Abizanda is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 131 inhabitants. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Ordesa National ParkTorla Torla-Ordesa is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is in the northwest of the Sobrarbe region, 100 km from the capital of Huesa, and had 315 inhabitants according to the 2004 census . Torla is in the glacial valley of the River Ara, after the confluence of the valleys of Bujaruelo and Ordesa, assuming that the glacier tongue reached Asin Broto, with more than 30 km in total. The Ara is said to be the only river of any importance in Spain that is not dammed by the human hand throughout the its 70 km course to its confluence with the River Cinca in Ainsa. Torla borders France but lacks a road connection with it, and is a gateway to the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in the valley of Ordesa, and to Valle de Broto. It can only be accessed by the N-260 from Broto ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant MauriciEspot Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park , is one of the fourteen Spanish national parks, and the only one located in Catalonia. A wild mountain region in the Pyrenees, with peaks rising to 3017 m and with nearly 200 lakes, many of them of glacial origin, the park comprises a core area of 141 km2 and a buffer zone of 267 km2 surrounding the park. The park's name in Catalan is Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, freely translated as The winding streams and St. Maurice lake. The park has an elevation range of 1600 to 3000 metres and contains four major vegetation zones: lower montane, upper montane, subalpine and alpine. The fauna includes Pyrenean chamois, marmot, ermine, roe deer, among other mammals and numerous birds . The park was created in 1955 after Ordesa y Monte Per... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The Seminar Travel crew visits Seville as part of a 2011 tour of Spain and Portugal.
BARRIOS: SANTA CRUZ, EL ARENAL, MUSEO, and DISTRITO TRIANA
Torre del Oro, Palacio de San Telmo, Petit Palace Canalejas, Costurero de la Reina, Iglesia de San Jacinto, Puerta de la Macarena,
Plaza de Armas, Monasterio de S.M. de las Cuevas
REALES ALCAZARES de SEVILLA (Royal Palace)
Originally a Moorish fort, the Almohades built the first palace in the Mudejar style. Europeans established control in the late 15th century and kept or integrated much of the original Islamic architecture, considered to the best remaining examples of the Mudejar style.
PLAZA DE ESPANA & PARQUE MARIA LUISA
Constructed for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, the plaza remains the centerpiece for several international pavilions, most now operating as museums. The complex is situated in Parque Maria Luisa, originally a royal garden it was donated by Maria Luisa for the people of Seville.
PAVILIONS OF THE 1929 EXHIBITION
Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares,
Museo Arqueologico, Pabellon Real
CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARÍA DE LA SEDE
Sevilla cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. A monumental tangle of columns it seems to emphasize size above all else, and was clearly built (16th century) to demonstrate Spain's trading wealth. The bell tower,La Giralda, was originally part of a Mosque and retains much of it's elegant design.