Cave Houses In Spain For Sale
brings you an overview of what cave houses are available for sale and the history of them. Cave houses are especially prevalent in Andalucia and range from small places cut into the mountainside to cave house hotels. Take a look and listen to the video.
Le plus beau village d'Andalousie - Frigiliana, le village blanc - Espagne
Frigiliana est un très joli village blanc élu plus beau village d'Andalousie en 1988. Situé en hauteur près de la mer il est toujours aéré.
On peut y flâner dans ses rues en pente et déguster du vin dans une bodega.
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Andalucia 2015 (Solo Trip)
My solo trip to southern Spain, Cordoba & Granada to experience on the Islamic past. Mezquita & Alhambra
Red Force Official On Ride HD POV Ferrari Land PortAventura World
Take a ride on the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Europe, now open in Ferrari Land at PortAventura World. Red Force stands at 367ft and reaches a top speed of 111mph in just 5 seconds! The ride was manufactured by Intamin and uses an LSM launch to propel riders to its top speed.
Thanks to PortAventura for providing this fantastic On Ride POV from Ferrari Land.
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Paris, France: Orsay Museum
More info about travel to Paris: The Orsay Gallery, famous for its much-loved collection of Impressionist masterpieces, fills a magnificent building once used as a train station with art from 1848 to 1914. Old World meets the modern world in these halls, resulting in conservative and revolutionary pieces side by side.
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Croatia 2014
A land whose rich cultural heritage is discovered not only from within the walls of numerous museums, galleries and churches, many of which today, as zero category monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, but also in that magical place on the Mediterranean, where even the shortest stroll becomes a journey down a staircase thousands of years old, which takes one through a history that is at the same time turbulent, exciting and glorious.
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Moments from Andalucía España (SPAIN) july 2015
Some clips and moments from Andalusia Spain, summer of 2015!
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Guadix, duas cidades numa só
Guadix é uma cidade da província de Granada em Espanha que foi no passado um importante enclave árabe cujo nome era Guadh-Haix, que significa rio da vida
Pode-se dizer que Guadix, são duas cidades em uma só.
Na parte baixa da cidade está a cidade clássica adornada por palácios, igrejas, catedral, praças sob o olhar do castelo medieval
Na parte alta da cidade está situado o Bairro de Las Cuevas um magnífico bairro troglodita com casas em caverna, uma engenhosa arquitetura popular.
O Bairro de Las Cuervas é composto por habitações trogloditas verdadeiramente adaptadas ao ambiente natural, aproveitando as pequenas colinas que salpicam o local sobressaindo as chaminés pintadas de branco. Foram escavadas beneficiando assim da economia da construção, mas também de excelentes condições para suportar os rigores do clima de Guadix. Essas cavernas são frescas no verão e quentes no inverno..
No passado eram habitações dos mais humildes, atualmente são cerca de 2000 e são um verdadeiro luxo, e embora habitadas maioritariamente por pessoas de Guadix, muitas são segunda habitação para férias e fins de semana, bem como para exploração turística.
Guadix, two cities in one.
Guadix is a city of the province of Granada in Spain that was once an important Arab enclave whose name was Guadh-Haix, which means river of life
It can be said that Guadix, are two cities in one.
In down town part is the classic city adorned with palaces, churches, cathedral, squares under the gaze of the medieval castle
In uptown it is in the neighborhood of Las Cuevas neighborhood with a magnificent troglodyte houses in the cave, an ingenious folk architecture.
The Las Cuervas district consists of troglodyte dwellings truly adapted to the natural environment, taking advantage of the small hills that dot the site jutting painted white chimneys. So they were dug benefiting from the construction economy, but also excellent conditions to withstand the rigors of the climate of Guadix. These caves are cool in summer and warm in winter ..
They were once homes of the humblest, are currently around 2000 and is a real luxury, and although inhabited mainly by people of Guadix, many are second home for holidays and weekends, as well as for tourist exploration.
A new Napa valley - Macedonian wine - on CNN
CNN's Nic Robertson mets a Macedonian businessman who returns to wine making with a new idea.
In the heart of the Balkans
A sunny, pristine and mountainous country in the heart of the Balkans, the Republic of Macedonia is a centuries-old producer of the regions finest wines.
Macedonia is the birthplace of the Cyrillic Alphabet, created by Saints Cyril and Methody (863 A.D.), and the cradle of Slavonic literacy and literature. Macedonians are renowned for their hospitality and great pride in their country of rich culture and history, exquisite traditional food and excellent wine. The State symbol is a golden sun symbolizing the freedom of the country and its people.
Winemakers' Wisdom
The country's oenological history dates back to ancient times well before the ancient Romans who prized the wines produced by its vineyards.
In the days of former Yugoslavia, Macedonia accounted for two thirds of the total wine production in the country.
Great Grapes
We believe that great wines can only be made from great grapes. Republic of Macedonias varied terrain offers a choice of vineyard locations. The fruit in our reds comes from lower altitude vineyards with rich, heavy, clayfilled soils. In other vineyards, the cooler environment protects the freshness and harmony in the white grape varieties, planted on lighter soils and at higher altitudes. Owing to the extremely favourable climate conditions, our eco-friendly grapes are sprayed only up to a maximum of 4 times a year.
Macedonias vintners bring together the natural advantages of the region with the best of modern winemaking technology to produce the preeminent indigenous variety Vranec (VRANets) and other local and international varieties.
Our Wines
Their flavour and complexity are unique and recognisably Macedonian. The intense aromas are the result of the combined influence of the Mediterranean and continental climates, with warm summer days and cooler nights. The lengthy ripening process concentrates the sugar and acids in the grapes, ensuring rich colours and complex aromas in our wines.
Our Industrys Commitment
The Republic of Macedonia acquired its independence in 1991. In the years that followed, the wine industry has witnessed the emergence of successful privately owned wineries dedicated to the production of wines of excellent quality, flavour and consistency. In recent years, the improvement in quality has been enormous. Wineries have introduced stricter quality control, restricted the types of grapes grown to the best quality indigenous and international varieties, and built modern and efficient cellars.
Today, Macedonian wines rank among the best value and most drinkable wines available anywhere.
Troglodytes, Tango & Dali - Guadix to Figueres Everardt's photos around Figueres, Spain
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Entry Title: Troglodytes, Tango & Dali - Guadix to Figueres
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Not far from Granada is the Sierra Nevada range of mountains, and after weeks of museums, galleries, palaces, castles, etc I need to do some strenuous activity, so decide to climb Mt Mulhacén, which is the highest mountain in at 3482m. It's a beautiful sunny day and for once everything goes right (only a little sunburn, I don't get lost or freeze to death) and in a few hours I'm sunbaking shirtless on the peak, along with lots of other people, including cyclists with their bikes - it's the highest mountain in Europe you can ride up as there's a bike trail to the top (most were pushing their bikes the last bit). On my way south a couple of months ago near here I had seen fantastic rock formations and road signs saying something about troglodytic towns so as I am not too far away I drive to Guadix, about 60kms from Granada. The landscape is dry and barren and there are large outcrops of rock on the valley floor, many with houses built in to them. I stay at a troglodyte hotel - the bedrooms, dining area, etc are all built into the rock. The owners tell me they are holding an outdoor barbecue that night, so after freshening up I go to the dining area, and seeing a group of people sitting at a long table speaking in different languages (a couple of whom have Australian accents), who I take to be the other guests from the various rooms. I sit down at the head of the table and start chatting with them and they all seem to be involved with motorbikes. What I have come across in fact is a dinner being held by a racing team of Yamaha, who are out here for a week testing new motorbikes that are being released shortly - there are an Australian and a Spanish works rider, mechanics, PR people, etc, and I have inadvertently gatecrashed their party. They are very welcoming though and I end up eating with them, drinking their champagne and wine, etc so a jolly night is had by all. Near Guadix there are other places of interest so I spend a couple of days in the area: there's an place called Gorafe which is full of megalithic tombs sitated along the edge of a deep valley, and a fabulously sited castle called La Calahorra, which was one of the first Italian Renaissance style castles built outside Italy and the first in Andalucia. Further along, towards Almeria on the coast there is the Desierto de Tabernas, the only desert in Europe. I arrive there at sunset and it's very dramatic and surreal in the low light. The landscape is similar to some of the deserts in the southern US and has been used to make spaghetti westerns for many years. I continue on my way north to Valencia, where my friend Rafa and his girlfriend Laura live (I met him on a camel trip in the Moroccan Sahara). They are incredibly friendly and generous and I have a great time there with them. Valencia is a very interesting city - apart from the older quarters it has a new area with all these stunning modern buildings, including the Palacio de las Artes (a theatre/performance centre), which rather looks like a fish. Talking about food, Valencia is the home of the paella - I ask around for a recommendation and go to the Restaurant Riua, which specialises in rice dishes. The most traditional form of paella is made with chorizo and rabbit, but there's some other interesting alternatives, so I end up having pimientos y bacalao (peppers & reconstituted dried codfish) for first course, then a paella of langostinos (a type of small lobster) and ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Clouds over Mulhacén
2. Peak of Mt Mulhacén
3. On top of Mt Mulhacén, highest mountain in Spain
4. Sunbaking on Mt Mulhacén
5. Members of Italian UIC riding club on Mulhacén
6. View from top of Mt Mulhacén
7. Mountaineers lunch after climbing Mt Mulhacén
8. Landscape near Guadix
9. Cliffs near Guadix
10. Fancy troglodyte home, Guadix
11. Cave Hotel, Guadix - my room on far left
12. Guadix Cathedral
13. Crucifued angel? Guadix
14. For sale - troglodyte home, Guadix
15. Small home, Guadix
16. Home sweet home, Guadix
17. Peugeot lost in the wilds, near Guadix
18. Curved road and olive farm, near Gorafe
19. Megalithic tomb, Gorafe
20. Town deep in the valley, near Gorafe
21. Water trough and tree, near Gorafe
22. Solar farm, near Guadix
23. Wind farm, near Guadix
24. La Calahorra Castle, near Guadix
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