Spanish Loops

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Spain! Open arms country. Path of cultures, tradition, hospitality. When passion for this country is mentioned among tour guides, Fran and Jorge, they could be talking for hours and hours. Whether historical or modern; gastronomy or flamenco, fun facts or curiosities; anything you can imagine from top to toe, our loops cover those topics, including actual facts. We hope to bring a smile to your face, a thought to your curiosity and transmit how proud we are of being from where we belong. Hoop with us from your side of the waves. It will be fun. Welcome to Spanish Loops!

Episode Date
S2, Ep : 98. National Archaeological Museum. The MAN.
Jul 23, 2025
S2, Ep : 97. Castellers, human castles in Catalonia.
Jul 16, 2025
S2, Ep : 96. Four must read book to understand Spain. (And Spaniards.)
Jul 09, 2025
S2, Ep : 95. El Rastro of Madrid. One of the oldest street markets in Spain.
Jul 02, 2025
S2, Ep : 94. The future Queen of Spain, Leonor I.
Jun 25, 2025
S2, Ep : 93. Spices, Battles and Sails: Columbus, Isabel la Catolica and Toribio de la Vega.
Jun 18, 2025
S2, Ep : 92. The Royal Tapestry Factory. History, Heritage and much more.
Jun 11, 2025
S2, Ep : 91. El Prado Museum. (Virtual visit).
Jun 04, 2025
S2, Ep : 90. Hats in Spain. Why and when.
May 28, 2025
S2, Ep : 89. Spanish trains evolution explained.
May 21, 2025
S2, Ep : 88. Leo XIV, The new Pope.
May 14, 2025
S2, Ep : 87. Hidden museum gems in Madrid.
May 07, 2025
S2, Ep : 86. The unique patios of Córdoba.
Apr 30, 2025
S2, Ep : 85. Travel Safe, Laugh Loud: Pickpocket Stories & Tips
Apr 23, 2025
S2, Ep : 84. The Passing of Pope Francis. (Special Episode)
Apr 21, 2025
S2, Ep: 83. Extra! Extra! 2026 tours live!!
Apr 17, 2025
S2, Ep 82. An insider's Flamenco real history.
Apr 09, 2025
S2, Ep : 81. How to order coffee in Spain as a local.
Apr 02, 2025
S2, Ep : 80. Miguel Servet. Controversial Character and World Erudite.
Mar 31, 2025
S2, Ep : 79. The Fallas de Valencia!
Mar 19, 2025
S2, Ep : 78. Powerful Women from Spain to the World.
Mar 12, 2025
S2, Ep : 77. Geopolitical European Challenges Today.
Mar 05, 2025
S2, Ep : 76. The city of Oporto by Francisco
Feb 26, 2025
S2, Ep : 75. Family Across Borders: The Donato Legacy.
Feb 20, 2025
S2, Ep : 74, To tip or not to tip. That is the question.
Feb 12, 2025
S2, EP : 73. Ceuta and Melilla. Spanish cities in Africa.
Feb 05, 2025
S2, Ep : 72. What is "Menu del dia" in Spain.
Jan 29, 2025
S2, Ep : 71. The Incredible Story of Zara.
Jan 22, 2025
S2, Ep : 70. The Ottoman Empire and Spain. Why, When and Where.
Jan 15, 2025
S2, Ep : 69. Spanish Loops Explores the Canary Islands!
Jan 09, 2025
S2, Ep : 68. The Alhambra, Granada.
Jan 01, 2025
S2, Ep : 67. Fran's and Jorge's favourite cathedrals in Spain.
Dec 25, 2024
S2, Ep : 66. The Caganer and the Catalonian pooping trunk.
Dec 18, 2024
S2, Ep : 65. Spanish Royal Gossip Unveiled! WE ARE IN YOUTUBE!!
Dec 11, 2024
S2, Ep : 64. Monastic Cookies of Spain!
Dec 04, 2024
S2, Ep : 63. Parks and gardens in Spain.
Nov 27, 2024
S2, Ep : 62. The World of Spanish Saffron!
Nov 20, 2024
S2, Ep : 61. Spanish to English expressions and viceversa.
Nov 14, 2024
S2, Ep : 60. Monasteries in Spain.
Nov 08, 2024
S2, Ep : 59. All Saints day. The big religious tradition.
Oct 30, 2024
S2, Ep : 58. Memories of a childhood.
Oct 23, 2024
S2,2 Ep : 57. Santa Teresa de Jesus.
Oct 16, 2024
S2, Ep : 56 : Gaudí, his life.
Oct 09, 2024
S2, Ep : 55. Religious Missions in America.
Oct 02, 2024
S2, Ep : 54. The Spanish Inquisition.
Sep 25, 2024
S2 : EP, 53. Mérida, former Roman Empire capital overseas.
Sep 18, 2024
S 2, EP : 52. Spanish Popes in History
Sep 11, 2024
S 2, Ep : 51. Don Quijote de la Mancha.
Sep 04, 2024
S2, Ep : 50. Sagrada Familia, by Antoni Gaudi.
Aug 21, 2024
S2, Ep : 49. City Specials. Today, beautiful Santander.
Aug 14, 2024
S2, Ep : 48. Spain & Mexico treaty. Peace and Forgiveness.
Aug 07, 2024
S2. Ep : 47. Illegal immigration in Spain.
Aug 03, 2024
S2, Ep : 46. The Mediterranean and its culture.
Jul 24, 2024
S2, EP : 45. Saint Jean de luz - Basque France.
Jul 17, 2024
S2, Ep : 44. Blood and organs donations in Spain.
Jul 12, 2024
S2, Ep: 43. Saint John of the Cross.
Jul 03, 2024
S2, Ep : 42. Tour de France vs La Vuelta a España
Jun 26, 2024
S2, Ep: 41. St John's Night's Festival.
Jun 19, 2024
S2, Ep : 40. Spanish Iberian Ham.
Jun 13, 2024
S2, Ep : 39. Tordesillas. The treaty that changed the World.
Jun 06, 2024
S2, Ep : 38. Gambling in Spain
Jun 01, 2024
S2, Ep : 37. Spanish Mediterranean Riviera.
May 30, 2024
S2, Ep : 36. Madrid and her Patron Saint.
May 28, 2024
S2, Ep : 35. Getting married in Spain.
May 08, 2024
S2, Ep : 34. Today, El Cid. Myths and Legends.
May 05, 2024
S2, Ep : 33. Royal Palaces in Spain. How many?
May 01, 2024
S2, Ep : 32. City Specials. Saint Jean de pie de port.
Apr 27, 2024
S2, Ep : 31. Spanish shoes around the world.
Apr 11, 2024
S2, Ep : 30. Dreaming of Holidays.
Apr 05, 2024
S2, Ep : 29. Easter and Relics in Spanish History.
Mar 27, 2024
S2, Ep : 28. New Museum in Madrid. Royal Collections.
Mar 20, 2024
S2, Ep : 27. Pedro Almodovar, Movie Director.
Mar 13, 2024
S2, Ep : 26. International Women's day
Mar 06, 2024
S2, Ep : 25. City Specials. Today, Cordoba!
Feb 28, 2024
S2 : Ep 24. Legacy of Spanish ceramics and tiles.
Feb 21, 2024
S2, Ep : 23. Charlemagne and Spain.
Feb 17, 2024
S2, Ep : 22. St Valentine's in Spain.
Feb 14, 2024
S2, Ep : 21. City Specials. Today... Valencia.
Feb 05, 2024
S2, Ep : 20. Opera and Spain.
Jan 24, 2024
S2, Ep : 19. Who are we? (Part 2)
Jan 17, 2024
S2, Ep : 18. Who are we? (Part 1)
Jan 10, 2024
S2, Ep : 17. City Special. Girona and her Splendor.
Jan 03, 2024
S2, Ep : 16. USA cities with Spanish names.
Dec 28, 2023
S2, Ep : 15. It's Christmas time!!
Dec 20, 2023
S2, Ep : 14. Granada! Another City Specials!
Dec 14, 2023
S2, Ep : 13. We talk about Gibraltar!
Dec 06, 2023
S2, Ep : 12. Napoleon and French years in Spain
Nov 29, 2023
S2, Ep : 11. Hemingway and Spain, a love affair.
Nov 24, 2023
S2, Ep : 10. City Specials, today León.
Nov 16, 2023
S 2, Ep : 9. Spanish Nobel prizes.
Nov 12, 2023
S 2, Ep : 8. City Specials, today Biarritz, France
Nov 04, 2023
S, 2 EP : 7. Halloween is baaaack!!!
Oct 30, 2023
S 2, ep : 6. Mental healthcare in Spain.
Oct 27, 2023
S 2, ep : 5. The city of Burgos and The Americas.
Oct 11, 2023
Season 2, ep : 4. Basque and Spanish expats in the USA.
Oct 06, 2023
Season 2, ep : 3.City Specials. Today Segovia.
Sep 30, 2023
Season 2, ep : 2. Everything about the region of Catalonia
Sep 13, 2023
Ep : 100. Chapter 1 remastered. Remembering the beginning.
Sep 08, 2023
Ep : 99. Catherine Bakewell.
Aug 30, 2023
Ep : 98. The history of Catalonian separatism.
Aug 24, 2023
Ep : 97. Vermut, that wonderful aperitif.
Aug 16, 2023
Ep : 96. Bullfights. Some people love them, many don't.
Aug 09, 2023
Ep : 95. Almost live!! Spain today, literally!
Aug 02, 2023
Ep : 94. Saint James and The Camino. (The way)
Jul 26, 2023
Ep : 93. Part 3, Spanish Civil War. Aftermath.
Jul 21, 2023
Ep : 91. Part 2, Spanish Civil war.
Jul 12, 2023
Ep : 90. Spanish Civil War, part 1.
Jul 05, 2023
Ep : 89. World pandemics through history.
Jun 28, 2023
Ep : 88. Spanish fans, Abanicos.
Jun 21, 2023
Ep : 87. 2 favourites trips from our hosts.
Jun 14, 2023
Ep : 86. Jewish heritage in Spain.
Jun 07, 2023
Ep : 85. Holy Toledo!! City Special.
Jun 01, 2023
Ep : 84. Four Universal Spanish painters.
May 24, 2023
Ep : 83. City Special. Today, Santiago de Compostela.
May 17, 2023
Ep : 82. Part 3 and last of Templars Order.
May 10, 2023
Ep : 81. Part 2, Templars in Spain.
May 03, 2023
Ep : 80. Templars in Spain. (Part one)
Apr 26, 2023
Ep : 79. Challenging moments on guide's tours.
Apr 19, 2023
Ep : 78. City special. Today... Tarragona.
Apr 12, 2023
Ep : 76. Unknown Spanish celebrities in USA.
Mar 29, 2023
Ep : 75. Spain in the wrong time zone.
Mar 22, 2023
Ep : 74. Salamanca. Ancient knot of communications.
Mar 15, 2023
Ep : 73. The first Queen in 400 years. Isabel II of Spain.
Mar 08, 2023
Ep : 72. Spain today.
Mar 01, 2023
Ep : 71. Health System in Spain. Social Security.
Feb 22, 2023
Ep : 70. City special, Cádiz.
Feb 15, 2023
Ep : 69. Spain'92
Feb 08, 2023
Ep : 68. 50 years later... The Socialist party wins elections.
Feb 01, 2023
Ep : 67. The Presidents of the Spanish Young Democracy.
Jan 25, 2023
Ep : 66. Another city Special. Today... Burgos.
Jan 18, 2023
Ep : 65. Chocolate and Churros. What else?
Jan 11, 2023
Ep : 64. Epiphanie, Christmas is still on!
Jan 04, 2023
Ep : 63. April's Fools day in December!
Dec 28, 2022
Ep : 62. Virtually visited by Scottish Blethers!!
Dec 21, 2022
Ep : 61. City Specials, today Málaga!
Dec 17, 2022
Ep : 60. Nativity Scenes. Why so popular?
Dec 13, 2022
Ep : 59. The amazing life of San Francisco Javier
Nov 30, 2022
Ep : 58. UNESCO sites in Spain. (Some of them)
Nov 25, 2022
Ep : 57. They went live!
Nov 20, 2022
Ep : 56. Olive Oil largest producer.
Nov 16, 2022
Ep : 55. Spanish life style. Whaaat?
Nov 09, 2022
Ep : 54. Dead Spanish Travelers. Yes, dead...
Oct 30, 2022
Ep : 53. Wines in Spain
Oct 22, 2022
Ep : 52. October 12, 1492. The world changed that day.
Oct 12, 2022
Ep : 51. City Specials. Today, Bilbao, a hidden gem.
Oct 07, 2022
Ep : 50. Golden episodery. Who could tell!
Sep 21, 2022
Ep : 49. Final chapter of the Muslim period.
Sep 14, 2022
Ep : 48. Chapter 3 of our muslim period.
Sep 07, 2022
Ep : 47. Second chapter of our Muslim period.
Aug 31, 2022
Ep : 46. Muslim period in the Iberian Peninsula.
Aug 24, 2022
Ep : 45. Fashion in Spain. Beginning and now.
Aug 17, 2022
Ep : 44. Heat waves.
Aug 10, 2022
EP : 43. Spanish inventions to the world.
Aug 03, 2022
Ep : 42. Siesta, the greatest contribution from Spain to humankind.
Jul 27, 2022
EP : 41. City Specials, today Ávila, in the heart of Spain.
Jul 20, 2022
EP : 40. O.N.C.E. The Company that makes blind and handicapped people to make a decent living.
Jul 13, 2022
Ep : 39. The running of the bulls in Pamplona. San Fermín!
Jul 06, 2022
Ep : 38. Gay rights in Spain
Jun 29, 2022
Ep : 37. Brexit. How Spain looks at that Historic separation from the European Union.
Jun 22, 2022
Ep : 36. City Specials. Today, Pamplona
Jun 15, 2022
Ep : 35. Tapas, Spanish tradition and a fun way to eat!
Jun 08, 2022
Ep : 34. Jorge´s and Fran´s holidays destinations.
Jun 01, 2022
Ep : 33. Today Barcelona. Cities Specials.
May 25, 2022
Ep : 31. Museums in Spain.
May 11, 2022
Ep : 30. City Specials. Sevilla, duende and embrujo.
May 04, 2022
Ep : 29. May 1st, Worker´s day in 80 countries.
Apr 27, 2022
Ep : 28. City Specials. Today... San Sebastian.
Apr 20, 2022
Ep : 27. The amazing life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Apr 13, 2022
Ep : 26. Extra Episode. Holy Week with a Special Guest.
Apr 09, 2022
Ep : 25. Spanish Loops celebration!!
Apr 06, 2022
Ep : 24. Festivals in Spain. Any excuse to party.
Mar 30, 2022
Ep : 23. Spanish actors in Hollywood
Mar 23, 2022
Ep : 22. City Specials. Today, Madrid.
Mar 16, 2022
Ep : 21 March 11, 2004. Major terrorist attack in Madrid.
Mar 11, 2022
Ep : 20 Gypsies in Spain. Part of the culture.
Mar 09, 2022
Ep : 19 An American insider's view.
Mar 02, 2022
Ep : 18 February 23rd, 1981. A dark (and scary) day in Spanish young Democracy.
Feb 23, 2022
Ep : 16 Carnivals in Spain
Feb 08, 2022
Ep : 15. Today. "The Essence of southern Spain"
Feb 05, 2022
EP : 14 Spanish Loops Special edition. Today, "The Camino de Santiago"
Feb 04, 2022
Ep : 13 Spanish Loops Special edition. Today Catalonia.
Feb 03, 2022
Ep : 12 Extra Special Edition of Spanish Loops! Basque Staycation.
Feb 01, 2022
Ep : 11 Extra Special Edition of Spanish Loops! Madrid and the Imperial Cities.
Jan 31, 2022
Ep : 10 Ave Trains. High Speed traveling.
Jan 26, 2022
Ep 9 : Table manners. Differences.
Jan 18, 2022
Ep 8 : 1100 years of tourism in Spain
Jan 07, 2022
Ep 7 : Spain wakes up to the world
Dec 31, 2021
Ep 6 : Christmas traditions part 2
Dec 24, 2021
Ep 5 : International Spanish sports Celebrities
Dec 18, 2021
Ep 4 : Spanish Christmas Traditions 1
Dec 10, 2021
Ep 3 : Education at Schools in Spain, then and now
Dec 03, 2021
Ep 2 : Witches and Superstitions in Spain
Nov 26, 2021
Ep 1 : Premier episode of Spanish Loops
Nov 18, 2021