May 2017’s Sunvil Supper Club – Croquetas de Jamón Serrano
Croquetas de Jamón are a common sight on bar counters and in homes across Spain, served as tapas. One of the most popular stories concerning the origins of tapas dates back to the 13th century. King...
View ArticleThe Alentejo – hidden Portugal
A short drive from the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is a deeply rural, fascinating area of countryside, full of wild flowers, cork forests, rolling hills, small hilltop villages built from ancient...
View ArticleTop Five Algarve Festivals
The Portuguese love a good party – everything from carnival parades to intimate village festivals celebrating their favourite local food. Whatever time of year you visit the Algarve, you’re bound to...
View ArticleIntroducing the ICEHOTEL Suites for 2017/18
Every winter when the snow has set on the ground, a new ICEHOTEL is created on the shore of the Torne river in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland using frozen ice harvested from the neighbouring waterway. It...
View ArticleSeptember 2017 Sunvil Supper Club – Jordskokksuppe (Jerusalem artichoke soup)
Jerusalem artichokes, known as jordskokk in Norwegian, were first cultivated by the Native Americans as a food source. The earliest record of the Jerusalem artichoke in Norway was described in 1694....
View ArticleVolcano Walks in the Azores
The Azores have for many years been a popular destination for walking holidays, but the islands’ network of hiking trails boast one feature which few other places can match. Many of the walks on...
View ArticleTop 7 attractions of the Azores
The Azores offer a wide variety of activities and attractions for the steady stream of people who visit the islands each year. With nine islands spread over a wide expanse of the Atlantic, each one...
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