Self-guided tours in Spain

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Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 10 июл 2014, 10:52

Spaniards developed museum guides for Google Glass
Especially for Google Glass Spanish entrepreneurs have developed an application «GuiARt Experience» - an interactive guide to museums, based, according to the creators, on the principle of augmented reality.

The developers of this project - the company Malvado Sound Lab, specializing in the content of cultural and tourist routes, NeoSenTec, which develops applications for Google Glass, as well as director of technology projects Fernando Miglia.

Currently released a prototype application that show creators museums and art galleries, to familiarize them with the "implementation opportunities" before Google Glass will come to market.

The main function of a novelty - to lead the visitor through the halls of the museum, displaying information about what looks sightseer, but also include "specific information" in accordance with the language and personal user data.

Also, the owner of "smart glasses" be able to share information obtained from other users to evaluate what he saw and decide what else is worth seeing.
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Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 13 июл 2014, 13:21

In Rioja wine tours appear on the river
Soon the tourists coming to the city Haro (Haro), will have the opportunity to go to a fancy wine cruise. "Wine ship" will begin to run on the river Ebro, on the banks of which are some of the best vineyards of Rioja.

Before starting the tour, local authorities fully cleanse the river of debris and fallen trees, according to Bueno Latina. Tourist boat for 60 people will depart from the pier in Haro to the picturesque surroundings of the city. During the tour, visitors can learn the history of winemaking in the region, to get acquainted with the peculiarities of local grape varieties and, of course, taste and buy local wine.

This is the first such project in Rioja, but later the local authorities plan to develop unusual enoturizm.
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Tourists traveling to Salamanca astronaut see on the wall of the old cathedral
Part of human nature inexplicable and mysterious quest. And even when the explanation of the mysterious phenomenon has already been found, there are people who continue to believe in the "miraculous" nature of the phenomenon.

A classic example is an ancient puzzle Cathedral in the provincial center of Salamanca is located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon in 1985 and included in the UNESCO heritage list. Temple complex itself (one of two in the city) is composed of two cathedrals - the old (Catedral Vieja, XII century) and new, late-Gothic - Catedral Nueva de la Asunción de la Virgen (New Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin), which had been built in the XVI and XVIII centuries.

But not all tourists arriving here beckoning beauty of an ancient temple. Many on arrival immediately rush to the northern entrance of the new cathedral, where agencies have "doors Ramos» (Puerta de Ramos), directly opposite the Palace of Anaya, hovering at high altitude in the "weightless" ... modern astronaut in full "battle" outfit - spacesuit with breathing hose, helmet, instrument box on the chest and boots with ribbed soles. This figure even received unofficial name - the "Holy astronaut."

Where did this astronaut on the wall of the old cathedral? The explanation is simple enough: in 1992 during the restoration of dilapidated doors from time to time one of the restorers Ramos, named Miguel Romero, showed creativity, decorate the walls of such a figure. Further versions differ: someone thinks that restorer thus decided to play a trick. Other - more pragmatic explanation: Romero, making a modern element to the facade of the ancient temple, wanted to perpetuate a similar way for a landmark event of the twentieth century - the conquest of space by man. But who exactly figure shows, there are many versions. As Stone character appear: first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, the first American astronaut John Glenn, the first American to walk in space, Edward White, the first to set foot on the moon American astronaut Neil Armstrong, etc.

Nevertheless, many people tend to believe that the figure of the astronaut was originally here, and, therefore, has a mysterious, going beyond conventional logic origin. They say that the joke restorers in this case is excluded for various reasons. First, the image recorded by the astronaut on the XIX century engravings. Secondly, the ancient manuscripts of Salamanca supposedly have information about meetings with monks beings from other worlds. Third, restoration always goes by the canons adopted in the Middle Ages, and in the case of an object that is UNESCO heritage, and does require additional expertise, approvals and permits. They also say that the astronaut and not at all, but a kind of hellish brood, whom many "lives" on the walls, facades and column capitals old European churches.

In the proof of the "wonderful" version of the origin astronaut provides a number of other similar finds. For example, images of astronauts on Japanese netsuke, model airplane of the Egyptian tombs, the Inca gold "airplanes", the image of Darth Vader on the National Cathedral in Washington, as well as the image of a man with a laptop and mobile phone on a mosaic of metro station "Kiev Ring" in Moscow built back in 1954.

I must say that on the wall of the cathedral in Salamanca, there are other, less well-known but no less interesting figure. For example, the figure of a smiling dragon with three scoops of ice cream. Or boy with no childish developed manhood.

Guides and tour guides are in no hurry to persuade fans of "miraculous" appearance version astronaut on the wall of the ancient temple. After all, most importantly, intrigued tourists come here, adding to the local treasury.
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Directory «Guía Repsol» published the top eight corners of Spain 2014
Alkantarsky bridge (Extremadura), Salado Valley (Basque Country), the church of San Felices (La Rioja), Natural Park Kalblanke (Murcia), waterfall "Jump the Bride" (Valencia), quarter Vegeta (Las Palmas, Canary Islands), the old quarry policy (Balearic Islands) and the remains of a prehistoric settlement "Motyl de Azuero» (Motilla del Azuer - Castile-La Mancha) - here's a list of the top eight corners of Spain, passed the competition «El Mejor Rincón 2014" from a tourist guide «Guía Repsol . "

Participated in the contest just 17 ​​seats, one representative from each of the autonomous community, but in the future will compete only eight of these corners. And the winner, whose name will be announced in September, anyone can choose, just vote for their favorite party site Guia Repsol.

Currently the leader of Extremadura, which has managed to gain 7,772 votes. Followed by the Basque Country (7,235), La Rioja (5,358), Murcia (5,161), Valencia (5.100), Canary Islands (4,928) and Castile-La Mancha (4,270). In the next stage of the competition, regional representatives will compete in pairs.
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Tourists in Tenerife offers free tours

On Sundays during the month of July, tourists can explore the flora and fauna of one of the most popular and interesting islands of the Canary archipelago - Tenerife. In the city of La Laguna (La Laguna) organized cognitive theatrical tours through the picturesque nature park Anaga (Macizo de Anaga).

Collect tourists - at 11:30 at the crossroads of Cruz del Carmen. In route included a significant portion of the famous pedestrian "trails feelings and meanings" (Sendero de los Sentidos). Travelers will be able to walk around the old laurel forest, climb the observation platforms, offering beautiful panoramic views of the coast, and visit local villages and get acquainted with their history and traditions.

Tenerife has been paying great attention to the development of environmental and natural tourism, reports BuenaEspana. Hiking trails and a variety of tours that introduce the flora and fauna of the region are a great opportunity for outdoor activities. In addition, the government recently released the island was a tourist map in format 3D, which can be used to plan interesting trips and trips to Tenerife. It can get into several information kiosks, public transport stations, in hotels and on board the tour buses (Bus Turístico).
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Andalusia: V Nature Reserve Cabo de Gata-Nijar načalisʹ marine tours to kayaking

Scenic Marine Reserve of Cabo de Gata-Nijar in the surroundings of Almeria (Almeria) recently Name Overall list of the most beautiful natural attractions in Spain. This travel direction stanovitsa in the current summer season, recently in Cabo de Gata-Nijar start new sports tours to kayaking: Tourists can combine a beach holiday, swimming, snorkeling and exploring obitatelâmi commander.

Route begins with a morning at the beach Embarcadero de Los Escullos and dalʹnejšee Travelling depend makeup of groups and pogodnyh conditions. In the main, walk the kayak prodolžaetsâ to Punta de Loma Pelada and skalʹnogo Education Tomate. Each group leaves in the sea, accompanied by a guide PROFESSIONALNOGO instructor in compliance with all safety neobhodimyh norm.

During tours can ponablûdatʹ the colorful underwater peace: VSEM Tourists vydaûtsâ Mask and Fins, oDNAKO Water commanders Takao transparent cto bottom visibly directly from the boat. Unique landscape of this place, presenting soboju Beautiful Pile of rocks and boulders ogromnyh, and many raznoobraznyh Introducer local fauna sdelaût visit Parque Nacional Cabo de Gata-Nijar bright and interesting.
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The new application will improve the safety of marine walks in Tarragona
Owners about 4 thousand. Yachts registered in the yacht clubs of Tarragona, is available free application that allows you to improve the safety of vessels whenever they go out to sea. According responsible for water rescue in Tarragona Inigo Landety, the application is recommended even for fishing boats.

SafeTrx is an application for smartphones and Android devices from Apple. It monitors boating, notifies the user about the delays in the planned travel and provides information Service Water Rescue Incident with the courts for appropriate action.

The application is aimed at improving the safety of navigation of pleasure boats that do not have an automatic identification system. Of course, it can not replace the device global aid and maritime security, but can serve as a good complement to it.

This free application allows the user to easily enter the details of your own plan for navigation in your smartphone and go to sea, knowing that at the end of the estimated time it will receive notification for emergency communications. Application periodically sends data to the ship's position in the rescue service, and it will allow us to react in case of an emergency.

Application developed by an Irish company «DeCare Systems Irland», already launched in Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom through the organizations associated with the rescue on the waters, as well as under study in several countries.

According Landety, this app does not replace other systems, such as radio or radio beacons, but complements them, since it works only within 12 miles of the coast. However, we must not forget that 80 percent of emergencies pleasure craft just occur in the immediate vicinity of the coast.
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Best natural attractions Tarragony placed in Google Street View

For several days, as on Google Maps, you can see the 40 scenic spots of the Catalan coast, taken with the most advanced optical technology-topographic Google. This feature provides a digital project, which began in October last year. For Google and the Center for Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Catalonia (CCTI), in collaboration with the Department of Enterprise and Employment and the Catalan Agency for Tourism of the rounds and photographed various beaches and coves of the Catalan coast.

In addition to land routes, the project also photographed the coast from the ship that conducted survey in the Cap de Creus, the Ebro Delta and the Medes Islands - it allows now to make the virtual journey to the sea. You can also enjoy a virtual tour of the island Meda Gran, access to which is in the real world is almost impossible due to its location in a protected area of the Natural Park.

Google Street View is a technology associated with Google Maps and Google Earth, which provides images of streets, panoramic views, interiors, museums and monuments around the world. This is the first time that the administration or the government are working with Google on a project of this magnitude. The aim of the project - tourism attractiveness of Catalonia and the presentation of its beautiful natural heritage.

Google Street View provides virtual access to these places, thanks to technology Trekker, developed by Google. Portable camera with 15 lenses, allows the operator to obtain images at an angle of 360 degrees in places where conventional vehicles can not reach. In Catalonia, this new technology has already been applied in April, when Google Maps came panoramic images 16 major Catalan monuments made ​​using the technology Street View. This initiative was promoted by Google and the Government of Catalonia through the Department of Culture and CCTI.

Trekker is seboy "backpack" height of 1.2 meters and a weight of 18 kg, which is built in camera with 15 lenses, captures images at an angle of 360 degrees every 2.5 seconds. After processing, the images are added to Street View and is available in Google Maps.
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Castilla - La Mancha in Toledo will be a mobile application Storywalker

One of the most popular tourist mobile applications in Spain - Storywalker - coming soon in the capital of the autonomous region of Castile - La Mancha, Toledo (Toledo). There are currently plans to create 5 to 8 of interesting stories about the city, its people and things, but then the excursion program will be expanded.

Storywalker available now in Madrid and even some major cities of Spain, both iOS and Android. The app was created by two young enthusiasts Fernando Sanchez Kabesudo (Fernando Sánchez-Cabezudo) and Juan Garcia Calvo (Juan García Calvo). Were developed several tourist routes, collected anecdotes, stories and urban legends about each of the points on which the tour takes place, and then to apply these texts performed famous Spanish actors, such as José Sacristán (José Sacristán), Ariadna Gil (Ariadna Gil) Pepe Vyuela (Pepe Viyuela) and others.

The main idea Storywalker - is to introduce people to the history and atmosphere of the Spanish cities through contemporary theater and carefully assembled local folklore. Also the app is a great alternative to the classic viewing tours and will be useful for foreigners studying Spanish language and traditions.
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Extremadura: In Treveho created a new tourist route

In the town Treveho (Trevejo) province of Caceres (Caceres) - one of the most picturesque regions of Extremadura - created a new pedestrian route that combines the familiarity with the local gastronomy, trekking to the natural attractions of the region and visiting ancient monuments.

The first such tour will be held on 6 dkabrya 2014 11-00. Its cost is 5 euros. The tour starts at the central square Plaza Mayor de Trevejo and will last for several hours. First, the program is scheduled inspection of medieval architecture Treveho and visit the famous castle Castillo de Trevejo.

Then travelers waiting for a walk along the ancient trail, which was built in the era of the Roman Empire in the direction of Villamiel (Villamiel), and the beautiful chestnut forests of the mountain range Sierra de Gata (Sierra de Gata), dominated by the peaks of the Three Lightning (Picos de Las Tres Rayas) - Teso (Teso), Carranza (Carranco) and La Parrera (La Parrera), as well as a visit to the waterfall Arroyo de Los Lagares. Lunch will be in one of the old village tavern serving typical for this area.
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