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The London Buildings
The British capital, one of the most developed cities in the world, concentrated all the important functions of the United Kingdom (including tourism), it is one of the ports most active on the continent. London is also one of the most visited cities in the world due to its cosmopolitan nature that makes it unique.
It houses several important all United Kingdom buildings, such as the Royal Palace, Parliament, ministries and embassies, courts and offices of large companies, in addition to its two airports with increased air traffic across Europe, and if you don’t know to visit, here are a few tips to know that you must visit. Read the rest of this entry »
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The City of Valencia
In full Mediterranean coast, lies the city of Valencia, and is that it is one of the former with a historic heritage recognized worldwide. Its climate is typical of the Mediterranean, with warm summers and relatively humid winters.
The most popular monuments by more than 5 million tourists who annually visit, are the Cathedral and its famous Tower, El Miguelete, as well as its commercial port and another sport, but what causes a great attraction is the city of Sciences and arts, which stands out for its exceptional architecture beauty being work of Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, and is that visitors can know all the details of technologies, nature, art or science. Read the rest of this entry »
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Routes to the Camino de Santiago
There are many possible routes to the Camino de Santiago, but this time we will try to which Alfonso II el Casto took in the 9th century to visit the tomb of St. James the Apostle, who had been recently discovered, also called primitive road. The stages in this route are as follows:
-1St stage: Oviedo – grade (26.2 km)
-2Nd stage: degree – rooms (20.9 km)
-3Rd stage: Salas – Tineo (19.1 km)
-4Th stage: Tineo – delete (15.2 km)
-5Th stage: delete – Pola de Allande (11.6 km) Read the rest of this entry »
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Cadiz
One of the most beautiful places and with more history to visit this summer about Cádiz, a city South of the South, located in Andalusia, in every corner displays an avalanche of history on every Beach guard the rays of the Sun, popularly known as Tacita de Plata, and it is that it is a trimilenaria city, the oldest of the WestShe passed all civilizations, Phoenicians, Romans, Muslims, and each of these civilizations left footprint that after centuries and centuries remains patient every corner that is visited.
Are many propitious year places for your visit, and it is the year in Cádiz starts in February with the Carnival, a celebration of world tourist attractions, and to which every year are most people who come to enjoy both groupings carnavaleras contest as to live the fiesta on the street, you can also visit at Easter, and the faithful of Cádiz are lacking to the street to accompany a tradition that lives its greatest splendour the evening of Holy Thursday with the descent of the Christ of the Nazarene by the slope of Jabonería. And as not, it is also worth visiting in summer, and is its beaches, symbol of quality, attract tourists from around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Throat of hell
One need not look far to enjoy one of the most impressive landscapes Spanish. To the north of Cáceres in the Valley Jerte (not all cherries …) is La Garganta del Infierno.
The most attractive of the Throat of Hell are undoubtedly Pylons, a key point for the enjoyment of our vision and objective professional photographers who take the most of the natural pools made ??by the same water erosion on the rocky bottom of the river . The light shade of the rocks and clear waters make the perfect landscape haw and an ideal place for a swim, that if in summer when the temperature is most suitable. The name that the locals give to the pools mentioned above, the the of the “potholes”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Cycling routes in Spain
Cycle touring, cycling or tourism, thanks to wins fans the chance to meet, exercise, and the satisfaction of launching a challenge for ourselves. In other entries, numerous tips were leaving for a trip by bike. Now, we are dedicated to meet some of the best cycling routes and tourism in Spain.
While some of cycling routes in Spain are more improvised, many of them have all the information, signage and even security. In general, cycling routes can be classified according to their distance, or by type of landscape in thematic routes.
The long-distance cycling routes in Spain, are the ones we can take several days. Some are as well known as the Camino de Santiago, with its Jacobean Route, in the north of the peninsula, and others such as TransAndalus call, a circuit in Andalusia with stops at the best spots. The sum TransAndalus about 2,000 kilometers across eight provinces of Andalucia. There are of course, more options, such as trans, the Via de la Plata, a circuit through the land of Cid, another for the Ebro or the Way of Hannibal.
As for the shorter route, and the most varied styles, cycling route exist in each region of Spain. For example, in Catalonia, we can make from urban walks around Barcelona by bike, or also, do mountain biking routes starting and coming from Camprodon traditional villages in the Pyrenees of Girona. On the website Friends of Cycling, we can look each of the cycling routes in each community in Spain.
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