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This concert hall is designed by Santiago Calatrava, which is known for such landmarks as the City of Arts (Valencia), the Montjuic Communications Tower (Barcelona) and BCE Place (Toronto). The auditorium is located on the waterfront in the port area of Santa Cruz, Tenerife and connects the city to the ocean, creates a significant urban landmark. The concert hall features the architect’s signature wing effect – a single wing that seems to enfold the building without covering it entirely.
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Moraira is a small town located between Alicante and Valencia (Spain), in the beautiful area of Marina Alta. It enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters, with over 300 days of sunshine each year. It was once a fishing village and has grown into a popular coastal holiday resort.
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Menorca is the smallest sister island of Majorca. The island offers a beautifully hilly landscape and pine-fringed coast with more beaches than all the other Balearic Islands – combined with silver and golden sand to tiny calas. It is blissfully free of tourist development and was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1993. Photo by: Stu Worrall
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Majorca (Mallorca in Spanish) is the most popular of Spain’s Mediterranean islands, drawing millions of visitors each year. About 209km from Barcelona and 145km from Valencia, Majorca has a coastline 500km long. Palma comes as a surprise to many people – it is stylish, sophisticated, intimate yet bursting with life. Half of Mallorca’s population live here, enjoying the island’s best restaurants, shops and nightlife as well as a thriving arts scene and a lively cafe society. The cathedral, the Palace of Almudaina, the fish exchange, and Plaza Mayor are just some of the places where visitors must stop. Fishing boats, pine groves and palm trees complement the most beautiful monuments. The capital of the island of Majorca, famous for its beaches and beautiful sea, has a beautiful historic quarter, deeply marked by history. The beautiful island is an explorer’s paradise in its exterior, although horribly overbuilt along certain coastal regions.

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The highlight of the annual fiesta in Buñol is the tomato battle where thousands of participants, dressed in their worst clothes, pelt each other with ripe tomatoes. The local town council provide lorry loads of ripe tomatoes for the crowds to hurl at one another. No one is safe.The battle starts at 11a.m. and lasts for one hour.
If you can’t have a laugh at La Tomatina, there is probably no hope for you. Every year, on the last Wednesday in August between 11am and 1pm, the little town of Bunol in the east of Spain is almost literally painted red – by over 125,000 kilos of tomatoes.
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Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort is a four star hotel situated on the front sea line of the Mediterranean coast. Each of our 242 elegant suites offers relaxing panoramic views, either over the sea, the hotel’s beautiful gardens, the impressive Montgo mountains, or the magnificent Oliva Nova Golf 18-hole golf course. Impressive facilities include golf course; 14 meeting, banquet rooms for up to 400 delegates, a games room, lobby bar, a shop and a Health, Beauty & Spa Centre; a kids club and a children´s play area. Guests may make use of the foyer with 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange facility, lifts, a newspaper stand, various shops, a TV room. The hotels dining facilities include a cafe, a pub, a bar, a juice bar and 3 air-conditioned restaurants. In addition, there are two professional football pitches, two tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool and an extensive garden area.

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A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with Spain, but they can also be found in neighboring countries and the New World. Bullrings are often historic and culturally significant centers that bear many structural similarities to the Roman amphitheater. The most famous bullrings in the world are Plaza de toros de Mexico in Mexico and Plaza de toros Monumental de Valencia in Valencia, Venezuela. The main bullrings are usually found in Spain, southern France and Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.
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