I have stopped maintaining this list for the time being, and there is a great deal more new content than it would suggest.

08/15/01 - Mini-Hollywood
Mini-Hollywood is a theme park in Almería built around an old spaghetti-western film set. For the Tabernas Desert, the only true desert in Europe, was a major film location in the sixties. This is where Clint Eastwood began his film career!

07/29/01 - The Costa del Sol - Sun, Sand and Se...
The Costa del Sol is the most touristic part of Spain. While Malaga is its most important centre of population, its spiritual capital is Torremolinos. John Ross takes a look at both, with an excursion to Mijas, where the taxis are donkeys.

07/20/01 - Strikes Take Their Toll
The strikes besetting the Spanish tourist industry are taking their toll, which should translate into bargains for travellers.

07/15/01 - Iberia Dispute - Arbitrator Appointed
The Spanish government finally intervened in the Iberia conflict, establishing a compulsory arbitration process.

07/14/01 - Rock and Jazz Festivals in Spain and Portugal
The most important rock and jazz festivals in Spain and Portugal in the summer of 2001, including Espárrago 2001, Benicàssim, Vilar de Mouros, Vitoria and many others, with a few lesser events and some surprises to be thankful for.

07/13/01 - Iberia Resumes Normal Service
In the face of the antagonism of the government, Iberia was obliged to resume flights only five and a half hours after beginning its dramatic suspension of service.

07/13/01 - Iberia Suspends All Flights
In a dramatic, indeed unprecedented escalation of its conflict with the pilots, Iberia announced that it was suspending all flights beginning at midnight, July 13th, 2001.

06/27/01 - Madrid de los Austrias - the Photogallery
Three pages of photos of the most atmospheric part of Madrid.

06/20/01 - Iberia Pilots Strike
The pilots of the Spanish airline Iberia have announced a series of ten twenty-four-hour strikes during this summer. The first was on Tuesday, June 19th.

06/16/01 - Golf in Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal have some of the best golf courses in Europe, if not the world. An introduction to Spain and Portugal for Visitors' golf resources, starting with a barely believable story about the death of Bing Crosby.

06/04/01 - The Fiestas of San Fermin - Hemingwayland
A full-length feature article dedicated to the fiestas of San Fermin, Sanfermines, one of the most memorable experiences in anyone's life. John Ross tells you about this, the most macho of all fiestas.

05/28/01 - The Feria del Libro - Madrid Book Fair 
The Madrid Book Fair is one of the most important in Europe, and its setting, the Retiro Park, makes it one of the most enjoyable, as well. A photo-illustrated feature article by John Ross.

05/23/01 - La Rioja - Land of the Rio Oja
The Spanish region of La Rioja has much to offer the visitor, including monasteries, dinosaur digs, picturesque villages and, of course, good wine. Spain and Portugal for Visitors went to find the river from which it takes its name - the Rio Oja.

05/21/01 - Rioja Wine
It has been said that the wine of La Rioja is "the best wine in the world in terms of value for money." This region in the north of Spain produces first-rate red, white and rosé wines. 

04/29/01 - San Isidro
The fiestas of San Isidro, patron saint of Madrid, are held in the middle of May. Majos, majas, chulos and chulapas - a photo-illustrated feature article by your About Guide. 

04/28/01 - How to See a Bullfight
Although you can enjoy a bullfight just for the spectacle, to really appreciate it you need to know what is going on. An introduction to the art of tauromaquia.

04/04/01 - Mooching in Madrid (de los Austrias) 
The part of Madrid that most visitors find first, and perhaps the most evocative, is called Madrid de los Austrias. A photo-illustrated tour. 

03/18/01 - Lovely Lisbon
Spain and Portugal opens its series of photo galleries with twenty-odd photographs of lovely, loveable Lisbon, taken by Antonia Fernández.

03/11/01 - Passion and Pasos
The passion, hooded men (some wearing chains), flagellation, virgins, the Macarena: what is this? A little kinky fun in an outmoded discotheque? It is Semana Santa in Spain.

02/27/01 - Phoney Pesetas
Counterfeit money is rife in Spain. John Ross tells you about it, how to identify it and gives you a little sensible advice about not accepting gifts from strangers.

02/10/01 - Lisbon Strolls
Lisbon is best seen on foot, or from a tram. Places to go and sights to look for from Spain and Portugal for Visitors.

02/02/01 - Fiestas, Festas and Other Forms of Fun
Major traditional events in Spain and Portugal, February to August, 2001, with extensive links, selected by your About guide.

25/01/01 - Skiing in Spain (and Andorra)
A surprising variety of skiing options is available in Spain (and Andorra). John Ross tells you about them.

17/01/01 - Carnival - Gaiety and Satire
Carnival is celebrated all over Spain and Portugal in great good humour, with two highlights: Cadiz and the Canary Islands.

07/01/01 - The Fatalism of Fado
Fado is Portugal's best-known music. John Ross tells you about its origins, performers and venues, with selected links to the most relevant Internet sites.

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