I am Spanish, and you have to avoid tourist traps at all costs. There is very good food here, but unfortunately many businesses cheat people who come from outside. for me personally it is an embarrassment of my country.

@stand777

Жыл бұрын

I generally avoid eating at a "plaza mayor" when in a big city in Spain. Smallers towns yes, never an issue. But the Plaza Major in Madrid is tourist trap centrral.

@sunishabali6703

Жыл бұрын

It is every country's problem

@joesantamaria5874

Жыл бұрын

@@sunishabali6703 try eating in Times Square. Or don’t.

@laurenc5306

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry about it. Every country in the world has people who cheat tourists

@Angiehere13

Жыл бұрын

Im from Spain too and I agree

My observations having lived in Spain for a short time and returning often: If you eat paella in the tourist areas, the sound of bells ringing is paella dishes coming out of the microwaves and they were made with the prepackaged rice from the non existent local Madrid Piggly Wiggly. Disgusting. Go off the beaten path for the better paella. Many Americans don't know that Spain is in Europe. Many Americans believe that Spaniards eat Mexican food. Many Americans believe that the peoples of Mexico and Central and South America are "Spanish" people. Wrong! People incorrectly believe that Spaniards drink A LOT of sangria. People think that Spain is warm year round. I've seen snow up to my eyeballs in Pamplona in the winter. I was asked if they had running water there. I refer you to the great aqueduct of Segovia. I was asked if people live in mud huts. Thanks for this video and for keeping people informed.

Came back from Spain 2 months ago and it was amazing! Stayed in local areas, shopped at local stores! Found the fruits and vegetables so much better then what you would find in a common grocery store in the states. We drank the local water every where we went including Barcelona at it was all fine. Like Italy, drinking from the water facets on the streets were a life saver. Never had any issues with the food. Can't wait to get back! My wife and I fell in love with Spain 🇪🇸 and the people.

@fgb6737

Жыл бұрын

Thank you from Andalusia in Spain 🇪🇦

@chuche249

Жыл бұрын

@@fgb6737 no thank you!! My family arrived in New mexico from Spain in 1598 with Don Juan De Onate and about 2000 other Spaniard settlers. We have lived on the same lands since. My dad's side of the family came from the Northern Spain and my mother's came from Savilla. I know it sounds funny but I truly felt like I come home after almost 400 years. We descendants of the original families are very proud of our homeland and Spanish Heritage! Please note we are distinct and differ form the mexican heritage to the south of us as we were very far from Mexico city and it took several months for supplies to come from Mexico to northern New Mexico. We were the furthest northern territories of the spanish empire and forgotten about after Mexico declared independence from Spain. It is because of this We have always considered ourselves Spanish!!...again thank you for letting us come back home!!

@FatLeonard84

Жыл бұрын

You could say the same about anywhere in Europe, I lived in the US for a few years and oh my God the food there worst I've ever eaten, everything is so bland and full of chemicals and colourings

@allanansume5524

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the tasteless food in USA is def a thing, some classmates that spent an exchange year in Idaho, Missouri and Michigan came back dissing so much about the food, how portions are bigger and stuff like legumes, fruit or vegetables taste like cardboard. And they all stayed in rural areas of those states, here when you go to remote areas the food is tastier cause the plantations are further away from populated (thus more polluted) areas But i live an hour away from Barcelona and I would not drink the tap water there nor the one from where I live mate 😭

@javir.d5361

Жыл бұрын

@chu che Glad to read that! Very proud of your comment and charmed of your good experience here 🍻 You both are welcome whenever you want. Cheers from Madrid 👋

You want food paella? Don't get it in Madrid or Barcelona...get it from Valencia. This city is really a hidden gem of Spain. They have some great history, the beaches are so wonderful, the weather is pretty spectacular, not really any pickpocketing, and they may have the best paella. It's supposedly where it all started. Very good food

@juanquin7983

5 ай бұрын

En Madrid o Barcelona se comen tan buenas paellas como en Valencia, tampoco todas las paellas que se comen en Valencia son buenas. Los turistas antes de pedir paella para comer deben informarse bien donde hacerlo.

@frankygoestocanada

3 ай бұрын

I'm actually in Spain (Costa Del Sol)... for two months! So... great tip here! I'll check that!

@bennyrobertson

2 ай бұрын

When we were in Sevilla years ago, we asked someone where we could get good paella. He thought for a minute and said "Valencia".

@jamesf791

2 ай бұрын

@@bennyrobertson even Spaniards know, get it from the original source

The Spanish health service is excellent. Within 7 hours of walking into an emergency centre I was taken to my third hospital by ambulance and a surgeon immediately fitted a stent, solving my cardiac issues. Since returning to the UK the NHS has been nothing but complementary of my treatment and have not modified my medication plan set in Huelva.

@bucketlistbikers420

Жыл бұрын

@Limon Cello I fail to correlate the link between an operation to repair a collapsed artery and and that to treat an alcoholic coma? The reciprocal agreement between our respective governments does mean that Spaniards in the UK can rely on using the UK health service and likewise Brits in Spain can rely on the Spanish health service. Whilst I do not condone the action of those who seek to pour vast quantities of alcohol down their necks. In travelling to Spain, for holidays and drinking these people do bring a significant amount of income to the Spanish economy.

@seigliere1

8 ай бұрын

I suddenly had a problem with kidney stones while in Tarragona, absolutely first class care. From the moment I arrived to when they let me go home, friendly, caring and incredibly efficient health care. It inspires huge confidence! I am trying to organize ALL my health care in Spain even if I have to pay for everything!

The smoking thing has definitely changed a lot. When I first came to Spain in the 1970's, I got the impression that it was compulsory!

@jjhantsch8647

Жыл бұрын

When I first visited Spain (1994) the rule was that if a Spanish male offered, you should smoke with him.

@eduardodanko9109

10 ай бұрын

Actually is the same at work and going fiesta here in Spain. But remember next round is going on to you. Now tobacco is more expensive than in 90's, greetings from Spain.

Yeah, it breaks my heart every time I see tourists sitting in front of the sort of sorry excuse for a paella that is served in most places in tourist areas. I’d encourage everyone to leave bad reviews on Trip Advisor, Google maps etc. It’s the only way these people will learn. But, if it’s your first one, how do you know you got a “fake” paella? Well, if you didn’t LOVE it there’s a very good chance you got fleeced. A well made paella is indisputably delicious. Honestly, these restaurants should be fined by local authorities for giving our food such a bad reputation abroad, not to mention providing unsuspecting visitors with such a terrible experience.

@annedonnellan6876

Жыл бұрын

Did you know the original valenciana paella included rats? Not anymore

I just got back from Spain I visited Barcelona and the beaches there also Madrid, Toledo, Sevilla oh my gosh the most amazing beautiful medieval walls, town churches monuments, towers etc. the food was excellent I will most definitely go back and visit Spain again or even live there people were nice and friendly. I just wish I would’ve bumped into you guys

@fgb6737

Жыл бұрын

Thank you from Andalusia in Spain 🇪🇦

Whoever thought Spain in underdeveloped , definitely has an underdeveloped brain,like seriously dude.

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

Hay yes

@mrn13

Жыл бұрын

Yes and the same when some Americans asks if "Spain is safe"

@SuperWallco

Жыл бұрын

@@mrn13I assume some Americans have a hard time separating Mexico, Honduras etc from Spain in their head. I know there is the story of US customs telling Antonio Banderas that he had to tick Latino on his landing form. Something which in Europe seems just bizarre. Spanish people aren't a racial group to us in the least

@Garcwyn

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperWallco Antonio Banderas is Latino btw. He might not be Latin American but latino as a person who speaks a latin language for sure he is

@SandraGarcia-lj3bd

Жыл бұрын

Were used to ignorant , vulgar tourists , without culture dont worry.

AHH I'm Spanish (from Madrid, maybe the best city in the word), living temporary in the US for work and the more I see your videos, the more I want to come back!

We cannot wait to visit Madrid/Barcelona in a few weeks, our first time in Spain, though not first time to Europe. We've been watching many of your videos to be as informed as possible. Great content and awesome tips, have learned so much about Spain. 🇪🇸

Great! As a German guy. living since 1999 close to Barcelona I 100% confirm all your comments and many more! Great video again, thank you very much!

We were quite puzzled when upon telling some friends or acquaintances that we were going to vacation in Spain, several years ago, they respond “why?” We realized that many Americans seem to only view Italy, France and maybe Ireland and England as European vacation destinations. It was odd, and unanticipated. They were so puzzled by our vacation plans that they couldn’t muster a “Wow - that sounds like fun!”

@Azog150

7 ай бұрын

I live in Barcelona and have notcied a huge growth in the number of US tourists over the last few years.

@TheRealSnakePlisken

6 ай бұрын

SShhhh...please keep the secret.

@abdullahaanawaleh

Ай бұрын

Yeah Iberia, Germany, Benelux and Central Europe is undervisited by Americans. Madrid, Stuttgart, Munich, Ghent, Groningen, Vienna, Prague etc are fantastic cities to visit. Americans are missing out.

I was born in Spain but my family is not originally from here. I used to hate paella because the only ones I had tried were the ones we had in school (terrible pre-over-cooked rice) and in these touristic locations. The first time I actually tried a good paella wasn't too long ago, maybe 4-5 years ago when I was already a teenager having lived my entire life in Spain. Also, there actually a reason why it is quite hard to find good places for paellas or any kind of Spanish rice dish. A paella is very time consuming; apart from all the mise en place consisting of cleaning seafood and meats, making the stock which can take hours, and cutting all the vegetables that might be needed, although the rice takes 18 minutes to cook, you need one cook exclusively working on a single paella for 15 minutes making the sofrito before adding the rice, and this stove is occupied for more than half an hour for one single table. Plus, restaurants that aren't specialized in arroces probably don't have a stove made for paelleras, which makes the job hundred times easier because it cooks the rice evenly so there's no need to move the paellera every now and then. Furthermore, a good seafood paella (arguably the most popular one) needs high quality ingredients for it to be actually good, so it tends to be very expensive. I now make arroces at home once or twice a month. It's very fun to cook paella for family and friends and it's cheaper to buy the ingredients yourself, which allows me to buy nice and fresh seafood and safran. That's why every time a friend comes visit Spain from abroad, I invite them to have my paella first to avoid the paella disappointment.

@pyellard3013

Жыл бұрын

I was told by a Valician that originally Paella was made only with rabbit and snails..Poor peoples food... He took me to a restaurant specialising in that type of Paella.. And it was glorious... He was derogative about other types of Paella (eg sea food) but I guess variations have become established.

@davidzhan

Жыл бұрын

@@pyellard3013 yeah, many people will say that the only paella is the valenciana. I guess it's a fair point. I personally call "paella" every dry rice that is made in a paellera pan, although purists will say that those are just "arroces." Anyway, I think that the paellera pan is very unique to Spain, so non-paellas also deserve to be considered Spanish traditional food. I do agree however that Valencian paellas are underrated. I think that the most accepted list of ingredients for paella valenciana right now would be: chicken, snails, duck, rabbit, tomato, green beans, garrafón, artichoke, safron, and sweet paprika. It's hard to find a good paella valenciana outside of Valencia, though.

@MyMilk987

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidzhan I am from Valencia and I've never eaten a paella with duck. We usually use chicken and rabbit meat, and snails are hardly ever used, but it depends on the region where you are 👌

What a nice video, well explained and straight to the point. 10/10. Thanks for the work!

My wife is Galician and she makes the most delicious seafood paella I've ever had.

@GS-ku3cj

Жыл бұрын

I can’t eat paella when I visit Spain because it’s never as good as my mum’s - from Galicia

@juanantonio3487

Жыл бұрын

If it has seafood, is not paella, is rice with things.

@thomasbarchen

Жыл бұрын

Give me your address and I will come by this Saturday!

I've just discovered your channel recently (while getting over excited about my upcoming trip to Spain in Sept/October). You two are great! Hubby and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary with a trip to Cadiz, Granada and Nerja. Can't wait. We've only been to Catalunya so far so are really excited to see some more of your wonderful country. Thanks for all the hints and tips in your videos. Many I knew (I like to read/research/learn some words beforehand) but having them rooted in your experiences (and seeing the places and people ) at the same time adds so much. I know following you is going to add so much to my experience. Thank you!😁

@carreyperea2201

Жыл бұрын

sevilla is nice too, great flamenco shows!

@JanG_GC

Жыл бұрын

@@carreyperea2201 would love to but that's going to have to be another trip. Honestly, so many places in Spain I want to see. Hoping we'll get plenty of chances to visit

@Plado21

Жыл бұрын

@@JanG_GC Don't miss Casa Manteca in Cádiz, especially the chicharrones. One of my favourite places in Spain!

@JanG_GC

Жыл бұрын

@@Plado21 Thanks for the recommendation. I'm trying them somewhere, for sure. 😀

Wow, mind blown. Fresh and refeshing, this guy immediately grabs your attention with his energy and passion! I feel bad that I didn't know about your page before seeing you with Mark. I'm very happy to now follow your channel and get a taste of Spain. MERCI! From Montréal, Québec 👌

Love your vlog! Thanks Yoly and James!

The quality of your videos is just incredible. Packed full of great info, fantastically presented, great mix of humour too and killer editing! Love you guys! Ps. Many of my daughter’s friends here in Mallorca don’t eat any veg and barely eat fruit!! No cases of scurvy just yet ! I say yet…

@dbpike

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree. I’ve watched Spain revealed almost from the inception and with this one, I feel James and Yoly have, yet again, taken their production to another level!

@joaorobalo9353

Жыл бұрын

James is a liar. There are travellers around the world and not just in Europe. They are going to robbed you ?!!! What about the Government Taxes ? Isn't a robb ?

Casa Botín is currently considered a restaurant, but It was originally a "casa de comidas" (no menú, you only could eat what was cooked on the day). The first restaurant (with menú, tablet clothes, etc) was Lhardy that I encourage to visit to have at least a consomé and to admire its marvellous ancient atmosphere; it's by Puerta del Sol. Many of critical polítics were discussed and decided within its salons

Hey, great tips! Avoiding these mistakes can really make our Spain trip smoother. Thanks for the heads-up!

Came here after Marks video because your energy was so cheerful 😁! Keep giving out the good vibes and thanks for the quality of your Videos👍🏻

Thanks! I’ll be in Madrid and Valencia mid September, great video and nice to see Yoly and the princess back on camera 🥰

You two are great! I've been living in Spain since the 70s (now a Spanish national) and I totally agree with everything you say, show, advise, suggest ... Enhorabuena!

Enjoy your channel very much. My daughter moved to Barcelona 12 yrs ago. So, I have traveled throughout Spain quite a bit. First time we went to BCN I asked to see a flamenco show. My Catalonian friends looked at me like I had three heads. Northern regions are so different from the southern area. Almost like being in different countries.

I studied at the Universidad de Sevilla back in 1977. I then came back to Spain for the first time in 2017. Spain changed radically in those 40 years. I could give you a gazillion examples but I won't.

@juanantonio3487

Жыл бұрын

It changed for the good or for the bad?

@juanantonio3487

Жыл бұрын

@@catherinemori4986 Dictatorship gone and we fine: 1) More insecurity 2) Mass media, systemic and political corruption 3) Degeneracy 4) Threats to our national sovereignity 5) Ignorance across the population and worst educational system and cultural performance 6) Worst economy 7) Plenty of old people living in nostalgy 8) Weak people 9) OUr culture and traditions fading away 10) An unhappy society Dictatorship is just a type of gobernment that removes power from the people. When most of the voters are retards, willingful to vote any idiot/mean cruel corrupt liar and in exchange you have a leader that would be a great dictator, following the well being of it's people, allowing to improve the country and the happiness of it's people and will be only tought with those who are toxic for the country, internally or externally, well, you now know who would be the best. Usually dictatorship is portraited like the mean, cruel bastard who kills people and restrain them while democracy looks like some sort of paradise where the people are both free to vote and raise their ideas and are going to make the most intelligent decision. And we are beginning to live in the contrary situation, where Franco, with his flaws, was better than the actual politicians. So that's why I ask.

Heading to Spain in March and have found your videos a great help! Enjoying every one! Thanks !!!

Great to see Yoly return to videos on the channel! We have missed her indeed! This was a fun video with some really useful information in it, especially for those that may be planning to visit Spain for the first time! Thanks for sharing it with the community!

@ymartinmendieta

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt! Great to be back 😄

For good paella, eat it in Castellon, Valencia and Alicante provinces: particularly in arrocerías or small towns. Cullera and El Palmar (Valencia) are great options. It's not really an evening meal, though tourists seem to think it is. Fideos is a good alternative, if properly done. Very good series of video-well done!

Lovely to see Yoli - great information as ever. Cheers!

We lived in Spain from ‘75 - ‘77 and used to for Tapas with our parents all the time. And it was a blast! Very fond memories.

One of your best videos! Thank you. Funny (or should I say "frustrating") in some ways, in that I see many of those similar comments about Spain in various social media sites. Sometimes people just don't take the time to do their homework before coming to Spain. I realize that not everyone can afford, or want to pay, for advice from a resource or travel planner (like Spain Savvy), but it certainly does help in making the experience a better one. One comment about the smoking issue...yes, it is great that no smoking is allowed inside a restaurant/bar, but what we found too often is that the smokers would get up from their table mid-meal, go outside and stand by the open doors or windows of the place which then allows the smoke to come wafting in. Oh well, hoping this all changes.

James no entiendo porque no tienes millones de seguidores, la manera de hacer videos de ustedes dos es magnifica, sigue asi y pronto explotara tu canal! Saludos desde Mexico!

It is true that good paella is difficult to find in restaurants, even for locals. We always say that best paellas are cooked at home, if you know how to... And it is a difficult dish to cook. It probably takes a lifetime to master paella cooking for most people! The best rice I remember I have tasted was in Casa Elías, which is located inland in Alicante, in a small town called El Xinorlet. It was a rabbit and snails paella cooked with grapevine wood. Delicious! I heard Casa Elías now cooks paella for Mar Mía restaurant in Madrid. Qué bonita está Lucía, by the way 🤗

@annedonnellan6876

Жыл бұрын

Rabbit is healthy meat

You two never disappoint - great video once again - can’t wait to get there in December😀😀

Loved this very informative and entertaining video. Please continue to post more wonderful content. Glad to see Yoly and little Lucia.

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Maribel!!!

As a Barcelona resident, I encourage you to say the name in English, because it's actually closer to how we pronounce it in Catalan than what it sounds in Spanish

I really love these guys. I have been watching all their videos for the last 3 weeks 😍

One of the most enjoyable videos yet! Not sure why….just throughly enjoyed it!

I like when I open KZread and there is a new video because I know I’m going to like it, thanks for never letting me down and keep the good work

The taxi service in Spain is excellent. Good to hear about the smoking law, makes the eating out in the terrace more pleasant.

Great job describing the customs and very educational.👍

Thank you for your wonderful stories... always good fun and educational too!

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marta!

A lot of the questions arise from the fact that Americans and other non-Europrans tend to confuse Spain with Latin America. Yes there are cultural & linguistic similarities but Spain is a 1st world country with a modern infrastructure and with reasonably well working government services.

@ashleymarkrhodes1571

Жыл бұрын

I lived in Spain for eight years, and have lived in Colombia for 14. They are not REMOTELY similar, though both great countries in their own rights

We will be in Madrid and Barcelona next week. So excited ❤

Wow... wonderful video with beautiful colors....thanks for sharing this amazing video.greeting from Iran 🇮🇷 ❤

Just watched your video with Mark Weins, good luck with it bringing more veiws to your channel. I think yours is one of the better food/travel channels 👍

Thanks for the video Darren, great as always. I would only add 1-3 quick examples of good and bad examples of posts. Take care

Most people dont know that Paella is a very local dish from the mediterranean coast of Spain. It has become popular all over the country (and abroad) of course, but it's more of a "summer dish" and even then you barely eat it (maybe once or twice a month in summer? depends on the family or the person). It also takes like 2 to 3 hours or more to cook. So it's not a daily dish. So, for me the most authentic spanish dish is the Tortilla de Patatas. You can find one in every local bar. That's common dish in all spanish houses and you can find it in any corner of the country. Paella for some reason has become the most well known dish abroad but it's not (for me at least) our national dish.

Great blog, as always!!

Great video! Thanks for the info :)

You've done it again 😁 You never let us down. I am a little surprised that people still have these misapprehensions but I guess, if you have never been, how can you know? One extra mistake of which I am aware is thinking of Spain as a monoculture. Some of the regional differences are profound. Incredibly, in the 21st century, I still have Catalan friends who only use Castellano when absolutely necessary.

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

That’s so true mate - so much variety here!

@jordizx9

Жыл бұрын

@@spainrevealed You can think what you want, and about your Spanish and Catalan friends, but I don't speak English for various reasons, which would take too long to explain, but I'm just telling you that you used to subtitle your videos in Spanish, and now you don't. I am in my right to see your videos or not. But if I don't understand why I want to see them? I'm much older than you so I don't understand how it is that with the advantages you've had, you don't speak more languages. A pleasure to see your videos with subtitles. Ah excuse my English, I used Google translate

@jordizx9

Жыл бұрын

And how many languages ​​do you speak? I Spanish, Catalan, Italian a little

@annedonnellan6876

Жыл бұрын

At least four distinctive cultures here.. with local variations

@annedonnellan6876

Жыл бұрын

And bear in mind llos madriles. With distinctive cultural heritage

Hi James and Yoli. Yet another great video. Well done. Nice to see Lucia and my has she grown. BTW Yoli, you are looking stunning. I've always found that a paella in a tourist city is seldom good but if you keep searching, you will eventually find a place that serves an amazing paella. It's worth the searching because when you eventually get a good one, it's spectacular. Great work again Jaames and Yoli and thant you very much. Hasta la proxima.😀👍

Congratulations to the Mark Wiens collaboration! Very good episode also 🏆

About the paella: to my experience, the most authentic paella is found at festivals on the street, when spaniards celebrate a holiday or the local saint of the city. To me, paella is not a restaurant dish, it is an outside dish when you party with a lot of people or maybe a huge family gathering. But two people in a fine restaurant ordering a paella is kind of weird to me.

Great video guys as ever. Where we live in south Alicante province we have a lot of Flamingos on the "pink lake" next to La Mata and Torrevieja. During the 2 year covid thing when people were not moving around much the Flamingo population here increased significantly due to lack of disturbance. We also occassionaly get Flamenco here when the "real Flamenco artists" from the South come here to perform. I struggle to understand Flamenco personally, the songs and music are very loud and emotionally charged and sound so tragic very often. To me, the water in my area tastes a lot of chlorine, it´s VERY safe to drink but personally, I dont like the taste so for drinking water on its own, I use bottled. Keep up the good work. saludos.

Going to Spain next month with my fiancé! Super excited to check out some of these tapas

@camebackcat1487

Жыл бұрын

You are a doubly lucky person. En hora buena a los dos! I'd suggest that you're super excited to go out for tapas, as mentioned, it's more of a verb and general experience than specific dish. Have a great time. September is better than August. Spain is full of tourists and empty of Spaniards in August. Also, it's too hot. Festivals are best in Spring and Fall, depending on the region.

Good to see you outside enjoying some fresh air and birdsong! Also great to see you do treat yourself to a decent drop of wine, very glad to see that, as you work so much stu, we appreciate you 😊 nicola and andrew shellard from uk living in Oliva, valencia since Nov 2022❤

Loved this video ! Must visit Madrid soon I drove through it once but just on the way from uk to msrbella

Thank you for your videos. I'm flying home from Madrid after my Camino walk. I look for to reading your e-book!

Sorry, I was asleep when this was ready. Happy to catch it now.

Hi guys, I discovered your channel through Mark Wiens channel the episode about tapas in Madrid. I enjoy thoroughly your channel. Originally I am Spanish, however I have been half of my adult life in the UK and the States. I tend to go back to Spain once a year and it really surprised me this summer the amount of places that accepted card tap. Regarding another episode, sorry I can’t get the taste for the Marmite, I love British baked bean, peanut butter and peanut butter cup, both acquired taste, but the marmite, not in 5 years or in 500… Awesome work guys.

35 years ago when I visited Spain, the water was deemed undrinkable. it's good to know that things have changed for the better :)

Great video I am sharing with my familia. They are going to Barcelona in Sept. I am allergic to cigarette smoke so I am especially thrilled to learn of the new law. When I was staying in a hostel in Granada with my husband in Sept of 2019 the cigarette smoke came into our room as we slept and I woke up sick with a bad sinus issue and cold. Another time in Malaga we were eating lunch with la familia even though we were outside on a patio the cigarette smoke was so thick and awful.

You guys are so funny and super cute together!!! Many thanks for the amazing for the videos. I love them all!

I am coming over in May so thank you for your information and advice

Great video. Thank you! My brother just moved to Barcelona and we are considering as well

A quick point about the tap water: In Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, nobody drinks the tap water. Although water has to be certified as safe to drink, all of the water here is desalinated, and it really doesn't taste very nice. Most people cook with it etc, but when it comes to drinking water, everyone buys large bottles of water from the supermarket (or invests in some kind of filtration system).

@herrmannmunster

Жыл бұрын

something similar happens in my home island of Mallorca. I don't know a single Mallorcan who doesn't drink bottled water. I imagine it's awful for the environment, but it's hard to persuade people to drink tap water!

@Casahampero

Жыл бұрын

My wife’s aunties and uncles in Barcelona drink bottled water, not tap. Just come back from a great full family holiday to La Costa Brava and we used tap water for teeth and washing only. When it’s €0.27 a litre in a tourist hotspot it’s not a big deal to buy bottled water, especially as you can refrigerate it.

@rsnankivell1962

Жыл бұрын

Throughout the whole Mediterranean area that happens too. People don’t usually drink tap water because of its bad taste. They're highly calcareous, hard waters.

@dbpike

Жыл бұрын

We can drink the water in our pueblo but we don’t. The water in this area is very very hard. I have to add acid to the pool on a regular basis to get the pH level down enough for the chlorine to work well. So drinking hard water like increase the chances of kidney stones and for this reason we drink bottled water.

We just got back from Barcelona, we went to Gourmet Sensi sensi tapas and LOVED IT. We found a breakfast place to share with you. Billy Brunch in Barcelona that speak both fluent English and Spanish. The brunch was cheap like 5 Euros for huevos omelette and fresh orange juice and mint tea. The keep chickens that lay eggs in the rear garden. Another place we liked was El Nacional for fish I had super fresh Chilean Sea Bass. We stayed at Avenida Palace which was excellent with great bathrooms and very clean and pretty. Thank you for the tips. But people drive like maniacs. oy

Nice to see Villa Rosa and Huertas again! 🙂 I lived in Madrid for 4 years, in Calle Princesa, Argüelles

I’m heading to Spain and I’m glad to know in advance that so few establishments accept tap to pay which I’ve used literally everywhere in Italy and Denmark. Disappointed to learn, but glad I know in advance.

Another excellent video!!! Thanks

Otro excelente vídeo. Gracias, Yoli y James.

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

Gracias!!

Thank you for this informative video. I'll be visiting Spain next year in March to April 2023

Loved this video and laughed out loud.

Beautiful, your creations are💙💫

I've walked the Camino de Santiago four times. Wish you covered ordering and eating octopus. On the meseta it is difficult and unsatisfactory, but in Galacia it is marvelous.

Thanks for sharing this, I consider Andalucia my second home and I love Spanish food

Great video! Though I feel you have left out THE number 1 mistake tourists make when going to Spain: not taking into account the Spanish eating times. More often than not you’ll find yourself wanting to have lunch at 12:00 and you’ll sit alone in the restaurant (or the kitchen will be still closed) because at that time Spanish people are still at work/school (or having breakfast). They’ll then stroll in starting at 2 pm for their lunch… Same in the evening

You have no idea how much you have helped me. I have Spanish roots (from Catalonia) and am headed there for (vacation) or you might say holiday in October. It will be my first real experience in the mother land. I've only been to Madrid but at the airport only during a short layover. Thanks guys.❤

@jal051

10 ай бұрын

Just don't try to eat at Las Ramblas. Go to the Born.

@rebeccagutierrez1960

9 ай бұрын

@@jal051 Thanks for the tip.👍🏽

Gosh, very well done, the video! Or in Spanish: Está super bien hecho! Técnicamente habéis mejorado mucho.

I had forgotten about this lovely lady, when she speaks I need to get a flight to Spain. 😘

Good tips guys.

Great list of tourist mistakes in Spain! Well done and well explained. After living in Madrid this pst year, we saw plenty of tourists make these mistakes...🙄 Unfortunately, we've now moved to Germany, but we'll definitely be back to visit Spain in the future! Thank you for stating that you can say "Barcelona" without the Spanish accent when speaking English. Always a pet peeve of mine 🤣

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

haha we have pet peeves in common!

@oliverreedslovechild

Жыл бұрын

@@spainrevealed We lived in the Canary islands for a few years and most genuine Canarians don't use the ' th ' sound. Gracias is pronounced with a ' c ' not a ' th '. Canarians, Andalucians and Mexicans all speak alike and don't use the more formal Castellano. A lot of Madrilleños tend to think Analucians and Canarians are lazy or common when it comes to speaking Spanish.

@larsjohansson660

11 ай бұрын

love germany. great country!!!

@Azog150

7 ай бұрын

On the "Barcelona" thing - not even the locals use the "th" thing for "Barcelona" when speaking in Spanish. Maybe those from other parts of Spain, but the "th" sound is much less common in Catalan. Also, there are tonnes of South and Central Americans here who don't use the "th" sound either.

Thank you for the impressive video! new sub and bell 😍🥰😘

@spainrevealed

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Agree the Paella in Madrid and Barcelona are very ordinary. However my Paella in Seville and Valencia was amazing.

I'm wondering how this video got past me. I thought I had watched all of the Spain Revealed videos. Even the oldest ones. I'm guessing James must have had this one shoved way down deep in the archives.🤨 Great video, too. I ❤🇪🇦

Enjoyed the video! I'd also say having paella for dinner/supper is another tourist faux pas.

I think you should buy that cape James and wear it in your videos. I think that cape store is by my old apartment in the center and the capes are close to €1,000 or more! I´ve always wanted to enter and try one on. So, I´ve lived in Spain off and on for years and just realized this summer that some bars and restaurants will bring you free tapas if you order a non-alcoholic drink. I am failing at being a Madrileña. We went to Villa Rosa a few weeks ago for a flamenco show with my mother-in-law. She loved it! I used to live on that street (calle Nuñez de Arce) in 2021 and had to move because it´s so loud! I remember when Villa Rosa closed during the pandemic. Everyone came out and bid them farewell. I think I have a video of it. I was so happy when they reopened!

Just got back...phew...didn't make any of these mistakes, thanks to your channel. Thanks for all the advice. We went to one of the Flamenco shows you suggested and had a great experience. Content suggestions: SIM cards. That info gave us cheap cell service for our trip. And no-fee ATM's, that info is difficult to find. I didn't know I needed a tap and pay card for the Renfe vending machines at MAD airport. Review how to use metro and Renfe vending machines. Walk people theough how to get from the airport to city center from MAD or BCN. As for me, I need to save up to go back ...Love

Your lovely lady, La Señora Yoly, was so awesome & cool the way she gracefully handled the "dental" question. I was blown away! 🧔

Hi guys another great video we are of to Frigiliana hope I spelled that right how about doing a video of that area please keep up the good work Stewart

Aparte de las acepciones aportadas en el vídeo, Flamenco también es una palabra que se usa como gentilicio de los habitantes de Flandes. En neerlandés sería Vlamingen (y hay que tener en cuenta que pronuncian la v de forma muy similar a la f) Me sorprenden muchas de las preguntas que os hacen, y me da la impresión de que vienen de gente que incluso son incapaces de colocar España correctamente en un mapa.

@annedonnellan6876

Жыл бұрын

Flemish

Basis of my diet was breakfast at Chocolat thanks to your advice. It's so hot I don't manage to eat to much. The water in Botanical garden is very good, I found a place to refill my bottle hidden close to the entry. I can't believe people really mistake flamingos and flamenco.

If you can swing it, get invited somehow, the best paellas I've had were not in restaurants but in little community parties usually on San Juan in smaller beach towns (Costa Brava). Tough to do as a tourist but if you know a local...

Great video with Mark Weins ❤️

Here from watching marks video in Spain and omg the food looks amazing and now watching your video and new here and from Connecticut, USA , I want to come visit

I been back to your videos! I have been busy traveling throughout the northeast USA. During the summer and fall! Your baby is getting big! Awesome!😍🥰😃😇

Jajajaja!!! I really missed you guys! Wonderful video!! You are mastering the art of it!! But.... I wouldn't encourage drinking city water... You don't know what's in it... It's sad, but... Thanks again!.. and love Lucia!!