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El Escorial Palace

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:02:24 CST

Spain is known foremost for its voyages of conquest and discovery, its literary heroes such as Don Quixote as well as its famous cuisine that has influenced today's eating habits worldwide. It is also famous for its famous historical sites that have earned the denomination of World Heritage Sites from UNESCO. One such site is the Escorial Palace in northwestern Spain.

The Escorial

The Escorial palace or El Real Monasterio de El Escorial to give it its official name is situated in the arid
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Spain-Catalonia

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:01:31 CST

The Kingdom of Spain has seventeen autonomous communities and one of the most eminent is Catalonia (Spanish: Cataluña)

This area covers more than 32 thousand square kilometers of Spain and has a population of more than 7.5 million people. Barcelona is its capital city and it lies between France and Andora; Mediterranean Sea and Valencian Community. It is a multilingual region and the official spoken languages are Spanish, Aranese and Catalan. Catalonia got its name in the 12th century and it
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Cantabria - a country of great diversity

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:00:47 CST

The name Cantabria comes from the Celtic language and its literary translation is “the people who live in stones." Cantabria has the largest archaeological sites (from the Paleolithic era) in the world. The most important cave is Al Tamira. This cave and another 9 caves were declared as world heritage sites by UNESCO. The most important cave paintings date back to between 16,000 BC and 9000 BC. The first written document about the existence of Cantabria was made in 195 BC. Since that time, Can
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Spain-Alhambra

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:59:57 CST

A trip to Granada and its vicinity, hundreds of kilometers into the interior of the famous Costa del Sol (Sunshine Coast), completes the experience of visiting Spain. This is a place that opens up for lovers of poetry the possibility of visiting Fuentevaquerosu, the village where Frederico Garcia Lorca was born. Then there is Viznaru, the place where the Spanish Falangist killed the most famous Spanish poet in 1936. The rivers of tourists are flowing to Granada, one of the most popular touris
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Beaches in Valencia

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:07:23 CST

Pinedo

This beach is located at the entrance of the Turia River. Many fishermen with their fish meet in this place. The commercial port of Valencia is very near and you can see it from here. This beach has white sand and calm waters. The beach length is 800 M and width 20 M. This beach is very crowded at peak hours. However, this will be of interest to nudists.

La Malvarrosa beach

This beach is located in the Valencia city. The infrastructure for sports on this beach is tremendous. On
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Beaches in Barcelona

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:18:19 CST

Barceloneta Beach

La Barceloneta is a neighborhood located in the district Ciutat Vella of Barcelona in Spain. During the construction of Ciudadela in Barcelona, a number of persons got displaced and this neighborhood came into being in the 18th century to accommodate these displaced persons.

The discovery channel, in the year 2005, produced a documentary by the title – ‘World’s Best Beaches’ and named the beach at Barceloneta as the world’s best urban beach. Further it is also c
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Best Beaches in Spain

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:16:29 CST

Nerja, Costa del Sol, Andalusia – is situated at a distance of 50 KM from Malaga on the seashore. The length of all the beaches is 16 KM and the water here is clear and sparkling. The beaches no doubt are very scenic but there is fine grey sand on them whereas golden sand beaches are more popular. You can play most of the water sports here which include water skiing, sailing and scuba diving. You can also rent shades and sun beds. There are bars and restaurants.

Burriana beach has won award
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Most Popular Beaches in Spain

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:12:25 CST

The length of the coastline in Spain is more than 5000 miles and there are many exquisite beaches along this coastline. The following are some of the most popular beaches in Spain.

San Sebastian La Concha – beach is an excellent urban beach and is provided with very good infrastructure and necessary services. This beach has the reputation of being one of the best beaches not only in Spain but also in Europe. It is located near the French border in the northeast corner of Spain. Children can
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Are you visiting Spain in a small group?

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:59:51 CST

If you are visiting Spain in a small group, there is a suggestion; you can make your trip tailor made. There are many tour operators spread over Spain who would be of great help in arranging such tailor made tour programs. One suggestion is that you can hire a taxi or hire a driver through one of the reputed tour operators. This arrangement has several advantages. You can arrange the tour according to your requirement. Language will not be a barrier because the driver will be from Spain. Further
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Places of interest in Spain-Ubeda

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:58:36 CST

About the city of Ubeda

When you come to Ubeda, you will have an impression that you have returned to the past due to numerous historic sites.

Ubeda is a city in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the province of Jaén and the name of the city has Arab origin (Ubbeda). Ubeda has about 33,000 inhabitants.

The city has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

History of Ubeda

Ubeda was founded around 200 BC and it was a pre-Roman settlement.

It is one of
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