{"id":11936,"date":"2019-08-16T07:36:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T05:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/?p=10417"},"modified":"2024-04-21T09:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T07:09:15","slug":"spain-is-different-somos-un-pais-especial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/08\/16\/spain-is-different-somos-un-pais-especial\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain is different. An advertising campaign of the sixties."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spain is different with a glass of wine in hand.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>We really are quite a different country compared with others<\/strong>. At least that is my opinion. We are a fantastic country, with its positive attributes and defects like the rest of the countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have to say I feel lucky to have been born in this country.<\/strong> I have enjoyed it living here. <strong>And I still do so through the foreigner&#8217;s eyes<\/strong> that we meet who decide to hire our services.<\/p>\n<p>When I started I am amazed when I saw the expression and reactions of foreigners who visit us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actually, I really feel a little bit like David Copperfield when he makes the Statue of Liberty disappear.<\/strong> <strong>I feel like an illusionist<\/strong> who seeks <a title=\"to get visitors expressions of amazement\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/11\/26\/moments-that-take-our-breath-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to get visitors expressions of amazement<\/a>, joy, satisfaction, and temporal happiness.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #90303d; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"color: white; font-size: 24px;\">Come with us and enjoy Spain. Enjoy with us in one of our tours from Madrid<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #90303d; padding: 10px 10px; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/product-category\/wine-tours-by-areas-en\/\">Book your visit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">The history of Spain is different. (Completely different from our neighbors&#8217; history)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kbf_PfkYp2Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">History of Spain in 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I admire how characters like Hemingway, Ava Gardner, and Orson Welles enjoyed this country. I just saw the movie &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WGBJfyefUZk\">The eyes of Orson Welles<\/a>&#8221; and I love watching what he paid attention to in Spain.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">What to see in Spain? 34 places to visit in Spain out of 34,000.<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yfiELvRvRIY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">What to live in Spain? Most popular festivals in Spain, month by month. Places to visit in Spain.<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbQK8hSKmFU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January:<\/strong> Three Kings Parade<\/li>\n<li><strong>February:<\/strong> Carnival of <a title=\"C\u00e1diz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/C%C3%A1diz\/@36.5164503,-6.3174868,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd0dd25724ec240f:0x40463fd8ca03b00!8m2!3d36.5270612!4d-6.2885962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C\u00e1diz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March:<\/strong> Holy Week in <a title=\"Seville\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Sevilla\/@37.3754865,-6.0250989,12z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd126c1114be6291:0x34f018621cfe5648!8m2!3d37.3890924!4d-5.9844589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>April:<\/strong> <a title=\"Seville\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Sevilla\/@37.3754865,-6.0250989,12z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd126c1114be6291:0x34f018621cfe5648!8m2!3d37.3890924!4d-5.9844589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seville<\/a> Fair<\/li>\n<li><strong>May:<\/strong> El Roc\u00edo (<a title=\"Almonte, Huelva\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/21730+Almonte,+Huelva\/@37.2598969,-6.5356019,14z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd11fa46f468dabf:0xe267c2b24bf202ec!8m2!3d37.2596578!4d-6.5169753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almonte, Huelva<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>June:<\/strong> Night of San Juan (National)<\/li>\n<li><strong>July:<\/strong> San Ferm\u00edn (<a title=\"Pamplona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pamplona,+Navarra\/@42.8158236,-1.6850412,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd50928ba31965c7:0x4e6e903632cb2e90!8m2!3d42.812526!4d-1.6457745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pamplona<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>August:<\/strong> Tomatina <a title=\"Bu\u00f1ol, Teruel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Castillo+de+Bu%C3%B1ol\/@40.8773082,-0.2121331,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd5f6facc10e7417:0x1a0e3a981c1e711e!8m2!3d40.8773042!4d-0.2099444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bu\u00f1ol, Teruel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>September<\/strong> :Virgen de la Salud (Virgin of Health), <a title=\"Algemes\u00ed Castell\u00f3n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Calle+Algemes%C3%AD,+12006+Castell%C3%B3n+de+la+Plana,+Castell%C3%B3n\/@39.9831612,-0.0668148,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd5ffe1d3b2355ed:0x63c2f1386602c05a!8m2!3d39.9831571!4d-0.0646261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Algemes\u00ed Castell\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October:<\/strong>. Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians), <a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Alcoy,+Alicante\/@38.7006143,-0.4959241,14z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd61864e204bb377:0x3270bc5ab4510472!8m2!3d38.6987066!4d-0.4810937\" href=\"Alcoy,%20Alicante\">Alcoy, Alicante<\/a>.<br \/>\nVirgen del Pilar (Virgin of the Pilar), <a title=\"Zaragoza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Zaragoza\/@41.6517983,-0.9650214,12z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd5914dd5e618e91:0x49df13f1158489a8!8m2!3d41.6488226!4d-0.8890853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zaragoza<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November:<\/strong> Harvest Festival, <a title=\"Rioja\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Logro%C3%B1o,+La+Rioja\/@42.4603508,-2.4833823,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd5aab4130b390b1:0xf98252918a168870!8m2!3d42.4627195!4d-2.4449852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rioja<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>December:<\/strong> Escobazos in La Vera,<a title=\"Jarandilla de la Vera, C\u00e1ceres.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/10450+Jarandilla+de+la+Vera,+C%C3%A1ceres\/@40.1280928,-5.6694137,15z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd3fcbcc91ea3735:0x7ac29cf7f80aab02!8m2!3d40.1286709!4d-5.6602562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jarandilla de la Vera, C\u00e1ceres.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We have to go outside to see our country objectively.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>We, the Spaniards do need to do two things:<\/strong> 1) <strong>Go outside to see other countries<\/strong> and have a more objective view of our own country. 2) <strong>Receive foreigners as we do to realize how much they appreciate our country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What makes us different?<\/strong> <strong>Maybe it is that we are in the south of Europe and close to Africa. If you read our history you will learn that <\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"We have been invaded and visited\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/09\/07\/spain-and-portugal-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We have been invaded and visited<\/a> by many other people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Firstly <strong>the Phoenicians<\/strong> came 1000 years before Christ. They brought us the culture of wine and the art of growing the vineyards). Then came <strong>the Greeks<\/strong>, their culture, <strong>the Carthaginians<\/strong>, <strong>the <a title=\"Roman Monuments\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/03\/30\/english-visiting-roman-monuments-with-a-glass-of-wine-in-hand-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans<\/a><\/strong><a title=\"Roman Monuments\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/03\/30\/english-visiting-roman-monuments-with-a-glass-of-wine-in-hand-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, their monuments<\/a>, their language, and their culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Afterwards the Arabs stayed in our country during 700 years.<\/strong> When you travel throughout Spain you may see many magnificent things they have left us. They came at a stage where they were much more sophisticated than the Christians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As we travel we can see traces of them, especially when we go south. Then came <strong>the French with Napoleon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In all those cases <strong>we have acted as sponges.<\/strong> From all of them, we have learned things and <strong>we have incorporated things into our idiosyncrasy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have been invaded many times but this country iseve3n more attractive because of that, for right or wrong, we Spaniards are the only ones capable of destroying our own country.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">There are many things that make this country different.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>And I see our bullring,<\/strong> permanent or removable and I love seeing them for their color and personality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a great debate about whether <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/12\/03\/we-love-to-hear-beautiful-stories-with-a-glass-of-wine-in-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bulls should be suppressed or not<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/12\/03\/we-love-to-hear-beautiful-stories-with-a-glass-of-wine-in-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> I understand both positions. Those who denigrate it as something too wild for 2019, and those who defend it because it is part of our culture. And I don&#8217;t take any of the two sides. I don&#8217;t do it because I don&#8217;t want to. I just enjoy the uniqueness of it knowing that it will not be in the future with us.<\/p>\n<p>A cousin \u200b\u200bof mine had cattle of cows and bulls, <strong>but I have attended very few bullfights<\/strong>. And I like bullfights as I might like to go to a rodeo if I move to Texas in the United States or if I see some highland games if I move to Scotland (I have seen that) And I know what I do like. Or go to the Basque Country and watch a game of Basque ball or log cutting.<\/p>\n<h2>Let us toast for a heterogeneous world instead of a homogeneous one.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spain-is-different-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14550 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spain-is-different-7.jpg\" alt=\"Spain is different\" width=\"700\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spain-is-different-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spain-is-different-7-600x407.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spain-is-different-7-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>I am proud to say I feel lucky to visit my own country and travel with foreigners.<\/strong> I like to go through them and tell them why things happen. <a title=\"We have incredible stories to tell\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2020\/07\/04\/isabel-and-fernando-first-kings-of-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We have incredible stories to tell<\/a>. I am also happy to think that I am letting my children receive a country in which it is worth living and in which the centennial customs we have are not lost.<\/p>\n<h2>The word &#8220;Fiesta&#8221; is magic. Spanish fiesta.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I love the fiestas that are organized in <a title=\"Wine fair in Ribera del Duero\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/06\/07\/english-wine-fair-in-ribera-del-duero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">many villages and towns<\/a><\/strong>. This word might among the first 5 that a foreigner learns first. It is quite understandable because many attractive fiestas are being organized all over the country from North to South. That is why this word becomes magic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There was an advertising campaign in the sixties with the slogan &#8220;Spain is different<\/strong>&#8221; I think that the spirit of this campaign is still there.<\/p>\n<p>We want to show you this country with a <a title=\"glass of wine in hand\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/08\/02\/in-chinchon-with-a-glass-of-wine-in-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glass of wine in hand<\/a>. Because we are also fortunate to have <a title=\"The best wine from Ribera de Duero\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/11\/26\/ribera-de-duero-best-wines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">among our wines some of the best in the world<\/a>, that can be at the same level as French or Italian wines.<\/p>\n<p>A comfortable way of visiting Spain is considering using the network of <a title=\"Paradores Spain\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/04\/08\/english-enjoy-a-parador-nacional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paradores Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to come to one of our <a title=\"Wine tours from Madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/tour-category\/winetours-by-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wine tours from Madrid<\/a>?<\/p>\n<h2>An interesting article.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/laemadrid.com\/spain-is-different\/\">Spain is different!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ignacio Segovia<\/p>\n<p>Ceo of Winebus<\/p>\n<p>Other publications:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.winebus.es\/en\/2019\/08\/09\/the-spanish-empire-in-the-16th-century\/\">The Spanish Empire in the 16th century<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain is different with a glass of wine in hand. We really are quite a different country compared with others. At least that is my opinion. We are a fantastic country, with its positive attributes and defects like the rest of the countries. 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