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Menorca, Spanish paradise
Clean, calm, elegant, worthy. A refuge felt and a pleasure for the spirit. Thus it is Menorca. That island that all the travellers someday we dreamed. That beach destiny where, without being amassed by the tourism, we pruned to take our car and to lose us by the highways, stops from her, to see a small cove, calm and separated, where to have left we and to enjoy the calm that breathes in all the island and of its immense and calm waters turquesa color. Menorca already was historically the refuge of many boats that journeyed in their commerce by the Mediterranean, but not always had the calm that it has now. By its situation, Menorca, an island that emphasizes by its talayótica culture, received in its coasts to Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Muslims. And it was indeed, after treaty of Utrecht, in year 1708, when when to happen to hands English, reached his maximum splendor, because they equipped it with a great part of the image of which it is conceited nowadays, aside from fortifying it of the harassments defensively to that she was put under habitually by the piracy. Menorca, that on the contrary that Majorca and Ibiza, is much more level, has very different landscapes between the north and the south. The north is much more rustic and emphasizes by its cliffs, by its dark sand beaches, their greenish sea. The south, on the other hand, is much more calm, whiter, relajante, with coves of white sand and waters of a blue spectacular turquesa. In the South it is where we were the greater samples of that prehistoric culture that so many signals, in form of taulas and talayots, left by all the island, between which it emphasizes, mainly the shuttle of Tudons, the funeral monument more antigüo of Europe.
And what better than to begin the day with the first lights, going out of Mahón, so sober, so calm, so calm. Meteros the hands in the pockets, and you enjoy a calm stroll when still the life has not made formal appearance in its streets. You observe the first lights of the day being reflected in its white and clean facades. You enjoy its great port, impeccable, and how no, of its baroque and neoclassic buildings, like the City council, or the churches of the Conception, Santa Maria or San Francisco. And, finally, you walk the street Isabel II and you do not leave a detail of the facades of its satately houses. Tomaros a coffee in its streets, always with relax that this island requires, and, without a fixed destiny, dirigiros to the car for perderos by the coasts of the island, in search of the dreamed cove where to enjoy a good bath in good company. Because Menorca requires that. To have a car, and to be we ourself, those that without map some, we discover the many corners that this island provides to us. Those are only 50 kilometers that the east of the west of the island separates. In fact, only 44 kilometers separate their two main cities, Mahón de Ciudadela. And the señera highway to cross it is Camí d’ in Kane who arrives until Is Mercadal, leaving to the sides quiet landscapes, of white satately houses, with hills of the Tramuntana to the north and the plains of the Migjorn to the south. And in the way, to visit the cemetery of Alaior, so recoleto and beautiful, or Monte Toro, of 357 meters of altitude, a good viewpoint to upper obervar the island from its point. But they are the coves that we are leaving left and right those that will center our attention. Without a doubt, we will find some that fulfills our dreams, calm tapeworm and. Sometimes almost he is better to walk the coast until finding it, but even so, the known ones are worthy to visit because even though we did not prune to be single in her, conserve a special enchantment. Thus, for example, Cala Macarelleta is an authentic luxury. At her it is only possible to be arrived walking from the Macarella cove or, by sea. It is a small white sand beach, framed by small cliffs that protect it and reserve of the Vista of the tourism, and to that get to rest the smooth waves of the Mediterranean. It is an authentic backwater of peace. They are Saura, for example, is another almost inaccessible cove, with two small fine sand beaches separated by one thick vegetation. They say those of the place, that is the most beautiful beach of all Menorca. Or Cala in Turqueta, whose pine groves practically arrive until he himself sea. The coves of the north for example, are much more rustic and wild, with a much more greenish sea, and escarped projections more. The cliffs abound, and what it would not be necessary to let see is the end of Faváritx, whose feet always the wild sea breaks. This end has been comprising of the Natural Park of S’ Lagoon DES Grau, the nucleus of the Reserve of the Biosphere and so was name Menorca for years. nor to forget the visit after Cavallería either
And to finish the day, the best thing is to see the dusk in the port of Ciudadela. Enjoying good refrigerio in the barecitos that there are in the marine stroll, next to the port, on the foot of his antigüa wall, where one shows the bastion of the Born and the City council. Colorful and the monumentalidad of this city becomes spectacular still more with the decline of the day. Its italianizados palaces, or their great full gothic Cathedral of gargoyles is worthy of visit. We need to close the day with a good food, and what better than to prove the classic Small boiler of Lobster and the cheese of Mahón, with honey and romero. Fornells is the ideal place for a good supper next to the coast. The soup of fish, and, of course, sobrasada and carn i xua (inserted) are other typical elements of the menorquina gastronomy. Like véis, Menorca must to dedicate a good time to him, because it combines the monumentalidad of his two main cities, Ciudadela and Mahón, with the Balearic typical architecture of his small towns, like Binibeca Vell, precious, with spectacular beaches and a relaxed and healthy atmosphere. Menorca is the one and jewel Balearic of jewels of all Mediterranean.
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Almeria: the Wild West
Before arriving at Taverns, located municipal term in the north of Almeria, we see show on the hill its impressive Castle, loaded nazarí strength of history where the capitulations were signed that put these earth into the hands of the catholic kings per 1489 there. Adapted to a little propitious land, nowadays it is property of the City council of Taverns and you can cross it, and admire it, gratuitously. Partially already recovered after years of abandonment, it was declared well of cultural interest in 1949.
But what it has made of Taverns a place internationally known is its spectacular Desert, that rests between the Mountain range of Filabres and the Mountain range of Alhamilla, and in 1989 was named Place Natural. Although it is the only desert zone of all Europe, its fame comes to him for being decorated natural in the running of many films. With an extension of 280 km2, their barren landscape has turned to this zone ideal scene of westerns and American overproductions. As examples we can mention “the good one, ugly and the bad one”, carried out by Clint Eastwood in 1966; or “Indiana crossed Jones and the last one”, of 1989, who all we know. And it is that they are his towns styles the American west an irresistible hook for the cinéfilos. We can visit “Mini-Hollywood “, that, constructed in years 60, count on the typical Saloon, dangerous forajidos collection point of and gunmen; strolls in diligences and until an office of the Sheriff. All this completes with stores of souvenirs and theater representations made by specialists, in which mounts to horse, go off to an a others and they are sent from the dusty tile roofs. Here we found, in addition, the fascinating zoological park “Oasys “, that lodges more than 170 species animals of different parts from the world.
Another town that will make the delights of greater children and is the Western Leone, who takes the name of the director of so many Westerns Spaghetti filmed here. Finally, it is not necessary to let visit the Texas-Hollywood, that fué specially constructed for the film “the death has a price” in 1963. This one is greatest of all thanks to that it includes, aside from the typical city of the West, the Brave Fort, a Mexican town and another Indian. Also it counts Taverns with a Circuit of Speed, to about 10 kms of the locality and near the towns before mentioned, for the lovers of the races of motos. By all means, we can decide to spend a calm day in the same town, where the life rate is calmed except Wednesdays of swap-meet. There we can visit the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation, of style to mudéjar delayed, constructed in year 1.505; the Hermitage of San Sebastián, dedicated to the pattern of the town; or the Hermitage of Our Lady of Angustias, that, constructed on a cemetery, was raised between centuries XVIII and XIX. Taverns are, without a doubt, a place that is worth the trouble to visit…
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Fuerteventura, magic island
Fuerteventura, with its 1,658 of km2, is the second greater island of most level the canary archipelago and of orography of all of them. To only 97 km of the coast of Africa, she is the one that has the most barren climate. This island to the province of the Palms of Great Canary belongs, that next to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, form the Independent Community of the Canary Islands. It has his capital located in the city of Puerto name of the Rosary. Fuerteventura is a destiny, mainly, for which they wish to rest. This golden beach oasis is a paradise for which they look for to forget the haste and the work. You will be able to practice senderismo by volcanic landscapes, to dive in wonderful marine bottoms or to attend the Championship of the annual World of Windsurf, or if you prefer it, to practice this sport by your account.
Within this island we will find in addition, interesting places to visit so much for interested in the culture like the lovers of the crafts or the ecology. Is Fuerteventura divided in six municipalities: Municipality of Old: Central municipality in that we will be able to enjoy the traditional architecture of the place being visited its small villages, of the visit to the mills to knead gofio and of the different churches and located hermitages asllí. Also we will be able to visit the Castle that was constructed in century XVIII to defend the island and that it is in Creek of Fuste. Municipality of Betancuria: Founded on 1.404 by Juan de Bethencour, it counts on a church gothic-normando style that, in spite of the later reconstructions, still conserves rest of his first times. It is either necessary to forget to visit neither his hermitages here, nor the Conventual church, nor the Museum of Sacred Art nor the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum, of great historical value. Municipality of the Olive: Located in the north of the island, it includes like hers the Island of Wolves, only 5 km2. In this municipality we will be able to enjoy the Mountain of Tindaya, natural space that comprises of myths and majoreras legend and that keeps important archaeological and geologic rest. We will be able to also admire here other wonderful places like the Natural Park of Corralejo, and its interminable dunes, or the Park of Wolves, natural place where 130 different species between flora and fauna live.
Municipality of Pájara: It emphasizes in all Canary Islands to have the greater beach extension. Mainly tourist center, also counts on interesting sites to visit, like the Church of Our Lady of Rule, dated in the centuries between XVII and XVIII, and the hermitage in honor to San Antonio, of Century XVIII. Municipality of Port of the Rosary: It includes the capital of the island and offers to his visitors crossed cultural by his different churches and hermitages, emphasizing among them the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary; by the Room of Art Juan Ismael, where exhibitions of art are carried out interesting; or by the House Museum of Miguel de Unamuno, among other places of interest. Municipality of Tuineje: Located to the south of the island, it enjoys a warm climate practically all the year. It is an important tourist center thanks to his beaches. They emphasize among them beaches of Great Tarajal and Tarajalejo, with its fine black sand, only in the island. And speaking now of gastronomy, we do not have to go to us without proving its Popes wrinkled with gravy picón, typical of the Canary Islands, its ample variety of fresh fish, the exquisite majorero cheese, or the revitalizante gofio escaldado. Between plates of fish we can find the jareas or sabrosísimo sancocho of fish, that uses with gravy, Popes, sweet potatoes and gofio. And if it prefers the meat, it does not let prove the meat of baifo or roasted goat or estofada, composed as the canaries say. And you do not lose our recommendations if you are looking for hotel in Fuerteventura.
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The gaditanos always have been conceited to be the oldest city of Europe. Its history, says, includes last the 3000 years. What happened until does very little is that nobody had found rest that guaranteed this antiquity. But, from the last year, this has changed.
Just in center of the city a discovery took place that seems confirms this thesis. Phoenician, Roman or Arab rest were superposed in he himself place. From a few months ago this deposit it has been qualified like museum. One is the House of the Bishop, a thematic park on the past gaditano and that counts on the last technological advances.
In this deposit we can be witnesses of the life of the city from the Phoenician time to the modern one. Between the findings more spectacular than they are possible to be visited, is the Phoenician tomb, of some high personage without identifying, who was in the outside of the House. Also they emphasize a tardorromana tomb and of the facade the west, of 5 meters of height, one of the great Roman buildings that conform the House of the Bishop, as well as small rest that can induce to think that the old medieval fence is in the surroundings, although this aspect still is in phase of previous investigation. The museum is divided in several rooms, all with the last technological advances (illumination will be controlled virtually, explanatory retroiluminados posters, virtual reconstructions in three dimensions) by which is walked on a glass structure, so that the rest can be contemplated. In the first room are Roman rest and it goes there to the central room, where the plans of a Punic building with the walls excavated on the rock can be seen, and from there to the Room of Paintings, with a reproduction of how it would be the decoration at his time, the Roman.
The Room of Época Moderna (XVI-XVII) does not teach the different phases through which it passed the construction of the building, from the animal corrals with its stable to the House of the Bishop. Of there, to the call Room of the Phoenician Structure, that shows a small house to us. Finally the Republican Room with two great cisterns to two waters. During the visit, guided, we can see as surprising findings as the rest of a food (rabbit with snails), supposedly conserved from immemorial times, as well as, the reproduction of a ring that took the person buried in the Phoenician tomb. One treats, then, of one authenticates history lesson, that can interest to all those that they go through the gaditana capital
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