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Please find on this page a choice of texts in Spanish which deal with current themes in Spanish society. They shall you give a better picture and background information about Spain and the Castilian town Toro. Enjoy it!

Legados 2006

There was a unique exhibition of church art in Toro in 2006. The exhibition took place in 6 different location (churches and museums) spread over the whole town. Many works of art usually are in the monasteries and churches under seal.

El vino de Toro

The tradition of wine making has been part of life in Toro for millenia. The wine region of the DO Toro is relatively small in relation to other wine region in Spain. But due to the high quality and the character of the Toro wines, they are rated among the top Spanish wines and exported worldwide.

This pocketbook was published during the famous wine festival in 2006. It should give the reader a good overview of the history and traditions around the Toro wine.

The book is available at the Tourist Office in Toro.

Good bye to the last traditional potter in Toro

Felix died after a long illness. He was the 4th generation of potter in his family. His father and especially his uncle taught him the art of traditional pottery. Entering in his workshop was like travelling in time. No electricity, back to basic like his antecessors. Felix was not only an artist but a romanticists. His death is a real loss for the traditional craftwork in Toro.

Abriendo fronteras

Every year in spring a class from a secondary school in Dormagen ,Germany, comes to Toro. Dormagen is the twin city of Toro which is close to Düsseldorf and Cologne.

The driving force behind this project is Norbert Grimbach, a teacher, who believes that real international understanding is a subject students have to experience themselves so that they can it with them for the future. During the time in Toro they get Spanish lessons at Tolingua Spanish School. They visit a secondary school and meet students of the same age. They get a cultural and historical overview of the town and they analyze the flora in this area.

“Santo Sepulcro” church and the old stone bridge are National Heritage now

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The town of Toro, declared “Historic-Artistic Site”, has a new building and a bridge, amongst many others, which have been declared as National Heritage. Read an article in Spanish with background information.

The International Day of Spanish

For the first time “The international day of Spanish” was celebrated on 20th June 2009. The Spanish government and the “Instituto Cervantes” organised activities to celebrate this day. But what is the situation of the Spanish language in Spain

Law for the authority of teachers

The schools’ quality in Spain has suffered greatly in recent years. What factors have contributed to that? What should be the effect this law?

The crisis or the crises?

The economic crisis is omnipresent in the newspapers, TV or on the street. A topic that affects all of us. But, there are still other crises …!

Reflections after the vintage.

As every year in autumn Toro celebrates its regionally well-known vintage festival, a real climax – but … !!!

The echos of the tractors.

The Spanish farmers take to the streets with their tractors and protest against the economic situation in the agricultural sector.

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