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Getaway to the Spain

Asya — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:11:48 +0000

One of eight provinces in Andalucia, Malaga is home to the prestige holiday resorts of the Costa del Sol. It includes about 300km of the Mediterranean Coast and is one of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations. Due to averaging 300 days of sun shine each year, the Costa del Sol is the Mecca for those seeking sea side funs. The most popular resorts in Costa del Sol is like Benalmadena and Marbella.

This beautiful coast consists of a series of coves half-hidden among cliffs and sports harbors. The Costa del Sol offers an exciting selection of entertainment and relaxation options. The best sports and activities in Malaga are: golf courses, marinas and football. The nightlife is lively offers a huge variety of bars and restaurants. Other attractions include zoos and water parks, casinos, bullfights and amusement parks.

The mild climate is a major factor in enjoying the beaches and a wide variety of outdoor and water activities year round. Evidence of the area’s popularity is the fact that there are more jet skis per capita than anywhere else in Europe.

Clifftop Communities

misha — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:06:37 +0000

Ronda is an unusual city in the Spanish province of Malaga, split in two by el tajo gorge. As a result, certain buildings have been perched on the edge of the gorge’s vertical walls. Ronda sited on the top of mountainous area about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above mean sea level.

The Guadalevin River runs through the city, separating it in two and carving out the steep, 100 plus meters deep El Tajo canyon upon which the city perches. The Spanish Fir (Abies pinsapo) is endemic to the mountains surrounding Ronda.

This is Bonifacio in Corsica. This spectacular looking city sits above limestone cliffs which over the years have been battered by the Mediterranean sea, a process which is apparent by both the piles of eroded stone at the base and the overhang of the cliff walls.

These two pictures display a tiny town by the name of Castellfollit de la Roca in Spain, an incredible looking stretch of houses that all seem to be resting on a single ridge of rock. Amazing…

What about spending 2 hours in Barcelona’s Museu Picasso and see extensive collections of artworks

nerdeff — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:43:58 +0000

The Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) in Barcelona, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. So if you are in Barcelona for tourist or whatever purposes, this is for sure one of the most significant, popular and visited museums in Barcelona.

The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona’s Barri Gotic. There are more than 3,500 works making up the permanent collection of the museum, mostly his early works from when he lived in Barcelona. Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, when his father, an art teacher, had found work teaching in the city art school. Highlights of the collection include two of his first major works, The First Communion, and Science and Charity. In particular, the Museu Picasso reveals Picasso’s relationship with the city of Barcelona, a relationship that was shaped in his youth and adolescence, and continued until his death.

The Museu Picasso contains the following collections, organized by date:

1. Malaga
2. Corunna
3. Barcelona
4. Malaga: summers of 1896 and 1897
5. Madrid
6. Horta de Sant Joan
7. Barcelona: 1899â€“1900
8. Paris: 1900â€“1901
9. The Blue Period
10. The Rose Period
11. Barcelona: 1917
12. 1917â€“1957
13. Las Meninas
14. Picasso engraver
15. Picasso ceramist

Museu Picasso is located on Montcada Street, 15-23, 08003 Barcelona (Spain) and you can contact them at the following phone (+34) 932 563 000. It is opened from 9.30am to 5.30pm from October 1st to March 31st, 9.30am to 6pm from April 1st to September 30th and can be reached by Saint-Paul station on line 1 (10 minutes walk).