Lifestyle Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. The bailaora whips her long-tailed bata de cola dress, the fringing of the flamenco dancer’s costume, so close it swats the front row in fury.
Feet flash, the singer’s wailing lament crescendos, fingers fly on a guitar and beads of sweat fly across Seville’s Tablao Los Gallos. Raw passion sizzles, burning memories in every member of the crowd watching the display of Spain’s celebrated art form. Spain, Europe’s second largest country, is destination dynamite.
It makes you feel so alive. As Byron Bay-based Spanish actor Elsa Pataky tells Escape of her home country, “I love the passion that the Spanish people bring to everything they do. From our rich culture and traditions to the country’s history, incredible food, and warm hospitality, Spain has so much to offer.
” Elsa Pataky says Madrid is one of Europe's best cities. Picture: Cristian Prieto But Spain is also on track to become the world’s most popular destination, with a staggering 110 million annual visitors expected to be arriving by 2040. Marta Fernández Martín, Spain’s tourism counsellor for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, says, “More and more people are discovering once they have ticked off the major destinations, there is so much more to discover off the beaten path.
” If you’re planning a trip, perhaps for the first time, consider the destinations here as the crowd-pleasing s.
