The destinations recommended each year by the prestigious magazine ‘Time’ do not usually disappoint their readers, who wait with enthusiasm and expectation to know which are the destinations that have been chosen as the best to travel on vacation. Among them there is also a variety of offers, among which are destinations as classic and emblematic as Tokyo or Los Angeles or some more original or natural such as the temples of Angkor.
AND among the 100 best places in the world of this 2021 The magazine has specially highlighted three Spanish cities that it recommends to its readers for their vacations this summer and that reflect the cultural diversity of Spain. Santiago de Compostela, Madrid and Cáceres, have been chosen.
Santiago de Compostela, the best year to visit it
To Santiago de Compostela, ‘Time’ has defined it as a city where to make a “rare pilgrimage”, and has especially recommended enjoying of the best cod in Spain in Solleiros in the nearby Plaza de Mazarelos. As they explain, Santiago de Compostela is a city in which pilgrimage has been made for more than 1,000 years, and the cathedral and the sanctuary of Santiago the Greater.
What’s more, They have said in the article that, “according to an old papal edict, if you go through the holy door of the cathedral in a year in which the feast of Santiago is Sunday (as happens on July 25), all your sins will be forgiven.” So if you had doubts, this year you can also meet this funny legend. And as they have valued, for the first time in eight years, the basilica is not obstructed by renovation works. It is undoubtedly the perfect year to visit this Galician city.
Madrid, at the center of the Spanish tradition
“Safeguarding tradition”, he titled Madrid, since he recommends visiting the flamenco tablaos, although he highlights the strong style that these have suffered due to the crisis derived from the pandemic, and assures that “The next few months will be crucial to determine if the city’s tablaos can survive beyond 2021“.
Apart from this, he has highlighted the new luxury hotels that have opened in the country’s capital this year and that have been valued as safe at the time COVID-19. And they are also recommended for the renovations that this year have been carried out in some of the most emblematic ones to attract the public. It also highlights its terraces and ‘sky bar’.
Cáceres and the multiculturalism that its streets give off
And last, but not least, ‘Time’ has given prominence this year to Cáceres, in Extremadura, the region as they point out, less touristy than Spain, but with “a multitude of cultural riches”, standing out for the coexistence of Muslim art , Jewish history and Spanish culture itself. In fact, the definition that they make of the city itself, surely gives goose bumps to anyone who is originally from there: “lhe traditional ocher and alabaster streets of Cáceres look like a scene from an old sepia photograph that comes to life“.
Its old town stands out especially, for its mixture of Roman, Islamic, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, surrounded by stone walls that stands out as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition, he has recommended two hotels in particular, for their redecoration of historic buildings that are now hotels. He too Helga de Alvear museum, which houses the most important private collection of international contemporary art in the country, they have included it among the recommendations.
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