Magical Spain Press Contact:
Dan O’Beirne
Phone: + (34) 678.724.468
Media Mentions & Associations
We have been featured and or recommended in popular publications including:
USA Today
Group Tour of Spain & Portugal Wine Country With Food
Scenic Tours of the Gems of Europe
Rick Steves Spain Travel Book
Spain tapas & wine tours
Spain — Seville private tour guide
As well providing local, regional and cultural information to MTV, Frommers, Spain Rough Guide, PBS Radio and El Pais Madrid
See: The Buzz for customer comment
Possible Story Ideas
Here are some possible ideas for articles on Spain or Portugal with a focus on food, wine, historic sites and upscale cultural travel.
- Spain: World Olive Oil Leader?
- Fun ways to learn Spanish in Spain
- Jamon Iberico de Bellota (Iberico Ham)
- Truth about Extra Virgen Olive Oil
- El Tapeo: Discover Authentic Tapas
- Best of Lisbon and Oporto
- Gourmet Cheeses of Spain
- Memorable Castles of Spain
- Extremadura: Castles, Cheeses & Roman Heritage
- Top Spanish Wine regions or Winemakers
- Spain 007 Action Adventure for Moguls
- Moorish Style & Tapas in Andalucia
- Madrid & Medieval Spain
- Foie Gras and Caviar from Spain
- Caceres: the Sienna of Spain
- Emerging wine regions of Spain and Portugal
- Wineries of the Rioja region
- Food and Wine Festival Travel Ideas
- Alhambra Palace: Moorish Secrets to Discover
- Italian Stars: Wines, Grappa, Pasta, Truffles,
- Medieval Villages and Modern Architecture
- Douro River Wine Valley of Portugal
- Superstar Chefs of SpainTour
- Gourmet Travel in Northern Spain
- Escape the crowds beyond Barcelona
- History, Archeology and Wine
- Foodie Mediterranean Honeymoons
- Not Yet Famous Wine Regions of Iberia
- Priorat, Monsant and Penedes
- Somontano, Txakoli and Campo de Borja
- Andalucia Cortijo Estates & Horses
- Most Romantic Places in Spain
- Pastries of Portugal
- Tapas in Madrid, Seville and Cadiz
Company History Timeline
- 1998 Magical Spain’s Dan O’Beirne, bored stiff working a teacher in Madrid, leads a few gourmet tapas tours and Madrid area day trips and leads tours for American based Camino Tours from Seattle Washington in northern Spain & Portugal.
- 2000 Dan move south to Seville, Spain to develop new contacts and tours while continuing to collaborate with other companies.
- 2001- 2002 private tours are offered to other American companies and direct for cultural adventure travel in Andalucia
- 2003 Ferran Adrià, Spain’s top chef, makes the cover of New York Times magazine. This help boost Spain’s image as a foodie destination. More Michelin stars arrive to Spanish restaurant albiet slower than many would like.
- 2004 first scheduled tours “Secrets of Andalucia” are offered to clients from USA business partner Richard Harris moves to Madrid with a focus on central Spain, Barcelona and the Basque country
- 2004 MagicalSpain expands into Portugal, Extremadura and Mallorca
- 2005-06 we get request for unique luxury adventures with helicopters, hot air ballooning, private kite surf classes,high end sports cars, Mediterranean yachts and 007 Spy adventures
- 2007 more request for 5 star luxury hotels and historic boutique hotels + the Rioja and Ribera del Duero wine regions.
- 2008 we see more demand for cooking classes and foodie experiences from American clients.
- 2008 MagicalSpain blog is created
- 2009 the company goes more upscale and drops most scheduled tours to focus on private custom cultural adventures
- 2008 MagicalSpain You Tube SpainVIPtravel video channel is created…first video are terrible:-)
- 2010 we reduce our number of weekly private tours to increase service quality. Ariel Harris becomes a minority partner.
- 2011 MagicalSpain creates a number of new custom food, wine and cultural adventures for a car collectors group from California and Arizona and foody groups from the USA
- 2012 the long overdue web site overhaul is completed
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