Welcome to ADE members at the Aranda de Duero City Hall Promoted by the Department of Promotion and Development of Aranda and its councilor the visit was attended by representatives from 16 countries (United States a complete program of activities was developed in which the strengths opportunities and attractions of an intermediate city like Aranda de Duero were tested where the members of ADE could know the economic muscle that owns the city The program also included a guided tour of the dairy products factory in Pascual and the Dominio de Cair winery belonging to the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin Other tourist proposals were also included such as a visit to the old town and underground cellars and the possibility of enjoying various activities such as tastings also placing special interest in the gastronomic offer The main objective of this I Diplomatic Forum organized by the Department of Promotion and Development of the City of Aranda de Duero has been to place this town in Burgos as a strategic and an ideal place for the implementation of new business projects The initiative is part of the Aranda 2030 project whose main challenge is to publicize the strengths and advantages offered by the capital of the Ribera del Duero “We want this forum to become a showcase for the city which will serve to establish future contacts and encourage business engagement It is a novel formula to promote Aranda and attract investment at a time when the arrival of companies is increasingly difficult due to high competitiveness and globalization” says the councilor for Promotion and Development On Friday afternoon and after the guided tour of the dairy factory Pascual the main event of the Diplomatic Forum took place in the events room of the Department of Promotion and Development (Casa de los Fantasmas) A meeting in which the present and future of Aranda was discussed with strategies to attract investment and business projects the participation of the director of the MICHELIN factory who gave their vision on the strengths of betting for an intermediate city The meeting also included an intervention by the managing director of SAN GABRIEL the director of the SONORAMA RIBERA music festival to focus on the importance of quality of life when attracting talent The main event on Saturday was held at the Dominio de Cair winery where the group of diplomats enjoyed a tasting of this Ribera de Duero wine Designation of Origin excellently offered by Noemí that with his sympathy and knowledge attracted the attention of all attendees highlight the very delicate and friendly attention at all times of the staff of the Hotel Torremilanos towards the group of ADE members whose Board of Directors returned with great enthusiasm to promote their relationship with Aranda de Duero and his Mayor’s Office and with the celebration of the II Diplomatic Forum in mind next year 2026 The Diplomat in Spain is the reference digital newspaper for diplomats and companies that want to be well informed © 2024 The Diplomat in Spain Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2024 The Diplomat in Spain the Spanish town of Aranda de Duero in Castile and León looks like any other But beneath it and its surroundings you’ll find underground wineries serving reds This article was adapted from National Geographic Traveller (UK).If there’s a trick to eating chuletillas I toss the sizzling lamb cutlet from one hand to the other my skin turning pink from the hot fat running down my fingers and onto my palm I let the chop hit my plate and wave my hands in defeat “You have to pick up the chuletilla from the two bony ends,” says my guide plucking the meat from a heap of burning vine wood as easily as if she were picking grapes Before making a second attempt at the cutlet I look around at the labyrinth of candle-lit stone passageways and brick arches spreading out in every direction around us Aranda de Duero — the capital of the Ribera del Duero wine region Soria and Valladolid provinces — looks much like any other provincial town in northern Spain Queues form at clay-roofed butchers’ shops selling morcilla (blood sausage) and chorizo; unassuming bakeries display their flattened olive oil bread in the windows like trophies; and chalkboards announce a ‘menú del día’ of garlic soup and salt cod where the air smells of fire-roasted lamb and brewing coffee grey-haired men sip cortados and families sit around wooden barrels laden with oily sheep’s cheese and cherry-red tempranillo beneath Aranda de Duero’s carnicerías (butchers) panaderías (bakeries) and asadores (grill houses) lies a different world Deep below the town centre is a five-mile network of hundreds of interconnected bodegas — medieval wineries that transformed Ribera del Duero into the respected wine country it is today While many of the town’s bodegas are closed to the public a handful of entrepreneurial families and passionate winemakers are striving for change Sara and I are eating chuletillas at Don Carlos a 15th-century wine cellar 45ft below Calle del Trigo one of the oldest and busiest streets in town we’d entered through an ordinary wine shop and before I’d had time to browse bottles of tempranillo a native red variety that’s the most widely grown in Ribera del Duero Sara had opened a door at the back of the shop revealing a steep stone staircase snaking into the darkness pools of condensation soaking my toes with each treacherous step clinging to the mould-speckled ceiling like sleeping bats the floor levelled out and the cloak of darkness began to lift owner of the Don Carlos bodega and co-owner of Territorio Luthier winery one of Territorio Luthier’s signature wine.Subterranean tastingsIn the belly of the bodega I run my hand along the crumbling sandstone walls feeling the deep scars made long ago by pickaxes our bodegas were dug out entirely by hand,” says Sara where dust-covered bottles and wooden barrels the size of plane engines are stored “Renovations have made this bodega safe for visitors,” she adds “But it remains much as it was 600 years ago.” at a long wooden table lit by a chandelier that I get my first taste of Ribera del Duero wine Territorio Luthier’s award-winning tempranillo The pop of the cork reverberates on the scarred sandstone walls around us releasing scents of forest fruits and fresh wood into the bodega’s damp air It’s the bittersweetness of red berries I taste first followed by the light smokiness of toasted leather “Ribera del Duero wines are very much like the Ribera del Duero people,” says Fernando as I chase the Hispania with a slice of morcilla de Burgos a heavenly blood sausage spiced with paprika Fernando and his family were among the first in Aranda de Duero to offer wine and food tastings in the winery beneath their home “There wasn’t much appreciation for bodegas back then,” Fernando tells me as a plate of roasted red peppers and another glass of red — this time a blend of tempranillo merlot and grenache — appear in front of me “Most Arandinos [residents of Aranda] either have a bodega under their house or know someone who does But they’re expensive to maintain and people don’t know what to do with them.” which were built with direct access to winemakers’ homes were used for every part of the winemaking process from crushing and pressing to decanting and ageing “Despite our hot summers and freezing winters bodegas stay at around 12-13C throughout the year,” says Sara between mouthfuls of mollejitas de lechazo (suckling lamb gizzards coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried) “It was the perfect solution to making wine in the Middle Ages.” While Ribera del Duero’s winemaking history dates back at least as far as the Roman period underground wineries only began to appear in Aranda de Duero after Burgundian monks increased wine production in the area in the 12th century The bodegas’ ability to maintain a constant temperature as well as their interconnectedness and their proximity to winemakers’ homes allowed Ribera del Duero to prosper as a winemaking area underground wineries had begun popping up across the region production was so important to the local economy that an ordinance was passed to limit the entry of foreign wines supply the grapes for the wine produced at the Bodega Dominio de Atauta.Yet in the mid-20th century as modern machinery evolved and Ribera del Duero saw the formation of wine cooperatives (groups of vineyard owners making and selling wine in bulk under one name in order to cut marketing and bottling costs) “The grapes were collected and sent straight to the cooperatives,” says Fernando filling the room with pineapple and pomegranate with a swirl of his albillo the only authorised white variety in Ribera del Duero there was little use for underground bodegas but most bodegas were left to deteriorate.” Our subterranean tasting ends with a slice of torta de uva a grape-filled pastry sold only during the wine harvest We emerge back onto a sun-drenched Calle del Trigo it’s decorated with two metal engravings: one of a man playing the flute and the other of the words ‘Tierra Aranda’ I’m once again descending a steep stone staircase only bigger and grander: enormous banqueting tables run through every arched vault embroidered shields and coats of arms decorate cobweb-strewn walls and pictures of men in black waistcoats holding wind instruments gather dust in glass cabinets “This is our peña’s traje (costume),” says Enrique “We wear it when we celebrate our fiestas.”  have been operating in a handful of the town’s bodegas since the early 1970s towards the end of the Franco administration “Peñas were born out of a need for somewhere private to drink cheap wine and talk freely,” says Enrique who’s been a member of the Tierra Aranda peña since 2008 these underground wine clubs became more than just somewhere to socialise and talk politics “Many of Aranda’s fiestas were disappearing [in the 1970s],” Enrique says “Our role as peñistas is to keep our bodegas from ruin but also to keep Aranda’s cultural traditions alive.” He shows me another black and white photo this one of Tierra Aranda musicians performing a pasodoble in the street that runs above us Aranda de Duero’s eight remaining peñas are heavily involved in organising the town’s yearly harvest and various saint day festivals As well as street parades and performances of charanga (traditional music played by peña members) the festival season also sees wine tastings and music rehearsals for non-peñistas but we want the bodega to be for everyone,” says Enrique When I ask why it’s important that peñas continue to operate underground despite the costs involved in maintaining them bodegas are part of our heritage — and we believe that’s worth saving.”   some 15 metres below street level in Aranda de Duero.Preserving historyAnother man who believes in Ribera del Duero’s bodegas is wine producer Roberto Aragón driving alongside beetroot fields and dozens of stone chimneys sprouting from the grass like mushrooms “Those are zarceras; they keep the bodegas ventilated,” Sara explains Roberto’s family winery on the outskirts of Aranda de Duero I expect to see another staircase snaking down into darkness But what I find instead is a hub of activity: cement vats bubbling with fermenting grapes rubber tubes rattling with discarded pulp and bottles of cherry-red liquid clinking as they’re transported 60ft below ground for storage Unlike the other bodegas I’ve visited in the area Dominio Del Pidio is actually used for winemaking producing wine where the temperature is naturally stable is becoming more important,” says Roberto whose family spent almost 10 years and thousands of euros restoring these seven interconnected cellars in Quintana del Pidio a winemaking village nine miles north of Aranda de Duero “We’ve found our wines age very well underground,” he adds Dominio del Pidio currently only produces around 50,000 bottles per year (considered a small number in Ribera del Duero) but Roberto and his family hope to increase production as more of the winery is restored “People say we’ve returned to an ancient way of making wine but I tell them it’s the future,” says Roberto When I ask why he feels so passionate about a form of winemaking that many gave up on long ago past vineyards dotted with crumbling chimneys that once puffed furiously with life I consider the fragility of Spain’s underground bodegas — with ever-more practical methods available will these expensive and hard-to-maintain underground wineries stand the test of time as I sip a 2014 Dominio del Pidio tempranillo one of the first wines to be produced underground in Ribera del Duero for several decades Published in Issue 12 (summer 2021) of National Geographic Traveller Food  The services awarded to ACCIONA Service will give Michelin greater flexibility and capacity to adapt to production circumstances thanks to its experience in providing auxiliary 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A decade after winning the short course title at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka began her potential path to Kampala next March with an unopposed victory at the Cross de la Constitucion in Aranda de Duero on Saturday (3) who finished eighth over 10,000m at the 2016 Olympics this summer and arrived fresh from a half marathon PB of 1:09:32 in New Delhi covered the 7.91km course in 27:20 to defeat Kenya’s Peninah Jerop by 22 seconds with Tania Carrerero the top Spanish finisher in third in 28:15 After finishing second in Soria and Alcobendas in back-to-back weekends Eritrean teenager Aron Kifle scored his first victory of the cross-country season in the senior men’s 9.985km The world U20 10,000m silver medallist ran to a comfortable successful defence of his title to ensure the sixth Eritrean victory in this race since 2010 The 18-year-old clocked 27:59 to defeat compatriot and Olympic steeplechase finalist Yemane Haileselassie by 32 seconds with Kenya’s Daniel Rotich a distant third in 28:56 Marathon specialist Javier Guerra was the top Spanish finisher in fifth in 29:04 At the Cross Ciutat de Granollers on Sunday (4) sub-27-minute 10,000m performer Titus Mbishei claimed victory in the senior men’s 10km in 31:08 ahead of Emmanuel Bor (31:13) and Morocco’s Mohamed Zarhouni (31:55) but there was a Moroccan winner in the women’s senior 8km courtesy of Salima Charki Charki clocked 30:22 to defeat Laia Andreu (30:39) and past winner Marta Galimany (30:46) Moroccan runners also dominated the senior men’s 8.995km at the Cross du Heron in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday with Abdelali Razyn defeating Hicham Briki by four seconds while Lea Plumecocq won the senior women’s 5.715km in 20:25 by nearly a minute ahead of Kenya’s Millicent Gathoni in 21:14 Emmanuel Kipsang defeated a strong field to claim victory over 10km at the fourth leg of the Athletics Kenya Cross Country series in Iten on Saturday (3) who made the 5000m team for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing last summer and is aiming to qualify for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala next March clocked 26:57 to defeat Toronto Marathon winner Philemon Rono (27:06) and Emmanuel Bett (27:10) “I had trained well for the race and I took advantage of the weather to lead from the start,” Kipsang told local reporters after the event There was a surprise in the women’s race with Emmaculate Jebet taking the win in 31:09 ahead of Nelly Jeptoo (31:15) and Gladys Kimaina (31:19) Florence Kiplagat finished off the pace in 11th in her first race since retaining her Chicago Marathon title in October while Olympic steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet did not finish Steeplechaser Betty Jepkemoi defeated world U20 5000m silver medallist Emmaculate Jepkurui in the women’s junior 6km while Edwin Kosgei prevailed in the men’s junior 8km in 21:39 Jepkemoi and Jepkurui are both eligible for the U20 race at the next two editions of the World Cross Country Championships as well as the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017.  Steven Mills with assistance from Kip Evans for the IAAF Aprot decimates opposition in Soria – cross-c.. World U20 champions Barega and Degefa win aga.. The Copa del Rey is Spain’s oldest tournament — and the visit of Real Madrid to the fourth-tier side Arandina on Saturday showed why it is also the most unique Like the other teams contesting the Supercopa de Espana next week in Saudi Arabia Madrid entered the competition in the round of 32 They were drawn against semi-professional Arandina one of two teams left from the Segunda Federacion — Spanish football’s regional fourth tier a city in the northern province of Burgos with just over 33,000 inhabitants The region is more known for its typical dish of suckling lamb and regional wines but football took precedence on Saturday — and that was clear as soon as you arrived there and passed the club’s Juan Carlos Higuero stadium Arandina flags shared centre stage with Christmas decorations on many streets As families met for lunch on January 6 — the day on which Spaniards celebrate the arrival of the Three Kings — conversations revolved around the visit of the 14-time European champions “The match of the century in Aranda,” was how Madrid sports daily AS put it The front of the town hall was illuminated in blue and white Even the baby Jesus was decked out in club colours on the city’s traditional floating Nativity set on the Douro River Drums and chants could be heard three hours before kick-off a giant screen had been erected to follow the match along with a replica of the trophy there were long queues in temperatures of 3C (37F) Tickets were unnumbered and a sign read: “Please be seated on a first-come Real Madrid's Copa del Rey opponents are still associated with a 2017 rape case After some controversy between the city council and the club the stadium had been adapted to double its capacity to around 10,000 spectators Tickets for members were free and others were priced between €40-€75 (£34-£65; $44-$82) Madrid had guided Arandina with the preparations, including improvements to lighting, security checks and the pitch, which had been in a terrible state after heavy rain in the previous round against La Liga side Cadiz All eyes were on Jude Bellingham, even though he started the game on the bench. He was cheered by fans even before the warm-up with a group of children surrounding Bellingham Jude, el ídolo de todos @TheAthleticFC pic.twitter.com/Dkq0ASGJrk — Mario Cortegana (@MarioCortegana) January 6, 2024 There were no professionals in Arandina’s team Their captain and the scorer of the goal that eliminated Cadiz is known as ‘Pesca’ — fishing or catch — because he works at his family’s fishmongers one chant was repeated above the rest: “Yes Guler was Madrid’s most impressive player in the first half — he played an hour in total — snatching the ball out of Dani Ceballos’ hands for a free kick that rattled the woodwork “We’ve already held out for half the game,” Arandina’s announcer said Bellingham did not play but offered one of the ball boys his club-branded blanket to protect him from the cold It was the kind of gesture that has endeared him to supporters since he arrived in Spain last summer Bellingham dándole una manta a uno de los niños que está de recogepelotas 🎩@TheAthleticFC pic.twitter.com/jtMOAEI09J — Mario Cortegana (@MarioCortegana) January 6, 2024 Only Nacho’s late own goal disturbed Ancelotti — a footnote to the game that brought huge joy to the Arandina fans “Proud of our players!” they chanted when the referee blew the final whistle Then it was time for the Arandina players to swap shirts with their Madrid counterparts. A list had been published in the Spanish press before the game showing who had requested each Madrid player — as if it were a letter written to the Three Kings asking for presents. Luka Modric was the most popular option with nine requests The Athletic asked Ancelotti what the most special thing had been about the visit to Aranda de Duero (Top photo: Federico Titone/Anadolu via Getty Images) This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Two of the Blues' nine additions to their roster for the upcoming jersey show off their Alé kits - unchanged from the previous season - while training at their home roads in Spain Gonzalo Serrano and Sara Martín show off their new Alé jersey with an identical design to the one used by the Blues last year at two photoshoots held at Aranda de Duero and the Sierra de Guadarrama both riders have used their current Canyon training bikes equipped with SRAM / Zipp components already used in 2020 Many elements will be replaced with new material the Movistar Team will use as soon as they get together in 2021 We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2023 Profile Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2023 Profile Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2023 Profile Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2023 Profile Stage 4 Women's WorldTour stage race closes out Spanish top-tier racing in May Vuelta a Burgos Feminas was upgraded to the Women's WorldTour in 2021 and now concludes the triple top-tier stage races offered in May in Spain with four hilly stages that culminate top the Lagunas de Neila The Vuelta a Burgos opens with a hilly 115.6km route from Quintanaortuño to Medina de Pomar on Thursday The route includes a categorised mountain at Alto La Varga before finishing in what could be a breakaway or bunch sprint in Medina de Pomar The climbing continues on stage 2 with ascents over the Alto de la Herradura and then Alto Coto Gallo It's another day that could play into the hands of the breakaway specialists In what could be the only day for the pure sprinters stage 3 from Caleruega to Aranda de Duero is the flattest of the four stages and there are no categorised climbs on tap.  The finale is especially for the pure climbers with a mountaintop finish at Lagunas de Neila there are two other categorised climbs before the grand finale; Alto del Majadal and Alto del Collado de Vilviestre This stage will surely crown the overall winner on the summit of Lagunas de Neila Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 they have crafted a unique style that blends cumbia with various musical traditions across Latin America LDV’s music echoes the orchestral traditions of the continent reminiscent of historical Argentine Tango Orchestras and the vibrant Caribbean Orchestras Their performances are characterized by powerful soundscapes and dynamic dance rhythms Their music fuses Argentine traditions with cumbia, salsa, rock, jazz, and reggae creating a sound that is both traditional and modern Following a successful European tour last November, featuring sold-out shows in cities like Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, and Madrid, LDV is set to return this summer. They will be performing at various festivals, presenting their sixth and latest album, El Tiempo y la Serenata the orchestra will be in Europe for a special event in Spain from October 8 to 13 Please enter an answer in digits:13 + twenty = Sharpen Your Business Acumen: The Wine Business Executive Workshop at Linfield University Clayfolk potters gather in the gardens of Edenvale winery music and wine for purchase An evening dedicated to celebrating top wineries while making a meaningful impact in our community Gain insight from leading female wine professionals Spanish law enforcement agencies on Wednesday arrested 16 individuals belonging to a criminal network in connection with operating two banking trojans as part of a social engineering campaign targeting financial institutions in Europe The arrests were made in Ribeira (A Coruña) and Aranda de Duero (Burgos) following a year-long investigation codenamed "Aguas Vivas" "Through malicious software, installed on the victim's computer by the technique known as 'email spoofing', [the group] would have managed to divert large amounts of money to their accounts," authorities noted and more than 1,800 spam emails were analyzed enabling law enforcement to block transfer attempts totaling €3.5 million successfully The campaign is said to have netted the actors €276,470 of which €87,000 has been successfully recovered As part of an effort to lend credibility to their phishing attacks the operators worked by sending emails under the guise of legitimate package delivery services and government entities such as the Treasury urging the recipients to click on a link that stealthily downloaded malicious software onto the systems The malware — dubbed "Mekotio" and "Grandoreiro" — functioned by intercepting transactions on a banking website to unauthorizedly siphon funds to accounts under the attackers' control At least 68 email accounts belonging to official bodies were infected to facilitate such fraudulent transfers the money was diversified by sending it to other accounts in order to hinder the possible police investigation," the Civil Guard said Grandoreiro and Mekotio (aka Melcoz) are both part of a "Tetrade" of Brazilian banking trojans as detailed by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in July 2020, while the latter's evolving tactics were disclosed by ESET in August 2020 which involved displaying fake pop-up windows to its victims in an attempt to entice them into divulging sensitive information "These windows are carefully designed to target Latin American banks and other financial institutions," the Slovak cybersecurity company had noted Grandoreiro has a history of singling out Brazil "with the attackers regularly improving techniques striving to stay undetected and active for longer periods of time." Mekotio has been observed in attacks targeting Brazil and dating back to 2018 "[Mekotio] steals passwords from browsers and from the device's memory, providing remote access to capture internet banking access," Kaspersky researchers explained in a report published Wednesday "It also includes a Bitcoin wallet stealing module." the agency is recommending that email and SMS recipients scrutinize messages carefully particularly if it is about entities with urgent requests while also taking steps to be on the lookout for grammatical errors and ensure the authenticity of the sender of the message and SOC security to respond quicker and stop breaches early AI agents boost business—but create risks and strategies from industry leaders – all for free Spain has exceptional vineyards and wines. It has beautiful wine regions. And its tourism is getting ever better, with producers offering everything from ballooning to yoga and cookery classes, in addition to wine tasting and food pairing. Spain certainly has some very fine hotels in wine regions as well as fascinating and original boutique offerings where visitors are welcomed warmly But – and there is inevitably a ‘but’ coming – wineries with hotels are really hard to find winery hotels do not necessarily produce great wines Do not feel obliged to do the winery tour however: barrels and bottling lines can pall The best advice is to start with a tasting of the wines Note that a number of the hotel restaurants It is always advisable to book before arriving The 12th-century monastery-fortress may look austere from outside The first clue is the one-star Michelin Refectorio restaurant for which you will have wisely booked ahead The second clue is at check-in when you’re given a mobile to call your personal butler I have always been too shy to press the button Subtle decor tones with the pale stonework – the effect is utterly soothing pool bar and wines (which are worth tasting) and book a trip to explore the impressive estate This is without doubt the most dramatic of Spain’s winery hotels: the Frank Gehry-designed titanium-roofed marvel juxtaposed against the ultra-traditional winery of the same name Architecture fans will need to book a room inside the main building – you won’t sleep for paying attention to all the design detail the Spa Wing is a very comfortable (and cheaper) choice they will open the bottle for you with heated tongs don’t miss the cosy lounge library at the very top of the hotel breakfast is a treat out on the balcony overlooking Elciego in the sun View over the vines from a room at Mas Tinell this hotel has been designed to look like two rows of Cava bottles stacked one on top of the other The flat bottom of the bottle makes a decorative window to each room Visitors can engage with the wine world as they wish Wine tourism is second nature to this family business Spa offerings include the chance to bathe in Cava there’s foot-treading of grapes; with year-round visits to the family’s own winery There’s little reason to venture beyond its beautiful gardens But it’s just a brief step to visit the remarkable Roman remains of Tarragona the theme park that’s a magnet for children The historic part of the property is the 12th-century country house which makes it convenient for a weekend break so leave space in your luggage for a gift pack of estate produce: wine The view from the terrace at Hotel Trossos del Priorat The very best way to understand Priorat and the special quality of its terroirs is to stay in the region for a few days which describes itself as ‘rooms in a winery’ and the building itself is sympathetic to the landscape but the rooms are comfortable and well equipped but breakfast is provided and picnic baskets can be ordered for lunch There’s also an honesty bar for the Trossos del Priorat wines Priorat is all about driving along narrow winding mountain roads and it’s easy to encounter a peloton of cyclists coming the other way round the bend So staying here is so much more relaxing than driving up from Sitges or Barcelona each day you can luxuriate on the terrace in the quiet I discovered Finca de los Arandinos on the recommendation of award-winning sommelier Carlos Echapresto. He and his chef brother run the Michelin-starred Venta Moncalvillo Knowing the quality of his wine list and the cooking I wanted to stay somewhere that was a convenient taxi ride away The bonus is the fact that Arandinos is itself a winery white-painted structure standing proud on a promontory outside Entrena all glass and polished concrete and pale wood inside One of the architects was Javier Arizcuren who runs his own eponymous urban winery in Logroño – itself well worth a visit Arandinos’ wines come from 16ha of vines around Entrena They make a good match for the menus in the Scandi-looking Restaurante Tierra you may want to book time at the small but well kitted-out spa The main attraction of this wine resort on a 16th-century estate is the glorious view of Montserrat the astonishing jagged mountain that dominates the landscape of Penedès The resort is well placed too for visiting Cava properties nearby since Sant Sadurní d’Anoia is only 10 minutes away by car there are special children’s menus in the restaurant and ponies for them to visit in the gardens The Finca Torremilanos winery hotel makes a comfy and convenient stopping-off point as it is close to the Madrid-Burgos highway The estate has vines dating back to 1903 and farms organically with ideas for activities here or at other local wineries It is also proud of its Castilian gastronomy rightly so in a region that celebrates roast lamb and fine vegetables When booking your room you can choose between traditional and modern decor – just like the gastronomy the Castilian version is surely the one to opt for A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World Hacienda Zorita is a finely manicured estate with a complex of historical buildings in a glorious position above the river Tormes The bonus is that it is on the doorstep of the historic city of Salamanca it’s also very easy to cross over into Portugal for the day Founded in the 14th century as a Dominican monastery the transformation from denial to indulgence is complete The winery produces Marqués de la Concordia wines; there’s also an organic farm and the estate makes a range of produce including hams and cheese Most of the bedrooms were formerly the monks’ cells (known as Celda Rooms) but they have been stylishly converted into good-sized bedrooms with views over the river There are suites sleeping three in the main building Vineyard views from the terrace at Casal de Arman Ribeiro has a long history in wine and was trading with England even before the Port trade was established Casal de Armán is one of the names in that revival Ribeiro has history aplenty to explore and Casal de Armán makes a good jumping-off point for excursions Visit the lovely medieval town of Ribadavia when some 50,000kg of octopus will be eaten by the revellers Find the biggest stories from across the soccer world by visiting our Top Soccer News section and subscribing to push notifications Reigning champions Real Madrid secured their place in the Copa del Rey last 16 with a 3-1 win at fourth-tier Arandina on Saturday The minnows fought gamely in the first half but Joselu put Madrid ahead with a penalty early in the second with Brahim Diaz and Rodrygo Goes expanding Madrid's lead Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez put through his own net in stoppage time to give Arandina a consolation goal which delighted supporters at their packed 6,000 capacity El Montecillo stadium Elsewhere Atletico Madrid progressed with a 3-1 win at third-tier Lugo after Memphis Depay struck twice while Real Betis were knocked out in a 1-0 defeat by Alaves Surprise La Liga title challengers Girona beat second division side Elche 2-0 Arandina battled well to frustrate Madrid in a surprisingly even first half in the province of Castile and Leon returning after a knee ligament injury which saw him miss nearly two months Otherwise the Italian largely deployed a combination of reserve and youth players handing Turkish playmaker Arda Guler his first appearance since joining Madrid this summer from Fenerbahce Guler came closer than anyone to scoring in the first half striking the post with a rasping free-kick and playing with freedom to roam Madrid took the lead from the spot early in the second half after the excellent Diaz was tripped by Zazu as he ran into the area Diaz added the second moments later after the ball broke loose to him and he fired it home across Arandina goalkeeper Adrian Alvarez Joselu missed a good chance to extend Madrid's lead further before substitute Rodrygo stroked in the third in stoppage time from Diaz's cross Arandina got the goal their performance deserved at the death when Nacho deflected Raly Cabral's cross into his own net At first glance, Saturday’s Copa del Rey game in Aranda de Duero looks like a simple fairytale meeting between a lowly regional side and their giant opponents, Real Madrid Based in the small city of about 33,000 people in the province of Castile and Leon (pictured above) Arandina are currently battling against relegation from Spain’s fourth tier (Segunda Federacion) and they have never played above the semi-professional third level of the country’s football pyramid the club is still most associated with a 2017 sexual assault case involving an underage girl that was covered widely in national media and that became the focus of deeply divisive social and political commentary throughout Spain The events that led to the ‘Caso Arandina’ took place on November 24 at an apartment that was shared by three now-former Arandina players: goalkeeper Victor Rodriguez the three players were arrested by local police and the following day VÍDEO | Aranda de Duero se engalana para recibir al Real Madrid el sábado 6 de enero en la #CopaDelRey. 10.000 entradas a la venta. @ArandinaCF pic.twitter.com/FbPkNit2kl — EFE Deportes (@EFEdeportes) January 3, 2024 Cuadrado and Calvo were found guilty of serious sexual crimes by the Audiencia Provincial de Burgos court Each was sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison of which a maximum 20 years would be served They were also each ordered to pay compensation of €50,000 (£43;000 $55,000 at current exchange rates) to the victim While the players had denied all the charges the court accepted the testimony of the victim and of expert witnesses who had examined and interviewed her It found that she had refused to engage in sexual acts with the men but had been forced to do so The judge also ruled that the footballers were aware that the 15-year-old girl was under the Spanish legal age of consent for sexual activity (which is 16) Cuadrado and Calvo were each sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of sexual aggression and a further 24 years each for having co-operated in committing the criminal acts The court also found there had been intimidation involved — she was in their apartment and they were older and physically stronger than her it became drawn into deep and bitter political and cultural battles in Spanish society audio files were released over the internet with the apparent intention of calling into question the testimony of the victim The co-founder of far-right party VOX Cristina Segui claimed in February 2020 that “there was no rape” in this case and spoke of “media pressure from feminists” the High Court of Justice of Castile and Leon decided that Calvo should be absolved of all charges while the sentences for Cuadrado and Rodriguez were reduced to four years and three years respectively — for the crime of sexual abuse The compensation was also lowered to a total of €10,000 Calvo is now playing in Spain’s fifth tier The court verdict noted that the victim had previously exchanged messages containing sexual content with Calvo had gone freely to the apartment on the day the acts took place and had soon afterwards gone to Calvo’s bedroom and had sex there The appeal court also viewed it as relevant that Calvo and the victim were “similar” in age and maturity This appeal decision was welcomed by some who believed the footballers had been harshly treated by the initial sentence and criticised by those who believed that social pressure from conservative politicians and commentators was making it more difficult for the victims of sexual violence to get justice The case then moved to Spain’s Supreme Court which in November 2022 revised the sentences of Cuadrado and Rodriguez to nine years and one day for the crime of “sexual aggression” This was the first time that justices had used a much-debated new ‘solo si es si’ (only yes means yes) law during their deliberations which states that consent must be verbally given before any sexual activity was introduced following the so-called ‘La Manada’ (wolfpack) gang rape in Pamplona in 2016 The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Caso Arandina said that it would have been able to apply a longer sentence of 10 years under the previous legislation The judges’ decision that the ‘solo si es si’ law should be applied to previously resolved cases has since seen a reduction in the length of more than 1,000 prison sentences for sexual crimes and more than 100 individuals released from prison earlier than they would have been otherwise criticised this interpretation of the new law saying that “sexist” judges were deliberately going against the spirit of the legislation who is the UN’s special rapporteur on violence against women and girls has raised concerns over the law’s unclear wording “The negative consequences have unfortunately eclipsed many positive aspects of the sexual consent law,” Al Salem said Cuadrado and Rodriguez entered prison in the Galician city of Lugo on April 21 while continuing to battle against their convictions That same month saw Spanish president Pedro Sanchez apologise to victims of sexual crimes for “undesired effects” of the ‘solo si es si’ law Since then, the Caso Arandina continued to be mentioned in media and political debates, including that which followed former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso on the mouth (she says without her consent) after the Women’s World Cup final in August 2023 Rubiales claimed he was being victimised by left-wing politicians and “false feminists” When The Athletic visited the church in his home city where his mother was on hunger strike some of his supporters claimed that Montero and Sanchez were punishing him for a “peck” while they were also “letting rapists out of prison without completing their sentences” From mass to mayhem: Luis Rubiales' mother will protest 'as long as my body can take it' The longest Copa del Rey run in Arandina’s history, as they eliminated third-tier Real Murcia and La Liga side Cadiz has seen the club make headlines for positive reasons in recent months it did also bring back to mind the legal case for which the club became widely known “It is an issue the club resolved from the moment those players no longer belonged to us so we have no connection to them,” club president Virginia Martinez who is also a city councillor for the conservative Partido Popular (People’s Party) “It damaged us to be associated with this case because any business could have a staff member who jumps a red light or commits a crime We believe it was unfair that the name of a non-profit club like ours was associated with this case we understand the relevance and repercussions of the acts that were so serious and were finally condemned by the Supreme Court.” Arandina acted quickly when its players were first charged back in 2017 Martinez mentioning “jumping a red light” when asked about a sexual assault conviction fits with the impression that female victims of sexual violence do not receive enough support or sympathy from many involved in Spanish football at all levels In January 2022, audio emerged of Rayo Vallecano women’s team manager Carlos Santiso telling coaches at his previous team: “We need to do something like those from Arandina but make it someone over-age so as not to get into problems That is what really unites a staff and a team.” After an outcry from Rayo fans and some in the Spanish media club president Raul Martin Presa said he would not “enter into controversies or take any notice of media pressure to fire a coach” Santiso told Cadena Ser it was wrong to have said what he did which he described as “an informal chat between friends” In June 2017, Valencia striker Santi Mina was arrested for sexual assault but continued playing, even with new club Celta Vigo after being formally charged in December 2019 After Mina was found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison in May 2022 he was loaned to Saudi club Al Shabab for a year Celta only finally cut their ties to him completely in August In January 2023, Barcelona head coach Xavi initially said he “felt very bad” for Dani Alves when his former team-mate was remanded in custody after being detained on suspicion of sexual assault Xavi apologised and said that “all these acts should be condemned” Alves’ trial for alleged sexual assault will begin in February In August, La Liga side Getafe had no qualms about taking Mason Greenwood on loan from Manchester United despite the backlash after United attempted to return him to their team following the dropping of a British police investigation for attempted rape assault and controlling and coercive behaviour GO DEEPER Mason Greenwood latest: What happens next for player on loan at Getafe? Spanish police are also investigating a potential crime involving the sharing of images of a sexual encounter involving three Real Madrid youth players and two females “A player from Castilla and three players from Real Madrid C have made statements to the Guardia Civil relating to a complaint about the alleged sharing of a private video via WhatsApp,” said a Real Madrid club statement released on September 14 “When the club has detailed knowledge of the facts They have all continued to play for their teams Saturday’s Copa del Rey game in Aranda del Duero could have been an opportunity for Madrid and Arandina to speak about the serious problem of sexual violence or for Spanish football or political authorities to engage in education for players and fans around the issue the days before the game have seen arguments between the Arandina hierarchy and local politicians over the financial costs and benefits of temporarily doubling the capacity of its 5,000-seater municipally-owned El Montecillo stadium for the biggest match in the club’s history Meanwhile, the ‘Caso Arandina’ has continued right into this week. On Tuesday, Spain’s constitutional court rejected a submission by Rodriguez’s legal team to hear an appeal of his conviction on the grounds that his case lacked sufficient constitutional weight The possibility remains that he and Cuadrado take cases to the European Union courts (Top photo: Tomas Alonso/Europa Press via Getty Images) Dermot joined The Athletic in 2020 and has been our main La Liga Correspondent up until now. Irish-born, he has spent more than a decade living in Madrid and writing about Spanish football for ESPN, the UK Independent and the Irish Examiner. Follow Dermot on Twitter @dermotmcorrigan Barcelona and Real Madrid will travel to fourth-tier sides Barbastro and Arandina in the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey Barbastro and Arandina are the final teams left in the competition from Segunda Federacion — the fourth step of Spanish football. They will face record holders Barcelona and reigning champions Real Madrid respectively for a place in the round of 16 Barbastro are based in the north-east of Spain and their stadium holds 5,000 fans Arandina are from the north-western town of Aranda de Duero and their ground holds 6,000 “This is madness,” said Arandina captain Carlos Alonso What we’re going to live is a dream so we’re very happy.” Atletico Madrid will be hosted by Primera Federacion (third-tier) side Lugo while last season’s runners-up Osasuna will face Castellon also from the third step of Spanish football The ties are set to take place over the first weekend of 2024 before the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia from January 10-14 😮La @ArandinaCF se medirá al @realmadrid en dieciseisavos de #CopaDelRey Apenas le salen palabras al capitán… No es para menos 🔴EN DIRECTO en Teledeporte y RTVE Playhttps://t.co/KLzpmObXuw pic.twitter.com/FPp0dGgIqk — Teledeporte (@teledeporte) December 12, 2023 Barcelona and Madrid are entering at this stage because of their involvement in the Supercopa de Espana — Spain’s equivalent of the Community Shield which is being played in Saudi Arabia for a third consecutive year the Supercopa has been played as a mini-tournament featuring four teams Atletico and Osasuna are the other two sides involved so they will also be joining at this stage Rodrygo's Copa del Rey night to remember shows how far he has come at Real Madrid Barcelona were knocked out of the semi-finals by Real Madrid after a Karim Benzema-inspired comeback in the second leg at the Camp Nou Carlo Ancelotti’s team knocked out city rivals Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals Barcelona are the record Copa del Rey champions with 31 titles. Their last success was in 2021, when Lionel Messi scored twice in a 4-0 win against Athletic Bilbao — the Argentine’s last trophy with Barca before his departure on a free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid’s victory last season was their 20th in the competition but before that they had only won the Copa del Rey twice in 30 years They are third in the all-time list of winners Real Madrid have suffered some embarrassing defeats in the competition They were beaten by Deportivo La Coruna at the Bernabeu in 2002 on the occasion of their centenary celebrations and have been knocked out by lower-league opposition on a few occasions they were disqualified from the round of 32 after fielding Russian winger Denis Cheryshev — who was ineligible due to a suspension from the previous season Real Madrid's strange Copa del Rey relationship - and a chance to ease the pain La Liga teams Cadiz and Almeria were both knocked out at the second round by fourth-tier opposition That followed Almeria’s 1-0 defeat against Barbastro who were only promoted to the fourth division last season Those upsets were less likely before the 2019-20 season The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved changes for that campaign which means all ties apart from the semi-finals are single matches Copa del Rey draw round of 32 (ties to be played January 6-7) Elche v Girona Racing Club Ferrol v Sevilla Huesca v Rayo Vallecano Amorebieta v Celta Vigo Cartagena v Valencia When Real Madrid played their own reserve team in the Copa del Rey final Barroso / AFP7 / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images Discover all the products and services we have for you and your business Talent Energy Program: Complete your internship with us Contributing to achieving a sustainable primary sector Thanks to the combined use of land for energy generation and agricultural or livestock production agrivoltaics or agrivoltaic energy is becoming an essential tool for advancing toward "smart farming" and for offsetting the consequences of climate change and the use of fertilizers and plant protection products (pesticides etc.) that are harmful to nature are some of the primary environmental risks associated with the farming sector The idea of combining different types of renewable energy with agriculture was first conceived in 1981 by the Germans Armin Zastrow and Adolf Goetzberger the founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE the concept of agrivoltaics didn't really become popular until the past decade thanks to performance studies carried out by the Frenchman Christophe Dupraz This model of sustainable agriculture, closely related to “smart farming,” consist of the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on land intended for crops or cattle This gives the land a dual purpose: agricultural or livestock production and solar energy generation – a renewable panels are installed on structures or cables several meters above the ground to allow access for agricultural machinery The system can also modify the orientation of the panels to maximize their efficiency based on a mathematical model that receives data from the sensors installed on the property It also adjusts the areas of shade depending on the meteorological conditions and needs of the different crops Now that you know how it works and the benefits it offers check out some examples of how agrivoltaics is applied today The most common way of implementing this type of energy consists in the installation of solar panels above crops and using it in combination with the production of food products This system is especially well adapted to dry farming (non-irrigated cultivation of crops) the cost of this maintenance can be reduced agrivoltaic systems can also be used on non-cultivated land used for cattle farming the electricity generated from agrivoltaic installations can also be used to extract water from wells or power equipment used in this type of farming Spain has the ideal environment for implementing agrivoltaics given its expansive farming land and climate with nearly 2,500 hours of sunlight per year These conditions make agrivoltaics the optimal solution for increasing the efficiency of many cultivated lands in our country We can already find initiatives such as Repsol's which partners with the technology company PowerfulTree at the San Gabriel Enology School vineyards located in Aranda de Duero in the Burgos municipality Repsol partners with the Basque engineering firm specialized in the creation of sustainable solutions for driving agrivoltaics in Spain The installation in Aranda de Duero is the pilot project of this partnership and one which aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of this type of energy and its benefits for the primary sector Construction on this agrivoltaic farm will be carried out by the company Solar360 in which Repsol joins its knowledge and experience in the energy sector with Movistar's technological innovation To get started with the active shading model photovoltaic panels were installed on land dedicated to winegrowing an important activity in the Spanish economy These panels will protect the vineyards from excess irradiation and high temperatures on top of producing 100% renewable and environmentally-friendly electricity either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content mourners reinterred the bone remains of 129 family members found in four mass graves were executed between July and October 1936 by forces loyal to the military uprising that sparked the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship of Francisco Franco some still attached to the rubber soles of their shoes 25 years after Franco died and Spain began its transition to democracy investigating the mass graves littering the countryside was taboo And even now many Spaniards prefer not to revisit the past The 37-year-long dictatorship cemented a fear and silence into Spanish culture that has proven hard to break none of Spain's democratic governments has assumed responsibility for locating and identifying the more than 120,000 noncombatants lying in roadside ditches and other unmarked tombs But recent pressure from both inside and outside Spain in addition to 13 years of grassroots campaigning by victims' families and volunteers The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances recently published a report recommending that Spain which signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance "The search for victims of enforced disappearances and resolving what happened to them are obligations of the state even when there is no formal claim," the committee wrote in its conclusion the right to know the truth about what happened to their missing loved ones." nine political parties led by the Socialist party the governing People's Party's chief rival presented a motion to parliament to vote on the creation of a "truth commission" that may follow the example of the South African body that explored the horrors of apartheid The motion also called for the exhumation of Spain's mass graves and the identification of victims in less than two years said Jordi Gordon of the Truth Commission Platform the umbrella group of about 100 victims organizations that lobbied for the motion The platform last month sought support from members of the European Parliament founded by Franco's minister of information and tourism has rejected outright investigating anything to do with the crimes perpetrated during the civil war and the Franco years the government has defunded subsidies once offered for exhuming mass graves A spokesperson for the People's Party said it will not comment on the Truth Commission motion until it is presented in parliament People's Party parliamentarian Rafael Hernando caused widespread offense when he said family members of Francoist victims only remembered their dead relatives when money was available A similar campaign is growing in strength in Argentina where in September a judge issued arrest warrants via Interpol for four former Spanish officials accused of torture during the Franco dictatorship: A former Civil Guard officer and a former secret police officer nicknamed Billy the Kid The latter was fined for police brutality during interrogations during the dictatorship Spain's High Court has already dismissed the warrants for the former bodyguard and police commissioner due to their deaths and will now decide on the extradition of the other two after the Spanish Cabinet did not oppose it International law allows human rights violations to be tried elsewhere if the country where they originally took place fails to do so citing the Amnesty Law that absolved Spaniards of political crimes committed before 1977 many of whom continued to govern during and after the democratic transition who ordered the arrest of the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for war crimes tried to investigate Francoist crimes at a national level in 2006 but the Spanish Supreme Court indicted him on charges of overstepping his jurisdiction The Argentina court has received about 175 complaints alleging torture and stolen children in Spain between 1936 and 1977 the regional parliament passed a law on November 14 to locate and exhume around 1,000 of Franco's victims The regional government will also create a DNA database for identifying remains It has already received about 40 requests from victims' families The law is the first in Spain to compel the Navarran government to take responsibility for those who disappeared the regional Basque government has also financed civil war and Francoist research and exhumations There was also the 2007 Historical Memory Law created by the Socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero provided funding for exhumations and DNA testing but left the digging and exhumations to others grassroots organizations of volunteer archaeologists anthropologists and forensic scientists have disinterred around 6,300 bodies president of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) Silva founded the group after he and a small crew exhumed the mass grave containing his grandfather and 12 others the association and similar groups have combed the country searching for graves and returning remains to their families for reburial The most common tale was that victims were taken on a paseo Both during the civil war and as Franco consolidated power in the 1940s armed men rounded up small groups of suspected opponents and took them into the woods Many of the men in charge of these executions soldiers and Franco's fascist party members became police officials or local political leaders Victims' family members lived for decades under the authority of their loved ones' murderers it is the first time they have ever spoken about how their relative was killed even within their family," said Francisco Ferrándiz a social anthropologist at the Spanish National Research Council who works with the ARMH "That is why opening mass graves can have a cathartic effect that allows these families some moral vindication," he said "It was a public secret that is now shared with everyone." the remains of about 400 victims sit unidentified because funding has run out for DNA testing has located 41 mass graves it could excavate if it had the money "What I can't accept is that the government provides legal guarantees for some victims of violence and not for others," Silva said "If police investigate a missing persons case from 30 years ago So why should looking for someone's grandfather be different There is a brutal double standard at work here." Newsletters in your inbox See all / Photo: By Manuel Pérez García and Estefania Monerri Mínguez The European Commission paid this Monday a €100 million advance from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to Spain to finance its recovery efforts following the October 2024 DANA storm in Valencia This is the maximum amount allowed by the EUSF as an advance Spain’s official application to the EUSF for DANA-related damage the Commission will present a proposal on the total amount to be granted to Spain from the EUSF Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto stated that “Storm DANA has caused profound devastation in Valencia with hundreds of lives lost and numerous homes and infrastructure destroyed Our commitment to supporting the population and the region during this difficult recovery remains steadfast.” The EU Solidarity Fund is a post-disaster relief instrument that provides financial support to EU Member States and candidate countries for their recovery efforts following major natural disasters Funding can be used to restore essential infrastructure such as energy as well as for cultural heritage protection measures or clean-up operations The granting of an advance does not prejudge the final amount of EUSF assistance which will depend on the Commission’s assessment of Spain’s application and budget availability Jude Bellingham steals the spotlights — and always for good reasons who was rested by Carlo Ancelotti in Real Madrid’s 3 - 1 win over Arandina on Saturday night sat alongside teammates Antonio Rudiger and Luka Modric and took the time to connect with the local fans in Aranda de Duero: Bellingham, Camavinga, Güler… Los fans y algunos ayudantes en el partido de Copa en Aranda de Duero, aprovechan para hacerse fotos con los jugadores del Real Madrid. @JorgeCPicon pic.twitter.com/FGfuz086UY was a wholesome moment when Bellingham noticed that a ball boy could use some warmth he saw one of the ball boys seemingly cold (it was around 2 degrees celcius last night) and immediately got up to offer him a blanket to keep warm: Always stealing the headlines for the right reasons.pic.twitter.com/nCsU7UqOe5 Jude Bellingham also took a photo with the ball boy who he gave his Real Madrid blanket to. pic.twitter.com/qtIHDCEtUZ A post shared by Managing Madrid (@managingmadrid) La Rioja is known for its deep reds with fruity flavours which are predominantly made from the native Tempranillo grape Bodegas Luis Pérez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | Photo by Thomas Verbruggen on Unsplash The Galician town of Pontevedra is the best place to base yourself to access the wine regions of the Rías Baixas. An area where four estuarine inlets meet the Atlantic Ocean, it’s a fertile place which has become known for its excellent dry white wines. Floral and fruity with notes of peach and apricot, the wines go well with the region’s quality seafood. One of the best wineries to visit near Pontevedra is Bodega Morgadio Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Aranda de Duero, Castilla y León Aranda de Duero, España | Photo by Angel Arcalle on Unsplash Dinastia Vivanco is not only one of La Rioja’s best wineries but it’s also a restaurant and excellent wine museum Begin your visit here with a tour of the bodega then browse the museum to learn all about the history of wine and how it’s made End the tour with a visit to the ‘Wine Corner’ where you can taste a total of 14 different wines from the Vivanco collection Why not stop by the restaurant and enjoy a delicious meal to round off your visit If you want somewhere that makes cava (Spain’s answer to Champagne) as well as wine, then head to Cavas Freixenet in Catalunya and today the group owns 18 bodegas in seven countries across the world Visitors can tour the winery on a group tour to discover both the traditional process of cava-making as well as the more modern way using cutting-edge technology Bodegas Ysios, Spain | Photo by Ferran Ventura on Unsplash Another of the famous La Rioja wineries is Bodegas Ysios It too is known not only for its quality wines but for its unique design It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was created to mirror the undulation of the Cantabrian mountain range that frames it Calatrava also designed the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia Finca Villacreces is situated in the Ribera del Duero wine region along the Golden Mile in the region of Castilla y León ancient vineyards and pine forests and its vineyards cover 110 hectares Wine has been made on the land here for many years but the current winery dates back to 2004 and then was relaunched in 2007 The Villacreces tour costs 12 euros (around US$14) per person and includes cheese and chorizo as well as wine tastings Marques de Riscal Hiribidea, Eltziego, Spain | Photo by Ferran Ventura on Unsplash The winery produces more than three million bottles of red wine per year and can be visited on a guided tour The bodega Rey Fernando de Castilla is located in the south of Spain in the historic centre of Jerez de la Frontera it’s famous for its sherries and white wines which are aged in new French and American oak barrels dry and elegant award-winning wines and sherries and also excellent vinegars The bodega can be visited on a guided tour which lasts one hour and explains the process of sherry-making as well as offering tastings Bodegas López de Heredia is another of the famous wineries in La Rioja which is just as impressive above ground as it is below The oldest parts of the winery are over 140 years old Visit the winery on a guided tour to explore the vast maze of underground caverns filled with barrels The bodega is well known for its Viña Tondonia Codorníu has been linked to a family of winegrowers dating all the way back to the 16th century It is one of the oldest family companies in Spain and one of the oldest in the world Josep Raventós Fatjó made cava for the first time in Spain and the Codorníu brand became forever linked to this most famous of Catalan drinks Then in 1895 Manuel Raventós hired the Modernist architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch to expand and redesign their winery turning it into one of the most spectacular-looking wineries in the country A visit includes a welcome to the Cathedral of Cava an art nouveau tour and an exhibit on the history and heritage of the Codorníu family David Moreno Hernandez / Shutterstock Spain Trips and Tours Planning a trip to beautiful Spain If you want to experience more the gorgeous landscapes and local cities you’re best off booking onto a multi-day trip to make the most of what Spain has to offer See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November Guides & Tips How to Spend the Perfect 24 Hours in Santander Architecture Spain’s Most 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‘Cross de la Constitucion’ in the northern Spanish town of Aranda de Duero on Saturday (30) who can boast of a best of 2:07:28 over the classic distance returned to the race after a three-year hiatus following his second place in 2010 and  showed fine form as he covered the 9.985km course in 28:06 to score a commanding 31-second victory over his compatriot and 2010 winner Amanuel Mesel was maybe running on tired legs after setting a Marathon personal best of 2:08:17 in Valencia only a fortnight ago.  Tsegay became the third Eritrean winner of the men's race in Aranda de Duero from the last four editions the winner of the first leg of the IAAF Cross Country Permit Series at another Spanish race in Soria last month another six seconds behind Mesel to complete the podium coming home some 35 seconds clear of the first domestic runner Jesus Antonio Nunez in fourth place Hopes of a Spanish victory in the women's 6.105km race were dashed by Uganda’s Rebecca Cheptegei who took the scalps of some of the host's leading long-distance runners in regaining the title she won in 2011 beating IAAF World Championships 5000m finalist Dolores Checa by six seconds who placed a creditable fifth in the Marathon at the IAAF World Championships Further back was the veteran middle distance runner Nuria Fernandez The 37-year-old is on the comeback trail after giving birth to her second daughter the winners of 32nd edition of the 'Cross de Quintanar' on Sunday (1) were lavishly rewarded with their respective weights in chocolate all of which are famously produced in the area The spectators had some home success to cheer in the men's 10km race as Roberto Alaiz was a surprisingly clear-cut victor ahead of Uganda’s Simon Ayeko from Uganda who didn't get through the heats of the 3000m Steeplechase in Moscow the 23-year-old Alaiz is 63kg and so the cupboards in his home in Leon are going to be well stocked for a long time to come Rebecca Cheptegei was narrowly denied her second victory in the space of 24 hours as she was out-sprinted in a closely-contested women's 7km race by Morocco's Saïda El Mehdi Both athletes shared the same time of 23:07 Alaiz and El Mehdi add their names to an illustrious roll of honour in Quintanar as past winners of this historic race include Haile Gebrselassie (1994) Gete Wami (1997) and Fernanda Ribeiro (1998) the IAAF world bronze steeplechase medallist from a decade ago in Paris got the better of his younger rivals in an all-Spanish affair at the 22nd edition of the 'Hiru-Herri' cross-country race in Burlada on the outskirts of Pamplona near the French border The 40-year-old covered the 10km course in 29:04 beating Daniel Mateo and 3:37 1500m runner Carlos Alonso by one and five seconds respectively The women's 6.12km race was won by 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1500m silver medallist Isabel Macias in 20:20 who is eligible for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene next year was a clear winner at the 58th edition of the 'Cross International des Mureaux' in the north western suburbs of the French capital Paris on Sunday (1) Bett finished 10th in the junior men’s event at the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships earlier this year but beat runners of all ages to win the men’s 9km race in 25:21 coming home 15 seconds clear of Belarus’s Maksim Pankratau Sarah Chepchirchir had earlier provided the first part of a Kenyan double by winning the women's 4km race in 14:34 comfortably ahead of compatriot Joan Maiyo in 15:05 a top 25 finisher at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships this year prevailed over 7km at the Canadian Championships Wodak covered the course in 24:30 while the men's 10km race was won by Lucas Bruchet in 31:38.  Every day from 4 October 2024 until 5 October 2024, from 17:00Where: Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel - Adults Only, San Antonio, Ibiza The Sonorama Festival is a music festival held in Aranda de Duero (Burgos) since 1998 but in 2021 celebrated its first edition in Ibiza and this 2024 makes a return for its fourth edition Sonorama Ribera goes to Ibiza is a mix between your lifetime vacation and your favourite music festival Get ready for a series of intimate and exclusive concerts by Spanish artists and bands The music as well as the other activities will take place at Venice Beach the multi-purpose space belonging to Hotel Concept Group (by the hotels Paradiso Art Hotel and Grand Paradiso Ibiza in Cala de Bou) and in the nearby Auditorium Caló de S'Oli on 4 and 5 October Don't miss this great festival that moves to Ibiza to say goodbye to summer with style For more information head here Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel - Adults Only Directions in Google Maps Catch up with all the week's news and updates: Copyright © 1999 - 2025 Ibiza Spotlight S.L We are a member of the PIMEEF - the small and medium business association of Ibiza and Formentera All prices published on the site include VAT The England midfielder went to the aid of the youngster who was suffering in the cold conditions in the Copa del Rey tie in Aranda Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham was the main attraction in Los Blancos' Copa del Rey clash at third-tier Arandina on Saturday night The 20-year-old was surrounded by a group of ball boys for a selfie ahead of the match in Aranda as most of his team-mates were left alone as they walked out onto the pitch Bellingham was an unused substitute in Aranda but endeared himself to the home fans as he went to the aid of a freezing ball boy Spotting the ball boy suffering in the cold conditions in Aranda which is close to Burgos and is one of the coldest places in Spain this time of year Bellingham put his blanket around the youngster's shoulders The England midfielder then returned to the bench and sat back down with his team-mates for the remainder of the match According to Madrix Xtra ball boy Oli later said: "Jude Bellingham is my favourite 👏 El gesto más humano de @BellinghamJudehttps://t.co/zSHrg118RKCon el termómetro bajo cero, el jugador del Real Madrid no dudó en darle su manta a un recogepelotas en Aranda de Duero pic.twitter.com/xw6bg18iV0January 6, 2024 Brahim Diaz and Rodrygo saw Real Madrid seal a comfortable victory Arandina grabbed a late consolation through Nacho's own goal in added time Next up for Los Blancos is a Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as part of the Supercopa And following his heroics in El Clasico for Real Madrid recently, the England midfielder has been compared to Los Blancos legend Cristiano Ronaldo Ben HaywardSocial Links NavigationFreelance WriterBen Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine An exhibition of different editions of Don Quixote translated into 160 different language including Pawlu Montebello’s Dun Kixott – a Maltese translation from Miguel de Cervantes’ original masterpiece in Spanish – will be held in the southern town of Aranda de Duero The organisers of this event have invited SKS Publishers to exhibit Montebello’s works at the Bodega el Bolo in Aranda de Duero the place where the readings of Don Quixote will take place so that everyone who attends this event can see these copies and enjoy this collection and see how Don Quixote ‒ published in the early 17th century ‒ is one of the most translated books in the world who had left a great impact on the Spanish language with the Don Quijote publication The Don Quijote literary work is the best of his works and is considered as the first modern European novel in the Western classic literature This exhibition has been organised annually for the last 10 years and has become an important cultural event for Duero and the entire region please register for free or log in to your account Michelin has confirmed that it has decided to close its tyre production facilities “located in the European countries most affected” countries for at least one week Tyres & Accessories understands this means Michelin’s factories in Italy (Cuneo and Alessandria) Aranda de Duero and Valladolid) and France (Cataroux The actions come in response to the Covid-19 epidemic and specifically follow Michelin tyre market data as of end-February 2020 This data shows that passenger car and light truck tyre market demand is down 9 per cent year-on-year and the truck tyre market demand is down 16 per cent A Michelin Group statement added: “Now that the global economy is in the midst of a systemic crisis the Group’s 2020 guidance is no longer relevant without any possibility at present of assessing the potential impact The Group is taking all of the initiatives required to attenuate as much as possible the negative consequences of the crisis on segment operating income and free cash flow the Group has the sources of financing in place to deal with the uncertainty surrounding the crisis.” said: “Employee safety has been – and continues to be – the absolute priority That has played out in different ways across the world France and Spain have been temporarily closed The car tyre market globally has fallen by about 9 per cent year on year “We’re constantly reviewing the situation in the UK both in terms of employee and public safety and material supplies to our factories It’s an incredibly fast-moving environment at the moment but we’re confident we have the procedures and flexibility to keep people safe and to minimise as much as possible the impact on customers and the business.” If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com Three former Spanish football players were each sentenced on Thursday to 38 years in prison for gang-raping a minor in 2017 the latest high-profile sexual violence case in Spain The three men at the time played for fourth division club Arandina FC “They knew that the victim was underage when they raped her in their apartment in Aranda de Duero in north central Spain,’’ the judge said The issue of sexual violence has been thrust in the spotlight in Spain in the wake of several trials five men were sentenced for raping a teenage girl during Pamplona’s annual bull-running festival was the fact that Spanish law currently does not legally recognise rape It only looks into it if physical violence or intimidation is employed The Socialist government has appointed a panel to review relevant parts of the penal code He said this was due to the disparity in age and physical strength between her and the attackers taking the victim by surprise and creating an atmosphere of intimidation The victim had initially told friends and relatives on social networks that she was not raped But the court said it accepted her subsequent statement that she did not submit voluntarily to the men The three men were convicted for rape and for helping the other two take part called the sentence “embarrassing” and said the court was imprisoning three innocent young men We were naive and they’re trying to screw up our lives,” one of the men said the sentence was the result of social and media pressure Man Utd vs AZ Alkmaar: Livescore from Europa League clash Dilian Whyte claims Deontay Wilder doesn’t want to fight him Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd Los Blancos were given a pass straight to the last 32 where they will swap the glamorous surroundings of the Bernabeu for a trip to Aranda de Duero in north-western Spain Arandina have already provided shocks in the country's domestic cup competition this season knocking out higher division opposition in Murcia and Cadiz ahead of the biggest game in the club's history Here's what you need to know about the Copa del Rey clash on Saturday Arandina and Real Madrid have never previously met in a competitive fixture Real Madrid confirmed lineup vs Arandina (4-3-1-2): Arrizabalaga; Tobias Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey last season and are well placed to retain their crown as the strongest team in Spain right now Arandina's facilities are much more modest compared to Madrid's holding 6,000 spectators at Estadio El Montecillo and their previous scalps in this competition show they have all the heart and desire needed for a large-scale upset they also sit rock bottom in Group 1 of the Segunda Federacion with only two league wins all campaign Even with a fair few absentees in his squad Ancelotti should oversee a hefty win to secure a last-16 spot © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Los Blancos squeezed their way to victory in their most recent La Liga outing against Mallorca on Thursday night and will be looking for a similar result in north-western Spain before they jet off to Saudi Arabia for the Supercopa de Espana Arandina have caused upsets in the Copa del Rey so far this season but even against a Madrid side expected to be heavily changed from midweek face a Goliath-sized task in downing the current trophy holders Here's the team Ancelotti could send out in Aranda de Duero on Saturday Kepa could come back into the starting XI / Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/GettyImagesGK: Kepa Arrizabalaga - Missed the Mallorca win with flu ahead of which Ancelotti revealed he would pick the goalkeeper who "gives me the most confidence" between the Spaniard and alternative Andriy Lunin RB: Lucas Vazquez - Is used to performing some of the less glamorous roles for Madrid and playing in his auxiliary right-back role in front of 6,000 fans against the team bottom of Segunda Federacion - Group 1 will be no different CB: Alvaro Carrillo - One of a number of Madrid youngsters who could make their senior bows here Carrillo was in the matchday squad against Mallorca First-team stars like Eder Militao and David Alaba are unavailable through injury CB: Nacho Fernandez - Hasn't played since getting sent off against Alaves A similar display of ill-discipline here would not go down so well with the Madrid faithful LB: Fran Garcia - Has nailed down the left-back spot of late missing only 45 minutes in the last four Madrid games and should start again with alternatives Ferland Mendy DM: Dani Ceballos - Former Arsenal midfielder Ceballos should get game time here with little need for Ancelotti to put further strain on ageing stars like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos against fourth-tier opposition CM: Brahim Diaz - Has had more chances of late after watching Jude Bellingham cement his spot in Madrid's attack with his flurry of goals Diaz himself has three strikes in La Liga this season CM: Federico Valverde - Is certainly among the candidates to drop out of the starting XI ahead of the Supercopa de Espana but injuries elsewhere may mean the indefatigable Uruguayan plays again CM: Nico Paz - 19-year-old Paz has played 58 minutes of senior football across La Liga and the Champions League this season making the most of his meatiest cameo with a goal against Napoli ST: Arda Guler - Injuries and caution have delayed the young Turk's Madrid debut, with Ancelotti reiterating the need for patience after the Mallorca win but this could be the perfect opportunity to finally bed Guler into his new surroundings ST: Joselu - Will bring some much-needed experience in Madrid's attack and should be eyeing a feast of goals against the lower division opposition crisis 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