Toledo is a town of 78,000 inhabitants which is located at 454 m. above sea level, about 70 km south of Madrid. The city is crossed by the Tajo (Tagus) river that surrounds it for two thirds, while the historic center is located on the side of a hill under which the Tajo (Tagus) passes. […]
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Castile-La Mancha: the land of Don Quixote
Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha) is a region of central Spain born from the division of the old historical region of Castilla la Nueva into two new entities: the Comunidad de Madrid and Castile-La Mancha. The region that has Toledo as its capital is made up of the 5 provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, […]
The city of Zaragoza has an arid continental Mediterranean climate with cool, dry winters and rather hot and dry summers. Sometimes in winter and early spring a strong cold and dry wind blows from the north-west, similar to the Mistral blowing in the Rhone valley and the Bora blowing in the Balkans. This wind causes […]
Zaragoza: the Mudejar style of Aragon
Zaragoza has about 650,000 inhabitants and is one of the most important cities in Spain. The capital of Aragon, Zaragoza is located halfway between Madrid and Barcelona from which it is about 300 km away. The city is located 200 meters above sea level and is crossed by the Ebro river. The name of the […]
Aragon is an ancient independent kingdom of the Iberian peninsula, which in 1479, by marriage, was united to the crown of Castile. The region, one of the least densely populated in Spain, is bordered by France to the north, while to the east it borders with Catalonia, to the south with the Valencian Community and […]
The climate of Madrid: when to go to Madrid
The climate of Madrid is a mixed climate between the Mediterranean and the continental, the city is located over 650 meters above sea level in the center of Meseta. The climate of Madrid is defined by the inhabitants themselves among the worst climates in Spain, in fact there is the saying that describes the climate […]
Madrid: between culture and entertainment
The capital of Spain is located almost in the center of the Iberian peninsula. The city is among the highest European capitals, being located at 668 meters above sea level on the Meseta plateau. Industrial pole of the country together with Barcelona, the capital is also the most populated city in Spain with a population […]
From a climatic point of view, Santiago de Compostela has a very humid and rainy oceanic climate. Its position between the Atlantic ocean and the surrounding mountains makes the capital of Galicia one of the rainiest cities in Europe. The rains are present throughout the year and only decrease in the summer months. Temperatures are […]
Santiago de Compostela (about 90,000 inhabitants), is the capital of Galicia and one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. The city is located just 30 km from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in the geographical center of Galicia, which is the most north-western region of Spain. Santiago is a famous pilgrimage center, which […]
Galicia: the green and rainy part of Spain
Galicia, an ancient Roman province and historical kingdom of the Iberian peninsula, is located in the north-western area of Spain, north of Portugal, on two sides is bathed by the waters of the Atlantic ocean, while to the east it borders on Asturias and Castile-Leon. The region which has Santiago de Compostela as its capital […]
The city of Caceres because of its position in the Iberian peninsula has a mixed climate between the continental and the Mediterranean with mild and rainy winters and very hot and dry summers. The average annual temperature in Caceres is 16.3 ° C. Oceanic influence mitigates winter temperatures which rarely drop below freezing. Frost days, […]
Caceres: a jewel of medieval architecture
Caceres is a town of 90,000 inhabitants located 430 meters above sea level, between the Sierra de la Mosca and the Serrilla. The city, important since Roman times, was founded in 25 BC. by the Roman consul Lucio Cornelio Balbo, with the name of Norbensis Caesarina (Norba). It was later conquered by the Arabs. In […]
Extremadura is an ancient region of the Iberian peninsula today divided between Spain and Portugal. Spanish Extremadura is made up of the two provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz, while the capital is the city of Mérida. The region is bordered by Portugal to the west, Castile-León to the north, Castile-La Mancha to the east and […]
Lanzarote (845 sq km, 150,000 inhabitants) is the easternmost island of the Canary archipelago. It is located north-east of the island of Fuerteventura and south of the small island of Graciosa. The capital of the island is the town of Arrecife. Lanzarote is an island of volcanic origin, it has a corrugated landscape formed by […]
Lanzarote, like the other Canarian islands, has a sub-tropical hot and dry climate, this type of climate is characterized by long hot and arid summers, and by short mild and little rainy winters. Even during the winter, the average minimum temperatures do not drop below 14 ° C, while the average maximum temperatures never drop […]