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Archive for July, 2008

Despite the credit crunch and the weakening pound British tourists clearly remain reluctant to surrender their holidays in Spain.  As new research just released by AENA, the Spanish airport authority, reveals that visitor numbers to Lanzarote from the UK have jumped by 15.6% during the first half of 2008.   The AENA figures will confound many industry observers who have been predicting the death of the foreign holiday.  As Lanzarote   Read More ...

Lanzarote

There are thousands of countries and places all over the world where people go for a holiday. Different tourists look for different kind of holidays! For some, it’s the beaches that they would like to enjoy, for some it would be the resorts and activities while for some its history. Therefore, everyone wants to enjoy his or her holidays in a different way. Spain is a popular place when it   Read More ...

General

Culture of Spain Bullfighting in Spain Bullfighting is an integral part of the Spanish culture, and this explains why you will find bullrings almost everywhere in Spain. However, bullfighting has been a controversial issue, since it involves the killing of bull, and nearly 24,000 bulls are killed in Spain each year, for bullfighting; but the fact that the Spanish king said that when bullfighting will be banned in the EU,   Read More ...

General Holidays in Spain Spanish Attractions Spanish Tourism

Sports are one of those things from which you cannot run away. Once in everybody’s life time, one always play’s a sport. If not playing then he watches it. Football is one of those games which everybody loves. It is the universal game which is played all around the globe. However, its craze is different from continent to continent and from country to country. In Europe it is followed like   Read More ...

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Intro It’s a well known fact that Spain is the land of fiestas and the Spanish people leave no stone unturned when it comes to celebrating these fiestas. This tradition is not only restricted to the cities but in every sole village or town, there is always a festival of some kind which gets all the people out on the roads and streets with their known one’s. The biggest and   Read More ...

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Intro Spain is a country which has engulfed so many things in it that exploring it is an impossible task. This European country is the world’s most popular tourist destination. There are many things which make it so popular among the tourists like the bullfights, Flamenco, amazing beaches and lovely sunshine. However, there is a lot more hidden behind all this and it is sure that this paradise has a   Read More ...

General Spanish Culture

It’s a dream for everybody to buy a nice house in a beautiful country, so that it can be used as a get away place, where you can hibernate when you feel like. Spain is a great place to settle down as it is one of the most beautiful countries of the world. But the problem lies in finding good property and then a good house in Spain. The task   Read More ...

General Property in Spain

Location and Population Majorca, also known as Mallorca in Spanish and Catalan, is the largest island of Spain. As many other cities of Spain, it is also located in the Mediterranean Sea. It also covers a part of the Balearic Islands archipelago. The name Majorca is derived from the Latin word insula maior, which means “larger island”. Palma, which is the capital of Majorca, is also the capital of the   Read More ...

General Majorca

Spain which is famous for its exotic beaches and massive tourism is also know for some of its own games as well as some other games which are played world wide. The sports scenario in Spain in the latter half of the twentieth century has been dominated bullfighting and football (also known as soccer in some countries). The other sporting activities which are followed on regular bases in the country   Read More ...

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Spain: the land of sunshine, beautiful beaches and friendly locals.  It’s little wonder so many Brits keep returning to Spain’s sandy shores – after all, it’s close by, many of the people living in tourist areas speak English, and it’s an opportunity to soak up some rays before the dull British weather turns us all completely transparent! If you’re planning a holiday to Spain or are trying to decide if   Read More ...

Holidays in Spain