Semana Cultural de Pozos 2012
August is traditionally the family holiday month in Spain. No different in Pozos, the population swells as families come to the village to rest, visit with family and friends, party, hike, garden, and enjoy Semana Cultural de Pozos! – a week long cultural event, organized by local residents, it includes music, games, food, crafts and entertainment.
read moreChef “E” in Singapore
Chef Esmeraldo is back in Singapore! A month long promotion at the Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel featuring Spanish food with a Moorish influence. Delicioso! Follow along! Spain in...
read moreOur Awesome Volunteer – Karen!
Karen Henderson was our volunteer in Pozos for two weeks, helping with dishes, making beds, cooking, translating and running to the neighbours to borrow sugar, fresh organic farm eggs and garden produce. It was a great opportunity for her to practice her Spanish, make new friends and to live in a village on a hillside in Spain. Read all about her adventures in her...
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Castillo de los Templarios
The castle of the Templar Knights in Ponferrada. At the beginning of the 12th century, the Templar knights took possession of the hill-fortress, reinforced and extended it to use it as an palace and for protection of the pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The castle has many outstanding features, a moat with a drawbridge, two large towers joined by an arch and its twelve original towers reproduced the shape of the constellations. Part of an Esme Tours Custom Itinerary. Please inquire by contacting us. Chef Esmeraldo and...
read moreLas Chimeneas de Pozos
Of the three types of traditional houses built in Pozos, the two story with an exterior staircase, built in the early 20th century, is the most abundant. The chimney, one of the more characteristic elements of the house, has the shape of a truncated square pyramid, it is protected by slate on the sides and always has a top hat of slate to protect it from the elements. For more details and to view these fabulous houses join us in Pozos! Contact us for...
read moreSingapore Cooking Class
In October 2011 Chef Esmeraldo did a three week Spanish Food Promotion at the Royal Plaza on Scotts. Sixty lucky ladies got to participate in a cooking class with Chef Esmeraldo and Chef Robert Mak! Chef Esmeraldo will be back at the Royal Plaza on Scotts for another Spanish Food Promotion highlighting the moorish influences on spanish cuisine July 20th – August 18th...
read more737 Stained Glass Windows
Santa María de León Gothic Cathedral … the 737 stained glass windows are one the main tourist attractions of the cathedral. The great majority of them are original, and date from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. They are rated as some of the finest stained glass works in the world. Three other recommendations not to miss: the spectacular rose window, the choir stalls (some of the oldest in Spain) and the image of the Virgen Blanca. The cathedral museum is also home to a collection of more than 1,500 items of religious art....
read moreLa Iglesia Pozos
Translated from; Pozos de Cabrera by J.G. Moran http://issuu.com/garciamoranjose/docs/pozos_de_cabrera Siglo XIII (1235) A headstone badly damaged in the doorway of the church, translated in 1761 by the parish priest reads: In the year 1235 the bishop of Astorga Don Nuño consecrated the church in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian of Santa María de San Francisco. Siglo XVIII (1723) A date 1723? is engraved in the stone next to a sun dial, found on the church tower. Part of an Esme Tours excursion in...
read moreLos Mayos
Los Mayos is a festival of Celtic origin, assimilated by the Romans and held in May to celebrate the arrival of spring, fertility and crop protection. In the early 20th century local folks would hang a puppet made out of straw and old clothes on the end of a tree branch to symbolize the death of winter (the puppet) and the arrival of spring (represented by the tree). During the Spanish civil war this tradition was all but lost. In the mid 1980′s in again began to flourish. Usually set up in the streets or the main square of small farming...
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