of too much. La Guerra Civil, The Civil War. For those of you reading this who have absolutely no idea that there even was a civil war in Spain or for those of you who need to refresh your memory, the Spanish Civil War was a great conflict between the Republicans who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic and the Nationalists, a conservative group led by dictator General Francisco Franco – I’m sure that that name...

Challenge accepted!​      

To study or do an internship abroad is always a challenge. However, living as an intern in a city you haven’t been before is even more challenging. So that’s what I did and I couldn’t have been more excited for anything ever. 

Apprenticeships abroad

My name is Mirte and I always knew that I wanted to do my internship relating to my education Tourism and Leisure Management in another country (preferably somewhere warm as I get c...

This is my first time writing a blog, so I might as well start off by introducing myself. My name is Robin, I have been walking this earth for almost 21 years now and I am the latest addition to the ATD team!

Why Sevilla? 

Well, to say that Sevilla is a beautiful city is an understatement. I will always remember the first moment I knew I loved the city. It was on a warm spring evening in June, 2016 when I arrived in the city for the first time. I was there on a study trip (I am a Tourism...

Christmas in Seville, what a time to be alive. A wonderful city with such a beautiful history lighted up by the beautiful Christmas decoration al over the city.

Decoration in the city

Seville is magical during Christmas. All the beautiful lights and the beautiful trees along in the city. During the day the sun is still shining which gives Seville a summerly atmosphere. And in the evening/night, i...

During the year there are lots of different parties and (national) holidays in each country and region. Everywhere they celebrate something else and everywhere they find some reasons to have a good party. One holiday that people...

In Seville there were two big events in the past century, next to the normal holidays as Semana Santa, Feria de Abril, Christmas etc. Those two, were the world expos that were held here...

Juan Belmonte is a famous Spanish bullfighter, born in Seville. He was raised in Triana, and that's why his statue is in Triana. He became a bullfighter very young and he were in different famous bullfighting groups for childeren. The most famous one he was part of as a kid, was Los Ninos Sevillanos. He killed his first bull on July 24, 1910. 

He differs from other bullfighters because his technique wa...

For the people that live in Belgium and Holland it’s a normal holiday but a lot of people never heard about it, do you know what I am talking about? Sinterklaas of course!...

Black Friday

It rather sounds as a sad day, like something sad happened. Well it is a sad day for my purse I guess. Because black Friday is actually about a lot of discounts and sale in almost all the shops.

But why? Why the day after Thanksgiving? Well because of the fact to get people to the shops and to spend money. And this has all to do with Christmas. A month before already. So discounts and sales all over the place to get your...

Thanksgiving in Seville, Spain. Do the Spaniards celebrate it as the Americans? Well, the modern people do actually. But as for the classic people, the older people do not actually. Thanksgiving is tradition in America, this tradition actually flew over to Spain and more European countries but moreover through movies and the internet....