Situated in Taipei Songshan District, Taiwan, Core Pacific City is probably the weirdest shopping mall in Asia. When it first opened, it was touted as the world’s first truly 24 hour mall and Asia’s first “city within a city” complex. Covering a total area of 205, 000 sq. m, this urban property was designed by Jon Jerde, known as, the Pablo Picasso of the architecture world.
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Gallery Hotel is a stylish, sumptuousness hotel ideally situated in the financial, advertisement and ethnical suspicion of Barcelona, Spain. It is a 4 principal preeminent hotel exceptionally positioned in the edifice of City fair a stuff’s switch from Paseo de Gracia and with Plaza Cataluna nearby. The hotel is 15 kilometres from Metropolis Airfield, El Prat, and 100 metres from Barcelona learn installation and is also within prosperous operation to Port ‘s numerous creator shops.
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The B Hotel Barcelona is another stylish hotel from the group that gave Barcelona the Jazz Hotel. Opened in April 2005, this contemporary design hotel is located in the historic centre of Barcelona, just 150 metres from Plaça Espanya. At B Hotel Barcelona you will be surprised with the hip and contemporary interiors. Different and cosmopolitan, this hotel offers a very personal alternative, for those guests who seek a place where they can enjoy.
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Welcome to Hotel 54 Barceloneta. Located in a fantastic area set in close vicinity of some of the most interesting Barcelona‘s sights and only 3 minutes’ walk from Barceloneta Beach, the hotel is the ideal hotel from which to explore this wonderful city. Hotel 54 Barceloneta is a distinctive elegant hotel provides its guests with unparalleled services and special attention as usual.
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Flung into the Mediterranean like four very unequal pearls, the Balearics have long been classics in the farniente – ships, sailing and maritime – stakes. At the most, activity involves grabbing a tiller, unfurling the sails and heading for a cove. Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and its afterthought, Formentera, form this idyllic group, each one different in nature, history and culture. From Mallorca’s moody, mountainous backbone, coves and literary associations to Menorca’s emeralds-green pastures and prehistoric relics, from the hopping nightlife of Ibiza to tiny Formentera’s omnipresent turquoise sea, they are all equally enchanting.
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The most populated and visited island among the Canaries is Gran Canaria, mainly due to its breathtaking and incredibly diverse landscape. Naturalists head for the Parque Rural del Nublo on the flanks of Pico de las Nieves, to track down the largest number – and amazing variety – of endemic species in the archipelago. However, the biggest card id the seemingly endless beach – in fact about 17 km long – of Maspalomas on the south coast.
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Far closer to Africa than to Spain, the sub-tropical Canary Islands are known for their budget sun and sand – although, as they are volcanic, the latter is often a rather uninviting shade of charcoal. Solutions have been found by importing golden sand from the Sahara 200 km away, and by building saltwater lidos. Nonetheless, the balmy year-round climate, cooled to a steadt 25-30º C by marine currents, has ensured that these seven islands have not only fabulously lush vegetation, including a sufeit of bananas, but also a constant flow visitors.
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Andalucia’s indisputable creative giant was none other than painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. Born in central Malaga in 1881, Picasso spent the first decade of his life in this luminous, exuberant port, thematically absorbing and obsession with building as well as his iconic dove of peace. Although he never returned to his hometown after a brief visit in 1900, Malaga never forgot him. Finally, in 2003, the much overdue Museo Picasso opened its doors to reveal a stupendous collection of around 250 major works, donated and loaned by Christine Ruiz-Picasso, his daughter-law, and Bernard, his grandson.
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However captivating they may be, Andalucia‘s cities are also gateway to vast stretches of relatively unspoilt and addictive interior. Even there, between herds of bell-tinkling goats and pottery shops, a new sophistication is creeping in; many country cortijos are now the pastoral settings for some wonderful guesthouses and hotels. The terraced foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras, which lie between Granada and Malaga, have in recent years lured waves of expatriates in search of rural bliss and idyll. Here, you will find goats, jamon, almonds and yoga classes belonging in tandem.
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Over the hills in La Mancha, Toledo has a much higher profile. A mesmerizing town rich in Spanish history and culture, it is capital of Castilla-La Mancha, not the most compelling of regions. Mainly flat and grab, this region – not surprisingly – drove Don Quijote to mad hallucination in Cervantes’ seminal allegorical novel. Windmills aside (which become Don Quijote’s “giants”), La Mancha is renowned for manchego, a delectable sheep’s cheese. Toledo itself is not a great gastronomic destination as its proximity to Madrid makes it a classic day-trip destination – and thus something of a quick-fix food town. Its attractions are best experienced overnight; the town comes into its own at dusk when shadowy alleys, high stone walls and deserted streets impart a poignant sense of a long, illustrious past.
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