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Ski holidays in Sierra Nevada, Spain

Ski holidays in Sierra Nevada, Spain

The ski station of Sierra Nevada is integrated into the National Park of Sierra Nevada, in the province of Granada in southern Spain, Andalusia. This is the highest mountain of all Western Europe after the Alps and the highest in the Iberian Peninsula, the peak at 3478 m. Mulhacen It is a paradise for skiing or snowboarding, very well connected with excellent links by road from Madrid to Granada, and two hours drive from Malaga and half past two Almeria.

Sierra Nevada

The resort is six distinct areas linked by a unique tourist village situated at the foot of the slopes, called Pradollano, where all ski facilities, such as equipment rental, ski hotels and other accommodations for ski vacation in Grenada can be found. Pradollano is undoubtedly an ideal place to spend time with family and friends after a day of intense skiing and take a good hot meal. Continue reading

Menorca: Perfect Destination For Family Holidays

Menorca: Perfect Destination For Family Holidays

Menorca is an ideal destination for families with children, due to the presence of bays with sandy beaches and clean clear water. Besides, the whole island was designated as “Biosphere Reserve” by UNESCO in 1993 for the diversity and beauty of nature.

The island of Menorca is situated at a distance of 34 km from Mallorca, the main island of the Balearic archipelago, and has many tourist places to discover, and many facilities for tourists, holiday villas, restaurants, straw huts on beaches, nightclubs and other bars for a drink. Being smaller and quieter than its neighbor Majorca, it is probably for this reason that many families choose to spend their holidays in a peaceful atmosphere.

Menorca is a beautiful island because of the great diversity of Mediterranean landscapes. In addition, with nearly 220 km of coastline and more than 50 beaches, vacationers are sure to find a quiet place to spend a nice time with the children. Continue reading

Sun, Beaches and Holidays in Ibiza

Ibiza, it’s heaven on Earth for two reasons. First, the Spanish island is magnificent; the beaches are beautiful, impressive landscapes and the temperature still at the rendezvous. In second place is the ultimate global electronic music. The best DJ goes there in summer to give the atmosphere the best clubs in Europe.

Sun, Beaches and Holidays in Ibiza

Beaches

There are beaches for all tastes, the most active such as the port’s Caletes, north of the island, where you will find rentals of jet-ski, excursions by boat, banana boats and beaches around malls, to quieter coves such as Calla Bassa and Playas DE Comte, clear water and fine sand.

Ibiza.

Nature lovers will, too, delight as their ranges are restricted, such as the beach of Es Bol Nou. But that’s not all, for those who enjoy absolute privacy; happiness awaits you along the coast in coves cut into the rock, bathed in crystal clear water. Continue reading

Adventure tourism in the island of Tasmania

Adventure tourism in the island of Tasmania

The island of Tasmania, an island still unknown to many, one of the corners of the world. Because of its beauty a quarter of its territory is considered today a World Heritage by the UNESCO. It has prehistoric caves, black beaches, turquoise seas, old trees and mountains and rivers of melting snow.

It attracts everyone who is thirsty adventure great adrenaline rush. The more intrepid never tire of the island of Tasmania: it can be done from paragliding to hiking. The beauty of untamed beaches with waves is South Cape Bay, the Bruny Island’s, and Cloudy Bay, but all along the coast to find places to sunbathe and swim. Continue reading

The National Parks of the Island of Tasmania

We continue our tour of the island of Tasmania, we headed to the city of Launceston, which is located to the north, and is the second city of the island. One of the main points of tourism is the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, noted for its art colony, design objects and to provide evidence of local history. Other places of interest, worth visiting are the Chinese temple and if you travel with children do not forget the fun park.

Known Japanese macaques

The island of Tasmania has 18 parks, many of whom probably will cross by accident, one of the most beautiful in the country is the sanctuary Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair, declared World Heritage Sites, is two hours away Launceston. Continue reading

Japan and its cities (III)

Japan and its cities (III)

The country of the rising sun is composed of four islands and over a thousand islands. Today in Japan may be practical travel tours that lead to major towns and most enigmatic and beautiful places.

We mention some of the city and its characters:

TOKYO: It is essential that you visit:

* The castle of the Edo, whose beauty and harmony is laudable, few imagined that it was a military fortress built to protect the emperor. For the daredevil walked its corridors shoguns who ruled for 263 years.

* The Tokyo National Museum, the largest, containing 1O artesian thousand objects and archaeological value.

* It is mandatory to pass through the bay to enjoy grilled eel (kabayakl), fish stew and boiled eggs (oden) and sushi, born in the current quarter plunged into the eighteenth century. Continue reading

Japan and its cities (II)

Japan and its cities (II)

The path of the samurai. Japan is a country where the ancient and the modern intermingle generating effects of magic and fantasy.

TAKAYAMA: city located in Gifu, amid Calls

Japanese Alps. It has always been the source of artists and cabinetmakers. The city has a strong tourist profile. On the outskirts you can visit the Hida village, which retains the typical buildings of the seventeenth century, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is an excursion into the past time.

Japan and its cities (II)

In spring and autumn festival takes place in Takayama, one of the most aesthetic of the country, where hundreds of cars decorated by the artisans of Hida city parade full of joy. One of the beauties is that pedestrians have to have the luck to admire the blossoming cherry trees forming a large white cup are the huge cherry Shokawa that has 450 years old and blooms between April and May. Continue reading

Japan and its cities

Japan and its cities

In coming to this great economic powerhouse that is Japan, you will receive guides who speak Spanish perfectly and will invite you to meet the unique hospitality.

Dowry continues to list some of their cities and features.

Japan and its cities

KANAZAWA. This beautiful city has been dubbed “the Florence of Japan” by the many artists who have settled in the area. At every point you can admire the workmanship of the artists, either in the work of gold, embroidered silks and painted Buddhist altars are on. At all points is recognized labor of local artists, but most impressive is in Kanazawa Castle, residence of the race Maeda, located in a harmonious park with 12 thousand trees of 150 varieties. Another place to miss is the garden of Kenroku that shines with its 63 kinds of flowers and a suspension bridge whose shape emulates that of the geese flying. Continue reading

Traveling down the Amazon River

Traveling down the Amazon River

Traveling to the Amazon is going to the heart of the Earth. There is the real wild nature at its best. The lungs of our planet shows full strength, with its rain, its huge rivers and dense vegetation. In the middle of the Amazon, it reaches the city of Manaus, where you can visit the rich mansions of the golden age of the city, during the heyday of “rubber”, which also allowed buildings to be built formidable as the Teatro de la city. It is an architectural treasure, the vast majority were brought piece by piece from Europe.

In the large market town, tourists are shocked by the wide variety of fruits, vegetables, fresh water fish, from there you can take an excursion that will take you back, by the Black River, enjoying a unique experience, admiring the flora and fauna that gives us this zone. You can navigate up to the Anavillana Archipelago, a huge nature reserve, home to colorful birds, like the “Arara”, caimans and river dolphins, and so on., Are the most diverse species of trees, some almost extinction, such as Palo Rosado, and the rubber tree. Continue reading

The town of Vezelay in France

The town of Vezelay in France

Vezelay is tiny, is located in central France and climbs over the crest of a hill; because that’s how cities were built give the Middle Ages to defend major. Con few hundred inhabitants, has two luxuries that travelers sensitized should not skip.

On one side is the great basilica of Vezelay Square facing spot with his strong Roman and after 700 years attests to the power of faith in a time where nothing was secular. Furthermore, Vezelay has the surrounding landscape, a horizon of valleys and gentle slopes of almost incomparable beauty, whose distance can be seen from anywhere in the city. Continue reading