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San Sebastian is situated on the Cantabrican coast 20 km from the border with France. Set between the mountains and the sea it is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. It has been a popular tourist destination for many years. Famous for its contrast – crystal-blue sea’ waters and green mountains, San Sebastian is the undisputed queen of Basque resorts. There are almost 90 km of coast consisting of steep cliffs, beautiful beaches and fishing ports.
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This restaurant is called Parque de la Florida in the Basque region of Spain. The interiors aren’t particularly remarkable but I admire the way the three sections of the structure sit in a line among the trees, with simple vertical wood framing and glass giving the place a low-profile that doesn’t detract from the park.
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Soria is a beautiful town in the heart of Spain. The time is stopped there and its ascetic grandeur — “somber oaks, harsh stony wastelands, bald peaks” — still retains the vision of Antonio Machado, one of the great lyric poets of the 20th century.
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I present you a fantastic structure located in Spain, the Espacio de las Artes at Santa Cruz, Tenerife. The building has urban beauty and generates a triangular plaza. Along the facade, over 1,200 openings in 720 different shapes filter the natural light to the inside, while generating an amazing view during night.
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The sports complex is an uneven volume that complies with multiple conditions in the lot. The center is located in Bilbao, Spain. Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country. The city has 354,145 inhabitants (2006) and is the most financially and industrially active part of Greater Bilbao, the zone in which almost half of the Basque Country’s population lives.
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Aire de Bardenas is a horizontal hotel, as level and straight as the surrounding countryside. Designed by Monica Rivera and Emiliano Lopez, the Hotel Aire de Bardenas has twenty rooms, four suites, pool, bar and restaurant, and is located in the Bardenas Reales Nature Reserve, in Tudela, Spain. With large glass settee windows overlooking the natural beauty of the landscape, the hotel offers tranquility and respite from the busy city life.
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Casa del Abad (The Abbot’s House) is a refurbished 17th century building that stands out in the main square of Ampudia, in the Leon region in Spain. This is a charming and friendly hotel that offers comfortable accommodation to make your stay a memorable one. The integration of an atmosphere of the old with the most modern and advanced technology expected of a present day 4 star hotel has been made possible by the architect Angel Garcia Puertas.
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