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Gaudi / His Art Barcelona
95 Reviews Sagrada Familia - This is the amazing, unfinished church designed by Gaudi. From the outside, it is quite a sight to see, but if you do go to church, you must climb up to the top. The view from the...
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Gran Via street Madrid
8 Reviews The fancy street with shops, cafés and offices. The main building what catches a person's eye is Edificio Metropolis at the corner of the street. I like the way it is designed. On the top is the...
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Guadalquivir River and Bridges Sevilla
21 Reviews Along the Guadalquiver River that runs through and seperates Sevilla into two, you find many small parks where you can take a few minutes to rest from your walks through the town. We also saw this...
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City Center Palma de Mallorca
26 Reviews - no, is not a mature only place, I would say the contrary - yes, is a hardcore party place, many pubs, discos and bars, open until late night - for sure is not a too quiet place - weather will be...
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THE ALHAMBRA Granada
105 Reviews If you order and pre-pay for Alhambra tickets, you'll be able to avoid the (usually) long lines of people trying to buy same-day tickets. Instead, you'll go to a nearby bank of ATM-like machines....
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BEACHES Ibiza
14 Reviews You will find that many beaches are nudist, so if you do not like them, just try to avoid them. Normally they go to Beaches where access is not easy Ibiza is a very relaxed island, where no one...
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Malaga Streets Málaga
15 Reviews A lot of Malaga is ugly blocks of urban sprawl flats, but in the old centre you can find a beautiful heart. Full of narrow sometimes cobbled pedestrian streets winding in and out of each other. You...
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Beaches & at the Coast Majorca Island
7 Reviews Cala Major is a resort in the south west of Majorca; some km far from Palma. It has everything you need. There you can find lots of shops and a good choice of restaurants and cafes. This resort has a...
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Old Town Marbella
31 Reviews The OLD TOWN or CASCO ANTIGUO of Marbella is perhaps the loveliest town in the Costa Del Sol in my opinion. With its narrow picturesque streets, adorned with balconies overflowing with colourful...
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Museums Bilbao
7 Reviews You have to see the Guggenheim: and keep on seeing it, at different times of the day, on different days. It always looks different. As a work of art it's a masterpiece. As an art-gallery, it fails....
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FERIA DEL CABALLO Jerez de la Frontera
4 Reviews Jerez is well known for Horses and Sherry. It is Spain's capital for Horse breeding and a destination for horse-lovers from all over the world who meet here each year for the FERIA DEL CABALLO. It...
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Almeria Beaches Almería
3 Reviews Beach is quiet and the little bars are relaxed and easy going, bars all have their own sun beds and you can have your lunch drinks etc all within feet of your sun lounger. Sangaria was great after a...
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Parc Guell Barcelona
40 Reviews Parc guell is one of the most visited places in Barcelona, as a beautiful Gaudi's design architecture joining gardens and as an island on the sky of Barcelona offers a really great view of almost...
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Puerta del Sol Madrid
15 Reviews There are two interesting things in this square. First is the statue of a bear, symbol of Madrid, eating fruit from the tree. Second one is the spot on the ground, which shows the middle of Spain. I...
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Seeing Seville by foot Sevilla
34 Reviews I have no idea why narrow streets so fascinate me, I guess it could be because I grew up in a home that had distance between us and the neighbours, so I try to imagine how it would be living and...
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Beaches / Bays / Coastlines Palma de Mallorca
33 Reviews Hello there... I´ve seen in forums a very typical question about nice beaches in Palma, near the fun or in the contrary, really lonely and peacefull... here is my tip... Looking for fun? The first...
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ALBAICIN Granada
8 Reviews The Alhambra sitting on its high ground with only the area of Albaycin being higher is an ideal platform for photos. The first photo shows the church and courtyard where we were able the day before to...
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SUNSETS AND SUNSET CAFE'S Ibiza
8 Reviews Another do not miss during the visit to the island is to enjoy a Sunset from San Antonio, there are many but of course if you like Café del Mar music this would be your starting point. Maybe the...
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Costa del Sol Towns Málaga
12 Reviews My favorite thing was the horse and carriage ride in the center of Malaga. Picking a favorite thing was tough- Malaga is so interesting- beautiful cathedral, gorgeous sea views - travel on the coast-...
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Countryside Majorca Island
10 Reviews While touring the island one day.. Many tourists thnk of Mallorca only as a party island or a place to go for the sun and teh beach. But Mallorca has a whole different side that many people don't...
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Beaches and Promenade Marbella
22 Reviews Among the Beaches you will find in Marbella are the Playa de Venus - Playa de Bajadilla - Playa Fontanilla (next to Port of Marbella) - Nagueles - El Faro - La Venus. If you just want to sit and relax...
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Basque Country Bilbao
2 Reviews If you take a little tour along the basque coast north of Bilbao, you should stop at Matxitxako Cape, a lighthouse between Bakio and Bermeo. You must take a little road that goes to the cape from the...
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The Tourist Office Jerez de la Frontera
1 Review The Tourist Office is can be found near the junction of Calle Larga and Alameda Cristina, at the side of the church (just out of the picture to the right, unfortunately). Like most tourist offices,...
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Alcazaba Almería
24 Reviews The Tercer Recinto at the north-west end of the Alcazaba is a fortress which was added by the Catholic Monarchs. Its thick stone walls and sturdy round towers are in much better condition than the...
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City Views Barcelona
87 Reviews A simple advice:never take the metro in Barcelona unless you have to arrive somewhere on time.It`s a waste .We spent a lot of time wandering along the streets.In every corner,on the large boulevards...
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Rick Steves' website has a nice 3 week itinerary to help you decide and then customize it down to 2 weeks.Go to www.ricksteves.com- Click 'Plan Your Trip' menu tab- Click 'Spain' under Best Destinations- Click 'Spain's Best Three-Week Trip'
Some suggestions: Santiago de Compostela in the northwest; León, Burgos and San Sebastián in the north; Toledo and Ávila, near Madrid; the Pyrenees, border line with France, if you like the mountain; Mérida (Extremadura) in the way to Seville; and don't miss the Mezquita (Mosque) in Córdoba!! The Mezquita (Mosque) in Córdoba... amazing!
The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom in addition to their other emergency numbers.Here are some useful phone numbers that you might need while in Spain:National Police: 091Local Police: 092Ambulance: 061Fire: 080,085Civil Guard: 062Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police): 088
Top Ten Things to Do in Granada (that you won’t find in a guidebook)To experience this top 10 list and much, much more, take one of our exclusive Spain Tours this summer.1. Go for tapas at a hole in the wall called “Los Faroles.” Peter (Spanish) is the owner and is wasted pretty much all the time. Ask for the "lomo con queso" and get melted manchego on pork filets, on a toasted piece of bread. Best ham and cheese you'll ever eat. It's on the Calle de Abenamar, a minute from the Plaza Nueva. No phone.2. Eat fondue at a place called El Aguas. The views of the Alhambra at night are breathtaking. Be sure to get a table on the patio. Cheese, meat and chocolate. Phone is 957-224-356, and reservations are a good idea. Located on Aljibe de Trillo in the Albaicin neighborhood.3. Go see a concert in the Alhambra Palace or else the Manuel de Falla concert hall. The Music and Dance Festival of...
She is my favourite Spanish singer.I think she began her career as a rock singer (or better a mix of rock and flamenco). Today her musical genre could be classified as smooth jazz.Have a look at; www.martirioweb.com
On www.idealspain.com you can find lots of information to plan your holidays in Spain. There you can search what you need about accomodations, public trasportation, culture, sports, places (towns and cities) and more.
Pay no attention to the official 'star' ratings of hotels and hostales (and remember that a 'hostal' is simply a hotel by another name). Why pay through the nose when you will find the same essential equipment in the bedroom of a one-star establishment as in that of a four-star one? Having travelled widely across Europe, I would quite honestly say that Spanish hotel bedrooms rank among the cleanest and best equipped I have come across, though standards do vary across the country, with coastal areas on the Mediterranean side usually among the worst, especially as regards the standard of bathroom plumbing (this may reflect the age of the latter). When selecting somewhere to eat, look for the place filled with locals - workmen or truckers - rather than visitors. The food may be simple, invariably it will be well-cooked. Opt for the 'menú del día' - three or four courses with bread, water,...
Hi ranger49,thanx for your reply. It seems like I'm getting some really helpful informations on this forum. Next week I will be flying from Cardiff to Amsterdam where I will meet my dad. Our plan is to drive all the way through Holland, Belgium, Bordeaux, maybe visit Biarritz for a few hours and then arrive to S.Sebastian. I checked your info about www.kanpoeder.com, sounds perfect for me. I don't know much about Andalusia at all, so I guess my first destination would be Cordoba. We're staying for about 10 days and we will probably head towards Sevilla, Cadiz,Malaga, Granada, Almeria and so on. Any tip about interesting places in between will be helpful.Greetings,zagor123
Spain is a very mountainous country. It is in fact the country in Europe with the second average height after Switzerland. Moreover, Madrid is the highest capital in Europe. Names like the Sierra Nevada, the Picos de Europa, the Sierra Morena are all evocative of adventure and discovery, and contain some of the last pure wilderness patches left in Western Europe (although now sieged by the so-called civilisation).This picture shows the view one has when flying over the Pyrennes in winter, a truly awe inspiring experience. This huge natural barrier spreads all along the French-Spanish border from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Traditionally, the Pyrenees have isolated the peninsula, difficulting its exchanges with the rest of Europe. But today, like most of the other mountains areas, have become a favorite destination for people interested in active and adventurous holidays.
The management of water resources is one of the hot topics in Spain, as large parts of the country are particularly dry, while those areas are precisely where most of the intensive and water-demanding crops are located. So important are rivers in Spain, that the whole Iberian Peninsula is named after the river Ebro. That is the most regular and carries the most water of the Spanish rivers, but oddly enough, it is the only of the four larger Iberian rivers that is not shared by Spain and Portugal and it is also the only one that flows into the Mediterranean. The irregular flow of Iberian rivers and the complicated topography of the country do not allow for fluvial navigation but in the final stretches of a few major rivers. However, for those same reasons, many fluvial environments provide for some spectacular scenery. In particular, the wealth of beautiful river canyons and gorges is...
Jazz Barcelona
6 Reviews and 1597 Opinions So it costs a fair bit...but the location is perfect, right in between Eixample and Las Ramblas,...
Hotel Atlantico Madrid
7 Reviews and 1990 Opinions With most four-star hotels in Madrid (and throughout Western Europe) charging US$400 or more, the...
San Augustin Beach Club Canary Islands
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Q: Hi everyone, I really need some help to decide where to bring my young family this year for holiday. I am keen on going to the...
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