After the carnivals, the second most important festivals in Spain are the Falles (torches), a Valencian traditional festival that took place from March 15th to 19th and it is a festivity with a deep-rooted tradition in the city of Valencia and different towns of the Valencian Country. At present, this festivity has turned into a very important tourist attraction.
February 2010
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Whenever we speak of traveling to sightsee monuments, we usually mention ancient churches, Gothic cathedrals, walls, medieval remains, and other antique buildings. But during the last years, there is more evident, every time, the profusion of buildings constructed in the 20th century, which will make us say: wow!
A simple definition of hiking would be to take a walk and then to trust your senses, but being respectful with the environment. Halfway between sport, walk and journey, hiking is such a popular outdoor activity that has gained more followers, in the last fifty years of the end of the millennium, after combining the direct contact with nature and the practice of mountaineering – it can also include an exercise as intense as desired by the one who practices it. Initially, hiking demands neither an excessive training nor an annoying or long journey to the place where to practice it: a tour around mounts and nearby forests, or to spend a weekend by walking in natural environments and discovering nature are quite enough for the novices.
Madrid is an open-minded city, which tends to be more cosmopolitan every day, an inevitable gathering point for different nationalities. Over there, Spanish language learners from everywhere find a magnificent place to learn a language which is spoken by more than 400 million people.
Few artistic cultural expressions manage to identify so much a village as the flamenco does it with Spain. A deeply-rooted custom in the origins of the peninsula which has been established as a genuine sample of the musical and choreographic art which can also express with beauty, the entire feeling of Andalusia.
Science, nature and art team up in one of the biggest complexes of scientific and cultural popularization from Europe, which is located in Valencia.
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The Salamanca city is located in the region known as Castilla y León to the northwest of Madrid. It is one of the most beautiful cities of Spain, where buildings seem to shine.
The potato omelet, also known as the Spanish omelet, is one of the most well-known dishes in the Spanish region. Either to the south, north, cardinal or the east, the Spanish omelet is very popular.
Spain is a country which is relatively safe for traveling alone. Many people wonder what the best activities they can do, when being alone, are and what to choose when preparing their things for a solo trip.
The Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba is one of the most important monuments of the Spanish-Muslim architecture. It was the third biggest mosque in the world, overshadowed only by the Casablanca and Mecca ones but its artistic importance, from the very beginning, was well-known everywhere.
