September 9, 2010
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Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês – crown jewel of Portugal’s national parks Updated: August 17, 2020 | By Claire | More Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês (The Peneda-Gerês National Park), also known as Gerês, is the only national park in Portugal (however there are many natural parks, protected landscapes, and reserves across the nation). It is 703km2 […]
Tags: borders, braga, castelo, crown-jewel, education, flora-fauna, geres-national-park, landscape, landscapes, national-park, national-parks, natural-resources, nature, northwest, parque-nacional, parque-nacional-da-peneda-geres, peneda-geres-national-park, portugal, rain, soil-water, spa-town, spain, tourism, vila-real
Categories: Nature, Portugal
September 3, 2010
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Benidorm is Spain’s most famous — and most controversial — resort city: a skyline of towering skyscrapers rising from the Costa Blanca like a Mediterranean Manhattan, with more high-rise buildings per capita than any city in Europe. Love it or hate it, Benidorm is a phenomenon: two sweeping golden beaches, a year-round microclimate, and a […]
Tags: 1960s, apartment-buildings, beaches, benidorm, capita, city, costa-blanca, economy, europe, european, high-rise-buildings, holiday-resorts-in-spain, hotel-industry, hotels, impressive-mountains, las-vegas, manhattan, map, mediterranean-coastal-city, skyline, skyscrapers, spain, surrounded-by-one, urban-age
Categories: Sights, Spain
July 8, 2010
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Grande Cascade de Gavarnie – highest waterfalls in France Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | More There are just so many interesting things you can enjoy and see once you travel to France. And while many people choose to visit the major cities of the country, a growing number of tourists have opted […]
Tags: cascade-de-gavarnie, europe, falling-water, france, gav, glaciers, grande-cascade, highest-waterfall, highest-waterfalls, monte-perdido, mountain, mountains, nature, pau, snowmelt, spain, substrate, tallest-waterfall
Categories: France, Nature
June 15, 2010
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Coto de Doñana National Park – a unique biodiversity in Europe | Spain Updated: March 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More It was back in 1969 when the Doñana National Park was first established. For the centuries leading up to its establishment, the region was most commonly used as a hunting grounds by […]
Tags: amphibian, coto-de-donana, fish, mammal, national-park, nature, spain, unesco-world-heritage-site
Categories: Nature, Spain
June 4, 2010
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Sierra Nevada National Park – the largest national park in Spain Updated: May 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the southeastern part of Spain, you will find the Sierra Nevada National Park. It was only back in 1999 when this park was established. Today, it is the largest national parks in all of […]
Tags: hiking, largest-national-park, mulhacen, national-park, nature, sierra-nevada, spain, veleta
Categories: Nature, Spain
June 3, 2010
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Tabernas desert in Spain – one of the few deserts in Europe Updated: May 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Situated in the southeastern portion of Spain, you will find one of the few deserts in all of Europe. The Tabernas Desert covers an area of 280 square kilometers and sees less than 200 […]
Tags: desert, nature, spain, tabernas-desert
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 27, 2010
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City of Elche in Spain – the World Capital of Palm Trees Updated: February 18, 2020 | By Claire | More You will find the city of Elche in the Valencia region of Spain. It is considered to be the third most populated city in the region; while at the same time to be the […]
Tags: 15th-century, basilica, city, coastline, costa-blanca, costa-blanca-spain, dama-de-elche, elche, elche-spain, entire-city, history-of-spain, kilometres, mediterranean-sea, monuments, national-archaeological-museum, orchard-grove, palm-grove, palm-trees, spain, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, valencia-region, world-capital-of-palm-trees, world-heritage-site
Categories: Sights, Spain
May 24, 2010
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L’ Oceanografic – the biggest dolphinarium in Europe | Valencia, Spain Updated: February 26, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More When it comes to visiting aquariums in Europe, the most popular and largest in the entire continent can be found in Valencia, Spain. It is here in Valencia where you will be able to […]
Tags: aquarium, aquariums, arctic-oceans, bird-species, crustaceans, different-kinds, different-species-of-dolphins, dolphinarium, flora-and-fauna, grand-opening, jellyfish, liters-of-water, marine-ecosystem, oceanarium, oceanografic, red-sea, sea-lions, sea-urchins, spain, species-of-dolphins, tropical-seas, valencia, valencia-spain, wetlands
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Spain
May 23, 2010
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Serra de Tramuntana – mountains, lakes, forests and snow on the island of Majorca | Spain Updated: March 7, 2020 | By Claire | More On the island of Majorca, which is situated between Spain and the coast of Africa, one will find the mountain range known as the Serra de Tramuntana. It is the […]
Tags: archipelago, balearic-islands, centuries, climate, deforestation, drinking-water, endangered-species, majorca, millimeters, millimetres, mounds, nature, nature-reserve, picturesque-beauty, puig-major, sea-level, serra, sierra-de-tramuntana, spain, tramuntana-mountains, unesco, wintertime
Categories: Nature, Spain