London. A Taste of Spain arrives in London’s regent street for the sixth year running. On the back of Barcelona’s Uefa victory over Manchester United it should interest a number of tourists in visiting Spain and especially Barcelona.
For the fetival this year Regent Street was closed to make way for food stalls, which included a giant Paella to feed 1,000 people, attracting major queues of up to an hour.
As well as cuisine the World Cup and Uefa were stars of the festival. Fans queued for over an hour to take a photo of themsleves next to the cups as a souvenir.
The Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism, Joan Mesquida, has stated that A Taste of Spain is the most important promotional event to be held outside Spain – the UK is the primary source of tourists for Spain, and 13 million of the 53 million visitors Spain receives annually are British.
Barcelona is a perennial favourite with British tourists as well as visitors from all over the globe. If you have been to a Taste Of Spain in London and have acquired a longing for the real thing then why not try one of our Barcelona apartments – the perfect way to see the city, experience some of the finest gastronomy in Spain firsthand, and enjoy the Spanish sunshine.
