Jaakje @ Bar Diferent Cala d'Or
Jaakje @ Bar Diferent Cala d'Or
Megalithic Balearic Islands
Megalithic Balearic Islands, Majorca (Mallorca) and Menorca.
Musical Journey to Banyalbufar, Majorca
Time Lapse Video of our journey across Majorca to a fabulous outdoor house music party at a winery in Banyalbufar!
Having been in the EDM Scene for over two decades, thrown dozens of parties (some clubs, some outdoors), and been to Ibiza before it was mainstream I must say that the time I had in Majorca was fantastic and reminded me of a time and vibe long ago.
The party was great, the music was excellent, the sound system thumped, and all the people I met were off the hook. I will be back.
Places to see in ( Deia - Spain )
Places to see in ( Deia - Spain )
Deià is a small coastal village in the Serra de Tramuntana, which forms the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Mallorca. Deia is located about 16 kilometres north of Valldemossa, and Deia is known for its literary and musical residents. Its idyllic landscape, orange and olive groves on steep cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean, served as a draw for German, English, and American expatriates after the First World War.
The English poet, novelist, and scholar Robert Graves was one of the first foreigners to settle in the village of Deia , where he collaborated with Laura Riding in setting up the Seizin Press. Graves returned after the war and remained in Deià until his death. He used the town of Deia as the setting for many of his stories, including the historical novel Hercules my Shipmate. His house is now a museum.
Anaïs Nin visited the village of Deia in the 1920s, and she wrote a short story set on the village's beach. The Spanish writer, Carme Riera, recently wrote a short story about Nin's. The town of Deia is also the unnamed setting of the Uruguayan novelist Cristina Peri Rossi's The Ship of Fools (La nave de los locos). The Nicaraguan poet and novelist, Claribel Alegría, lives in Deià today. Anja Rubik married fellow model Sasha Knezevic in this village in July 2011.
In recent decades, the stars of literature have been eclipsed by the stars of rock and roll. The Virgin Records mogul Richard Branson has a luxury residence in the town of Deia , and his label's stars have often visited the village of Deia and sometimes jammed at the local bar, Sa Fonda. Deià was home to several Canterbury-scene musicians over the years, including Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, and Daevid Allen. Mick Jagger, guitarist Mark Knopfler, and Mike Oldfield played there often in the late 1980s, as did Caroline Corr. Much of Fionn Regan's third studio album, 100 Acres of Sycamore was inspired by his time spent in Deià.
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Structure of illegal hotel demolished after decades of controversy
What is regarded as one of Italy's most infamous environmental monsters was demolished on Sunday using 60 kilograms (130 pounds) of explosives.
The unfinished Alimuri hotel on the steep coastline of Vico Equense, near the city of Naples, was built without the necessary permits and was seen as having tarnished the beauty of the Sorrento coast for some 50 years.
The demolition, lasting a few seconds, was authorised after a long and controversial trial.
It was watched by hundreds of people, who gathered along the coastline and boarded boats in order to see the event.
Environmental activists defined the event as a victory for the protection of landscape.
Vico Equense mayor, Gennaro Cinque, said it was emotional to watch the result of a fight involving words, trials, and protest that had lasted 50 years.
The Alimuri hotel was 18,000 cubic meters large and was originally built to become a luxury hotel with 150 rooms.
The building permit was issued on March 9, 1964, by Vico Equense municipality but the construction was blocked few years later.
Italian land and coasts are heavily hit by unlicensed constructions.
In 2013, according to the environmentalist association Legambiente, 26,000 new constructions were undertaken without the necessary administrative and environmental authorisation.
The unlicensed constructions are considered not only environmentally damaging, but also a risk to human life as they are often built near rivers or in dangerous areas prone to landslides.
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'Explosive device' sparks Spanish beach evacuation
(25 Aug 2019) Authorities in Barcelona evacuated one of the Spanish city's popular beaches Sunday after what is suspected to be a bomb dating from the Spanish Civil War was found in the sea.
Reports that an unidentified explosive device had been found at the Sant Sebastià triggered an alert, with police clearing and cordoning off a long stretch of beach in the early afternoon when it was full of people amid temperatures close to 30C (86 F).
The device was discovered about 25 meters (80 feet) off the beach, lying in three meters (nearly 10 feet) of water, the city's security chief, Albert Batlle, told reporters.
It is 1.1 meters long and 80 centimeters wide, Batlle said, according to private news agency Europa Press.
He said the device is old and could date from the 1936-39 war but more details will be known only after Navy bomb disposal experts arrive Monday, he said.
Finding such decades-old explosive devices is not uncommon, he said.
The Navy team will explode the device, he said.
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Mallorca hit by deadly flash floods
Spanish weather forecasters said 20cm (8in) of rain fell in four hours on the island of Mallorca on Tuesday evening. A British couple were feared to be among eight people to have died. They were said to have drowned in a taxi as flood water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, about 40 miles east of the capital
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40 years on - what Ibiza's hippies are doing
San Carlos (Ibiza), 5th July 2008
1. Various shots of hippy party, including drumming and dancing
2. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Ioka Meggaluk, Hippy:
The island has taken me in its arms and so have its people. The island has a very strong Scorpio energy. This means that either it can take you in its arms or push you away. As soon as I get off the plane I can feel the energy. I don't like the life and the negative energy of the big city. I couldn't live surrounded by concrete and stressed people. This is my place.
3. Various set up shots Jean-Michel Fuetter and his family at their home
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jean-Michel Fuetter, Musician:
I cannot disassociate the word hippy from the words love and meditation. Being a hippy is not about wearing trousers with flowers, a weird hairdo or big sun glasses like the clich� during the seventies. Of course it is also a culture than involves the music. But the message is that the solution to everything is inside each individual.
5. Various shots of Jean-Michel Fuetter looking at scrap book
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jean-Michel Fuetter, Musician:
The reasons that made leave Switzerland can be found here as well. Even the climate is changing. But all of us who travel a lot still love Ibiza and like very much to live here. As long as we can economically survive we will stay here.
7. Pepa Mari walks into local government building of Ibiza
8. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Pepa Mari, Councillor of Tourism of Ibiza:
The clash of cultures must have been a big one back in those days. Imagine the local women dressed in their traditional black dress and kerchief and the men in their farmer outfits. And also the fact that most people couldn't go to school back then. And all of a sudden these foreigners arrive with strange clothes and speaking in an undecipherable language. But Ibiza has an enormous capacity of understanding and accepting everybody. Locals do that in a very natural way. And simply because.
10. Set up shot of Antonio Uasuma, retired farmer
11. SOUNDBITE: (Catalan dialect) Antonio Uasuma, Retired Farmer:
They were well behaved. I don't really know of the reasons that made them move over here. But I think that they were avoiding going to fight some far away war. Vietnam or someplace else. Maybe their parents threw them out of their homes because they didn't want to go to war. So they came here or to some other places.
12. Various shots of concert
14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Raul Eiriz, Musician:
We used to be a large and very cosmopolitan community. I think we were about 10,000 hippies back then. But we all had to change a bit our attitude towards life. So from no car, no television or anything that would contribute to 'the system' we now have to adapt ourselves to the new reality.
15. Various shots of hippy market
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During the 1960s and 70s the Spanish island of Ibiza in the western Mediterranean Sea became the hippy capital of the world.
But more than three decades later only a few of those first hippy settlers remain on the island.
Those that have stayed are having to adjust their philosophy of life to the new modern pace of one of Europe's top tourist destinations.
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Ibiza is one of the four islands that comprise the Balearic archipelago 150km off the west coast of continental Spain.
As far back as 654BC early Phoenician settlers named the island 'Ibossim' meaning dedicated to 'Bes' the Egyptian goddess of music and dance.
Since then the island has been home to a string of conquerors from Romans to Vandals and Moors until Spanish domination in 1235 AD.
For centuries afterwards the inhabitants of Ibiza remained isolated from the rest of Europe.
Ibiza's wild hippy parties were soon to became famous around the world.
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Places to see in ( L'Estartit - Spain )
Places to see in ( L'Estartit - Spain )
L'Estartit is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, on the north-eastern coast of Spain. L'Estartit is situated between the foothills of the Montgrí Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, and L'Estartit is part of the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí, in the Baix Empordà county, Girona province, autonomous community of Catalonia.
L'Estartit stretches North-South from Cala Montgó, at the southern tip of the Bay of Roses (Badía de Roses) to the Ter River estuary in the Bay of Pals (Badía de Pals). East-West it extends three kilometres inland from the shoreline, and includes the hills of Roca Maura and Torre Moratxa. A kilometre off shore lies the Illes Medes archipelago, composed of various uninhabited islands. The area has been protected by Natural Park status and is home to many different species of flora and fauna, both above and below the waterline.
Initially a fishing village, the advent of tourism in the Costa Brava from the 1960s onwards brought a large influx of visitors to the town during the summer months. The community grew exponentially for the next two decades, initially with houses and villas built up the hills that surround the harbour, and later with hotels, apartment blocks and campsites extending along the beach and the flood plain of the Ter estuary.
The tourist industry also led to a large immigrant population (mostly from other parts of Spain), needed to serve the ever-growing number of visitors. Tourists visiting L'Estartit originate mainly from France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands, whilst the majority of the labour force hails from the south of Spain, especially Andalusia.
Like many other tourist resorts around the world, massification and uncontrolled growth led the town to lose the charm that had made it popular in the first place. Tourism has been dwindling since the 1990s. However the underwater beauty of the Illes Medes, the large and well-equipped sports marina and the abundance of nearby golf courses keep divers, sailors and golfers coming back year after year and has seen a revival in the area's fortunes. There was a LORAN-C transmitter of the Mediterranean Sea Chain in L'Estartit, which has now been demolished.
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Being a woman in Spain. 10 questions answered.
Yoly was recently sent an email asking me to talk about the experience of women living in and visiting Spain. Everything from macho culture, to catcalling, to the experience for women in the workforce. So in this video Yoly answers 10 questions about life in Spain for women! Venga, let’s go!
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One perspective about life in Spain that I can’t give on this channel is being a woman. So Yoly is taking the reigns here. So in order to answer your questions about what life is like for women in Spain, we went to instagram (we’re on @jamesblickspain and @flamencoguide) to ask what you wanted to know about life in Spain. Here are the 10 questions Yoly covers in this video!
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Party Island Ibiza smartens up and attracts a wealthier clientelle
Ibiza, August 3-4, 2008
1. Various shots of Salinas beach club
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Juan Andres Santalla, Waiter:
This season is different to previous ones because Europe is suffering from an economic crisis. But beyond the crisis the government policy tends to filter the kind of tourists that come to the island. They try to reverse from massive crowds of party people and go back to what Ibiza used to be. Families and quiet tourists that come to enjoy the beach in peace.
3. Various shots of beach club
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria Angeles Lopez, Tourist
I think it is great. Ibiza is an island very different from the rest. I prefer to be surrounded by people of a good economic status, so the island can keep its charm. That's why we come here for.
5. Various set ups of Pepa Mari, councillor for tourism of Ibiza
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Pepa Mari, Councillor for Tourism of Ibiza:
In the last years we've experienced an increase in the number of luxury hotels. This type of tourism has always been the case of Ibiza, because it is a popular destination for famous people that mainly stay at big houses and villas. So we want now to promote and increase this type of tourism. But under no circumstances are we talking about one type of tourism or the other. We think that Ibiza can receive everybody and we keep working for that.
7. Various shots of San Antonio
8. Various shots of Salinas luxury villas
9. Various shots of children at swimming pool
10. Various shots of family at their villa
11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Laurent Vidal, Villa owner:
I think that Ibiza is a place where you can live out the night and the day if you wish. If you want a family life you can have a family life. Also if you are a night clubber you can be a night clubber and party all night long. People adapt their lives to what they want to do during their holidays here. I don't think that the government can change things by force. It will be difficult for them to achieve that.
12. Various shots of Marina
13. Mid shot of couple entering luxury apartment block
14. Various shots of couple visiting luxury apartment on sale
15. SOUNDBITE: (German) Katja Matzke, Real Estate Broker:
The future looks very bright for us. The island is small in size and it won't get bigger. But if you look at the real estate market worldwide - and we can do that because we have branches all over the world - this slice of the market looks very good here in the island and it will remain the same in the future. It will get more interesting and we will surely have more success.
Formentera, August 4, 2008
16. Various shots of port
17. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Francisco Canas, Tourist:
I think that currently there is a lot of infrastructure that have been here for many years and it will be very difficult to change it radically. On the other hand I think that people have the right to have fun spending less money, but I don't see a conflict between both kinds of tourism. I think that this place as a luxury destination is already well known in Spain. So they should work to promote it in other countries.
18. Various shots of yachts in port
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In the past twenty-five years the Spanish island of Ibiza has been the synonym for wild partying.
But now the local government wants to change the image of this Mediterranean island and promote it as a destination for luxury and family tourism.
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For decades the Spanish island of Ibiza has been a top holiday destination for both the rich and glamorous as well as low budget tourists. Every year hundreds of thousand of youngsters from all over the world arrive at this Mediterranean paradise to enjoy the freedom of dancing all day long at some of the world's best night clubs.
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Menorca from the sky. Active tourism. Most beautiful island in Spain.
Menorca , in the Balearic Islands, is a peaceful, unique natural oasis, packed with contrasts to discover. It is a real paradise, washed by the Mediterranean Sea, that will seduce you with its harmony and diversity.
The island has 216 kilometres of highly varied coastline, from the rugged shores and reddish beaches of the north, to the gentle relief of the south, with golden sandy coves. There are many different options to enjoy sun and sea, whether on broad sandy beaches or at small coves surrounded by pine groves. They all have one thing in common, however: clean, crystal clear waters.
You can go sailing, windsurfing, water skiing and, of course, scuba diving here. Minorca's stunning sea bed has been a favourite amongst diving enthusiasts for decades. The island transmits a sense of calm, largely on account of its valuable countryside. Minorca has the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation and a wealth of flora, fauna and landscapes.
Outings on foot, by bike or on horseback, on the marked trails and routes, are a good way to get to know these beautiful surroundings. Most outstanding is the S'Albufera d'Es Grau Nature Reserve, a refuge for many aquatic and migratory birds, which is also one of southern Europe's most important wetland areas..
Another of Minorca's attractions is its archaeological and cultural heritage. Discover interesting monumental sites such as the historic old town of Ciudadela, prehistoric remains like the Naveta des Tudons Megalithic site, other prehistoric sites such as those at Mahón, and even small fishing villages that still conserve their ancient traditions.
Hiring a car is a good way to explore the island - the longest distance between two points is 47 kilometres. You can get to Minorca by air, to its international airport, five kilometres from the capital, Mahón, or also by sea, to the ports at Mahón and Ciudadela.
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Beachgoers hail bikini on its 70th birthday
(5 Jul 2016) July the 5th marks the 70th anniversary of the invention of the Bikini in 1946 by Paris fashion designer Louis Reard.
On the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, a colourful display of bikinis are worn at the Palmanova beach where Spain's famed balearic islands attract millions of tourists every year.
Bikinis have become standard beachwear for women since the 1940's when a more permissive society allowed for women to start showing their mid-rift.
The creator of the bikini Frenchman Louis Reard was both an automobile engineer and clothes designer, he named the new and controversial female swimsuit after the Bikini Atoll where testing on the atomic bomb was taking place.
His nearest competitor Jacques Heim released a similar swimsuit the same year and called it the Atome.
Due to moral codes of the time, the bikini was felt to show too much female flesh so for the presentation in 1946, Reard had to hire an infamous nude dancer, as no other model was prepared to wear it.
According to research by Global Industry Analysts, two-piece bikini sales in 2012 accounted for 8 billion dollars in the US alone, the projection for swimwear revenue for 2018 is 19 billion US dollars.
The bikini over the past decades has developed into various models such as Unikinis, Microkini and the body covering Burqini.
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Casa de Salvador Dali -Port Ligat- Atelier
La Casa-Museo Salvador Dalí se encuentra en Girona, cercana a Cadaqués, en la cala de Port Lligat. En enero del 2012 tuve la suerte de recorrer la Costa Brava y poder visitarla...sentir cada espacio.....descubrir cada detalle , emocionarme , sabiendo que en ese momento yo estaba allí... en su estudio donde el genio hizo su obra y hoy lo comparto con todos aquellos que admiren su arte como yo. Disculpen, este no es un video profesional..ni siquiera amateur...lo tome con una pequeňa camara digital para poder llevarme asi..un pedacito de ese lugar. Mi blog es
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Taylor Wimpey España celebrates its 60th anniversary
2018 sees Taylor Wimpey celebrate its 60th year in Spain.
In 1958 Taylor Wimpey was already a prestigious developer in the United Kingdom when Frank Taylor, the company’s founder, spent his honeymoon in Mallorca. He and his wife, Christine, fell in love with the island and decided that Taylor Wimpey should also operate in Spain. With the support of Jaime Ballester they set up the subsidiary, Taylor Wimpey España, and built their first properties in Canyamel, in the east of Mallorca. Over the years they extended their presence to other coastal areas; Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca.
Taylor Wimpey España is currently present on Mallorca, Ibiza, Costa Blanca North & South and the Costa del Sol.
Taylor Wimpey has become specialised over six decades in residential tourism, selecting privileged places on the Mediterranean coastline to build attractive developments, characterised by their quality, careful design and respect for the environment.
Ferran Adrià: I never wanted to become a cook – Best and Beyond
Ferran Adrià, the legendary chef behind El Bulli, talks about his career, his legacy and teaching the next generation of cooks.
Eighteen years old and desperate for cash to fund a summer of partying in Ibiza, the future world’s greatest chef did what any teenager might do – he took a job washing pots. If it weren’t for that summer season as a kitchen porter, things might have turned out very differently for Ferran Adrià, whose restaurant El Bulli went on to be named No.1 in the world a record five times.
Several decades later, El Bulli would close and Adrià would hang up his chef’s hat, with the restaurant’s legacy firmly cemented in global gastronomic history. Techniques that are now taken for granted at fine dining restaurants around the world, such as foams and spherification, were created behind the closed doors of the El Bulli taller or workshop. Spain itself rose to the global consciousness as a gastronomic force to rival France. Adrià and his brother Albert became legends of the cooking world. When El Bulli conducted its final service in July 2011, it was hailed as the end of an era.
In our new Best and Beyond series, presented by Miele, we hear from five of the finest chefs on the planet, all of whom own restaurants that have been named No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants over the list's history – Ferran Adrià, chef-owner of the first ever No.1 in the list, El Bulli, Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park (No.1 in 2017), Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana (No.1 in 2016), Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca (No.1 in 2013 and 2015) and René Redzepi of Noma (No.1 in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014).
On the occasion of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’s 15th Anniversary in Barcelona, we gathered these global super chefs in one room and asked them about what they’ve learned over the course of their careers, how they continually strive for greatness and what nuggets of knowledge they’d like to pass on to future generations. From René Redzepi never truly believing that Noma was the best restaurant in the world to Ferran Adrià admitting he thinks he knows nothing, their answers were sometimes surprising, often entertaining and always inspiring.
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Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Roses
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Roses
Roses is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà, located on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, Spain. Roses is the site of former bishopric Rotdon, now a Latin Catholic titular see. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The C-260 road links the town with Figueres.
The origins of Roses (Greek: Rhode) are disputed. A popular theory holds it was founded in the 8th century BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes. It seems more probable that it was founded in the 5th century BC by Greeks from Massalia (Marseilles), perhaps with an admixture of colonists from neighbouring Emporion (today's Empúries). Remains of the Greek settlement can still be seen. Remains from the Roman period go back to the 2nd century BC and continue well into Christian times with a paleochristian church and necropolis. After the collapse of Roman power the town seems to have been abandoned, but a fortified settlement from the Visigothic period has been excavated on the nearby Puig Rom.
The mediaeval town grew around the monastery of Santa Maria de Roses (mentioned since 944). Its jurisdiction was shared by the abbots of Santa Maria de Roses and the counts of Empúries. In 1402 the county of Empúries was incorporated into the Crown of Aragon and Roses acquired the right to organize its own municipal government and economy.
In the first decades of the 16th century Roses suffered repeated attacks by privateers from North Africa. To counter the threat, Charles V ordered the construction of extensive fortifications in 1543. In spite of the precautions, a naval squadron led by the Turkish admiral Barbarossa attacked and plundered the town some months later. After substantial revisions, the fortifications were completed in 1553, under Charles's son Philip II.
After a long period of relative calm the Wars of the French Revolution ushered in a new round of hostilities. In 1793 the French revolutionary government declared war on Spain. At first, the Spanish armies won a foothold in France, but in 1794 the revolutionary armies invaded Catalonia. The Siege of Roses lasted from 28 November 1794 until 3 February 1795, when the garrison was safely evacuated by a Spanish naval squadron, except for 300 soldiers. The town was surrendered to France, but the war between France and Spain ended at the Peace of Basle signed in July 1795. The city quickly returned to Spanish control.
In 1808, Emperor Napoleon I of France forced King Charles IV of Spain and his son Ferdinand to abdicate and installed his brother, Joseph Bonaparte on the throne. When the Spanish people revolted against this high-handed behavior, French armies again invaded the country in the Peninsular War. The fourth and last Siege of Roses occurred in 1808. During the operation, the Scottish Royal Navy captain, Thomas Cochrane assisted the Spanish by putting his men into Castell de la Trinitat to help defend the town. The Scot stayed until the citadel and the town surrendered, before evacuating himself and his men. In 1814, when the defeated French withdrew from Spain, they blew up the town's fortifications along with the Castell de la Trinitat. At this time, the ancient town, called the Ciutadella, was completely ruined. Meanwhile, to the east the modern town slowly continued to grow.
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