Self-guided tours in Spain

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Queen Sofia Arts Center (Reina Sofia Museum) in Madrid, Spain - the address on a map, website
Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:50
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Queen Sofia Arts Center or the Museum Reina Sofia (Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Museo Reina Sofia, MNCARS) - it's art museum, which with the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum include in the "Golden Triangle of Art" in Madrid. In the Museum of Queen Sofia located well-known paintings of representatives of Spanish avant-garde, as well as well-known contemporary artists. The most famous exhibit of the Museum Reina Sofia is "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso,in the museum also can view the sketches and studies, that will trace the history of the creation of this masterpiece. Get to the Queen Sofia Arts Center can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver in Madrid. Official website of the Reina Sofia Museum: http://www.museoreinasofia.es/

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Hall of Fame of the International Basketball Federation FIBA in Alcobendas, Spain
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:05
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Hall of Fame of the International Basketball Federation FIBA (Salon de la Fama FIBA) in the Spanish town of Alcobendas, the address on the map shown above. In the Hall of Fame of the International Basketball Federation FIBA can be viewed a lot of artifacts, photographs and paintings devoted to the history of basketball and the most outstanding games, players, coaches, referees. This is the first basketball museum outside of the United States in an area of about 2,000 meters. Get to the Hall of Fame of the International Basketball Federation FIBA can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver. Official website of the Hall of Fame of the International Basketball Federation FIBA: http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/

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Museum of Three Cultures in Calahorra tower in Cordoba, Spain
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:08

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Calahorra Tower (Torre de la Calahorra) is an ancient tower in Cordoba Spain, being a model of the late Islamic period of Cordoba, the address on the map shown above. Calahorra Tower was first built as a protective structure at the end of XII century, and after the liberation of the city, the tower was rebuilt in 1369 by Enrique II of Castile. In the tower of Calahorra located Museum of Three Cultures, where can be viewed a lot of artifacts a lot of artifacts of great cultures, that prevailed in this region of Spain at different times. Get to the Calahorra Tower can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver.

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Oceanographic park in Valencia, Spain
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:15

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Oceanographic park in Valencia (L'Oceanografic) is Europe's largest aquarium, the address on the map shown above. The park includes representatives of different marine species: 500 different species, including fish, marine mammals, sea birds, reptiles and invertebrates, all of these marine species are found in nine water tanks in the form of towers, representing the main ecosystems of the planet. Also in the park located Dolphinarium, the area of mangroves and wetlands, and a garden with more than 80 different kinds of aquatic plants. Get to the Oceanographic park in Valencia can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver. Official website of the Oceanographic park in Valencia: http://www.cac.es/oceanografico/

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Escorial Monastery - the monastery and the palace of Philip II of Spain
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:17

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Monastery of El Escorial (Monasterio de El Escorial) - is monastery and the residence of the King of Spain Philip II. Monastery of El Escorial located an hour away from Madrid in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, the address on the map shown above. On the territory of the royal palace are two large museum, the first museum of the history of Escorial, in the second museum are paintings by famous artists XV-XVII centuries, and frescoes on the ceiling and along the 43 shrines of the monastery were written by Spanish and Italian masters. Get to the El Escorial Monastery can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver. Official website of the El Escorial Monastery: http://www.patrimonionacional.es/escorial/escorial.htm

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Museum of Toys and Automata in Verdu, near Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:19
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Museum of Toys and Automata (Museu de Joguets i Automats) in Verdu, Lleida 100 km off west of Barcelona, the address on the map shown above. Museum of Toys and Automata is housed in the original architecture, where visitors can see several thousand items, representing the toys from around the world. In the museum there are toys belonging to children of famous politicians, movie stars and monarchs of Europe. Get to the Museum of Toys and Automata can be using the map, which shown at the top of the article- just show this map to any taxi driver. Official website of the Museum of Toys and Automata: http://www.mjoguetsautomats.com/

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The world's largest chocolate bar created in the Spain
Sunday, 08 January 2012 22:04

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In the town of Montilla in Cordoba province, Spain, about a hundred people from the local church organization El Dulce Nombre (see the map at the top of this article) have created the world's largest chocolate bar, whose length is 250 meters and width is 25 cm, for making of record chocolate bar it took almost nine and a half thousand standard chocolate bars. As reported the head of the local church organization El Dulce Nombre- the main purpose of making this record big bar of chocolate is raising money for the treatment of people with Alzheimer's disease, anyone can buy a part of this record-high chocolate in Montilla.

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VIDEO: Tourist route "Modernism outside" (Modernismo al margen) in Zaragoza, Spain

VIDEO: Tourist route "Modernism outside" (Modernismo al margen) in Zaragoza, Spain


In the city of Zaragoza, Spain, was opened the new tourist route "Modernism outside" (Modernismo al margen). On this tour, all visitors can get acquainted with the famous buildings of the industrial past of district Arrabal ("Suburb") of the city of Zaragoza. Tourists can visit the home of the owner Juan Solansa flour mill (Casa Solans), a historic biscuit factory Patria (Fabrica de Galletas Patria) and the sugar factory (Azucarera del Rabal), North Railway Station (Estacion del Norte) and other monuments of district Arrabal. Tours will be held every Friday, excursions (cost 5.3 euros per person) can taken from the tourist office, which is located on an area of Pilar (Plaza del Pilar) in Zaragoza. Book a room in hotels of Zaragoza, Spain you can for a few minutes on our website: http://www.hainanwel.com/en/online-hote ... ation.html

In the city of Zaragoza, Spain, was opened the new tourist route "Modernism outside" (Modernismo al margen). On this tour, all visitors can get acquainted with the famous buildings of the industrial past of district Arrabal ("Suburb") of the city of Zaragoza. Tourists can visit the home of the owner Juan Solansa flour mill (Casa Solans), a historic biscuit factory Patria (Fabrica de Galletas Patria) and the sugar factory (Azucarera del Rabal), North Railway Station (Estacion del Norte) and other monuments of district Arrabal. Tours will be held every Friday, excursions (cost 5.3 euros per person) can taken from the tourist office, which is located on an area of Pilar (Plaza del Pilar) in Zaragoza. Book a room in hotels of Zaragoza, Spain you can for a few minutes on our website: http://www.hainanwel.com/en/online-hote ... ation.html

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Canary Islands : Volcanic Tunnel Cueva de Guinea on the island of El Hierro will be available for tourists

The project for the development of tourism on the island Volcanological El Hierro (El Hierro) opens a new tourist attraction : now when you visit the archaeological complex of El Poblado Arqueológico de Guinea, located near the town of Frontera (Frontera), you can go on an optional excursion to the lava tunnel Cueva de Guinea.

It is a small cave with several galleries and a central underground hall c dome height of 20 m and a diameter of 16 m first route through the tunnel is scheduled for this Saturday, May 10, 2014 . Once, before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in such caves (juaclos) lived natives of the Canary Islands - bimbaches.

After the visit to the cave Cueva de Guinea will be interesting to examine himself archaeological complex El Poblado Arqueológico de Guinea: the first eco -museum in Spain and one of the most interesting historical attractions of the Canary Islands . This original settlement bimbaches - a monument to the era when the island residents have left the caves and began to build stone dwellings . Here reconstructed life of the first settlers in the Canary Islands , you can get acquainted with their traditions, customs, art and architecture .

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In Madrid, the swimming season starts

May 31 is the beginning of the swimming season in Madrid. On this day, open all municipal pools, which are very popular in summer. The cost of visiting such places in the past year ranged from 1.5 to 6 euros. Most likely, this year prices will rise slightly. More than 60 pools located outdoors. In general, the complexity of the territory of the city covered more than 250 pools that allows everybody to cool off in the hot weather.