A Taste of Spain: a Celebration of Spanish Lifestyle, Culture and Food in Edinburgh

A Taste of Spain: a Celebration of Spanish Lifestyle, Culture and Food in Edinburgh

LONDON, July 14/PRNewswire/ --

- http://www.tastespain.info

The many flavours of Spain are coming to Edinburgh this summer
from 17th to 19th July to celebrate A Taste of Spain - an extravaganza of
Spanish lifestyle, culture and food. It will take place on The Mound, from
4pm-8pm on Friday 17 July and from 12pm-8pm on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19
July.

Eight Spanish regions will be present at the festival for an
unforgettable weekend in Edinburgh. Andalucía, the Balearics, Lanzarote and
Fuerteventura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia and Valencia will bring their finest
local foods and wines for tastings including Ibérico ham, cheeses and sherry,
and their best performance artists - from theatre to flamenco - and
musicians.

- Andalucía will bring Bataná Flamenco, jamón and sherry

- two artists from the Balearic Islands will paint your
portrait or caricature with a typical Balearic background

- practice your surfing skills in the Lanzarote and
Fuerteventura area

- the band ISGA Collective from Galicia will play traditional
Galician music with a modern twist, indulging visitors with Santiago
Almond cake, chocolates and liquors

- Madrid are bringing the roller-skating association Madrid
Patina

- the company Lavelladanza from Murcia will perform
contemporary dance, acrobatics, interactive shows and a short story

- watch the region of Valencia cook up a storm with a giant
paella on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of July

- the Spanish Tourist Office have lined up indie pop rock band
Neorama to entertain the crowds on Friday and Saturday night, and
throughout the weekend the celebrated magician Javi Santos will perform
magic tricks

- Babylon Magazine have two special acts organised - the
all-female indie-folk trio Boat Beam and the theatre group Triple Trip

Edinburgh - A Taste of Spain coincides with the opening of The
Discovery of Spain at the National Galleries of Scotland on 18 July. The
exhibition looks at the impact of Spanish culture on British art, and
the fascination for collecting Spanish art and culture in Britain from
the 1790s to the 1930s. Works from Spanish masters Velázquez, El Greco,
Goya and Picasso will be displayed alongside British artists in an
unprecedented survey of the greatest Spanish art in British collections.
The exhibition comprises over 130 paintings, watercolours, drawings,
prints and photographs.

For programme and further details:

http://www.tastespain.info

For further information:

Anna Francis or Ania Zdunek at Mango PR
+44-(0)20-7421-2500 firstname.lastname@mangopr.co.uk

Source: Spanish Tourist Office

For further information: Anna Francis or Ania Zdunek at Mango PR, +44-(0)20-7421-2500 firstname.lastname@mangopr.co.uk

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