Madrid who has helped finance the European Gay Pride march is ready to receive all the people who will fly in this weekend to enjoy in all the festivities of this yearly event. Gays, lesbians, trans and bisexuals will all take part of the march that starts in thee he Puerta de Alcalaand goes to the Plaza de España on Sunday Afternoon.

Over two million people are expected to come to the capital of Spain to share with their partners and friends the celebracion of their homosexuality.

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Ingredientes:

12 sardines
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup dry white wine
2 bay leaves
6 black peppercorns

1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry thyme

To clean the sardines, scrape a small knife along the body of each sardine, starting from the tail end, to remove the scales. This is best done under cold running water. Make a slit along the gut. Cut the head and pull it away from the body slowly so that the intestines come away with the head. Open the cut cavity and clean away the remaining intestines. Pat the sardines dry on paper towels.

Sprinkle the sardines inside and out with the salt. Place the flour in a shallow dish and toss the sardines in the flour, shaking off the excess. Heat half the oil in a skillet over medium heat and fry the sardines in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until browned all over and crips. Place the sardines in a glass or ceramic dish and fit tightly into a single layer. Wipe the skillet clean with paper towels.

Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet over medium heat and add the garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until lightly browned. Place the garlic in the dish with the sardines. Add the red wine vinegar, white wine, bay leaves, peppercorns, paprika and thyme to the pan and simmer over low heat for 2 minutes. Set aside to cool for about 30 minutes. Pour the reduced mixture over the sardines, cover and refrigerate overnight, turning the sardines once during this time. Remove the sardines from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before you are ready to serve. Serve cold.

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Valencia is slowly becoming the next big capital in Spain. It all started with the City of Arts and Sciences which is an amazing city within a city full of great museums and theaters, and now it might just as well become the next big fashion city in Spain. Many designers are opting to open stores in this great city due to its large number of tourist and fashionable Spaniards that want and need fashion close at hand.

Guess by Marciano has just figured this out and has opened a flagship store in the Aqua commercial center located on Menorca street. In this store we will be able to purchase prèt-â-porter collections for both men and women as well as all their famous lines of jeans and accessories such as purses, shoes, sunglasses..

So, now you have a lot more reasons to visit Valencia this year.

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If you are planning a trip to Spain this summer and need a hotel one of the best ways to find one is through the internet and by far one of the best Web sites for doing this is called booking.com. They offer hundreds of hotels you can search by city, by location, by monuments, by price, by star rating. Everything you need to know right there in one page.

I have been planning my own vacation and I can tell you from experience booking.com has saved me a lot of time and money. The booking is simple and they answered my questions via email quickly. The web site also provides guests comments so you can really find out what a hotel is really like. Overall, simple to use and gets you to where you want to go.
Book now with booking.com

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Ok, so I’m not even going to attempt to teach you how to make a Paella because it is something that you should do along side someone who is an expert in this and then practice. But through one of my favorite blogs calleddirectoalpaladarr I found a really cuteMake a Paella game, it really doesn’t teach you much but it made me realize I had no clue as to what ingredients needed to be added first. Give it try, it is fun.

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Here it is another great property you can put a bid on. This one is located in Marbella. This beautiful property has 8 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms with 1,500 sq mts of built space and 4,000 sq mts of plot size. I think just enough to truly enjoy yourself. It has everything you can imagine from marble heated floors, garage for three cars, two guest apartments, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, gym and of course a home cinema…

All this for just 10,500 euros…Ok, I know it’s a steal..

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This is the luxury of luxury in the heart of Seville. It immerses all guests in a world full of cultural inspiration. This hotel is so quaint and simple yet full of history and style. The setting is stimulating to the senses and the contrast of the architecture surrounded by the natural beauty of the city makes this a must stay at hotel. The central patio is full of fragrances and colours that will revive your spirit and take you away while the views from the roof top pool will bring you back to heaven. Love it, love it, love it..

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If you are in Madrid a quick day trip to Segovia is a must. You can easily take a bus to Segovia where you will enjoy all the sites along the way. Once there you will be in total wonder of this small little city with so much to see.

The first and most amazing site is the Roman aqueduct which is the largest and best preserved of its kind anywhere, it served as the mintmark on all coins struck in the city from 1455 to 1864. There is the Alcazar castle which some say was the source of inspiration for Walt Disney.  The 16^th century cathedral is a truly amazing site and on and on with beautiful architecture all around.

Once there you will need to eat the typical dish the “cochinillo suckling pig” which is so moist it is cut in pieces with a plate and then the plate is thrown off to the side.. A perfect day in Spain.

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If you are like me and love wine but are not a connoisseur and don’t know what wine to choose not to worry. I found this great website called Snooth that gives you different wine selections to choose from and compare. You can save your favourites and add any that are not on their list. They keep a list of your likes and are then able to give you recommendations.

The wines are reviewed by other members of this website and each wine is given an overall rating.  

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Here we go another recipe you should try , don’ be scared.

You will need

·  ¾ Kg. of calamares

·  ½ Kg. flour

·  1 l.  olive oil

·  salt

I suggest you  buy calamari that are already clean but you can opt to go all out in that case you will need to remove the head and tentacles, the ink bag and the external skin from the calamari (not much fun). Rinse them under cold water and cut in rings. Salt them and coat with the flour, shaking off any excess flour. Fry in very hot abundant olive oil until they start to brown. Put them in a plate with a paper towel and let the oil get absorbs. Serve Hot..

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