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Seville: capital of Andalusia and port for the Americas

Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini.

Seville, in Spanish Sevilla, is an important city of over 700,000 inhabitants. This beautiful city, capital of Andalusia, is the artistic, cultural, financial, economic and social center of southern Spain. The city lies several tens of kilometers inland along the ...

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Ronda: picturesque ancient town of the Pueblos Blancos

Ronda, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini

Ronda is a picturesque ancient town which is practically in the center of the Spanish Pueblos Blancos area. The city is in fact located in the north-west area of the province of Malaga in Andalusia. Placed on a high rock ...

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Ubeda: work of art of the Spanish Renaissance

Real Colegiata y Sacra Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor de los Reales Alcázares, Ubeda, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini

The city of Ubeda, which has about 35,000 inhabitants, is located just 10 km from Baeza. Both towns were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2003. The historical centers of these two cities represent the first surprising example of Renaissance ...

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The climate of Cordoba: when to go to Cordoba

Mezquita, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini.

The city of Cordoba has a Mediterranean climate but with both continental and oceanic influences. The city has very hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Temperatures vary considerably daily and the maximum summer temperatures of Cordoba are ...

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Cordoba: the meeting between Arab and Christian art

Jardines del Alcázar, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini.

Cordoba – 320,000 inhabitants – is one of the most interesting cities of Andalusia in southern Spain. The city was originally founded by the ancient Romans who called it Corduba. Being located in the inland navigable point of the Guadalquivir ...

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Baeza: one of the Renaissance jewels of Andalusia

Fuente de los Leones, Baeza, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini

The small town of Baeza which has only 15,000 inhabitants is a small jewel of Renaissance architecture. Baeza is located about 770 meters high on the hills overlooking the region of La Loma and Las Villas, just 10 km from ...

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Arcos de la Frontera: a Pueblos Blancos from Andalusia

Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini

Arcos de la Frontera, a town of around 30,000 inhabitants, is located 60 km from Cadiz and 110 km from Seville. The ancient village stands on the right bank of the Guadalete river, at a height of 180 meters above ...

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Antequera: history, prehistory and strange rock formations

Antequera, Andalucia, Spain. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini

Antequera is an Andalusian town of about 40,000 inhabitants located 47 km from Málaga. The city stands at the foot of the El Torcal mountain range and the strange 880 m. high mountain called La Peña de los Enamorados. Antequera ...

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The climate of Lake Bled: when to go to Lake Bled

The climate of Lake Bled is of a sub-alpine nature but is temperate due to the protection that guarantee the mountains that surround it. The area of Lake Bled has an average temperature in July of 18 ° C, while ...

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Lake Bled: a glacial lake in an enchanting setting

Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero) is a popular tourist destination in Slovenia, located in the north-west of the country at a height of 457 meters above sea level. Lake Bled is nestled in the mountains of the Slovenian Alps just 57 ...

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Kranjska Gora: a famous ski center in Slovenia

Kranjska Gora (5,500 inhabitants) is an important holiday and winter tourism center located in the Julian Alps. This alpine village has become famous above all thanks to the ski world cup competitions that are regularly held there. The village, whose ...

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Postojna Cave: the wonder of the Karst

Postojna (14,500 inhabitants) is a town located in Slovenia just 35 km from the border with Italy and 45 km from Trieste. Postojna has become especially famous for its wonderful cave. These wonders of nature were open to the public ...

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Maribor: the second largest city in Slovenia

Maribor (130,000 inhabitants) is the second largest city in Slovenia. This historic city is located in Lower Styria along the banks of the Drava river at about 273 meters above sea level. The city is situated in a very favorable ...

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Ljubljana: an Old Town with baroque churches and palaces

Ljubljana (270,000 inhabitants) is the largest city and the capital of Slovenia. The city is located between the Alps and the Karst in a flat area at about 300 meters above sea level along the banks of the Ljubljanica river. ...

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Slovenia power plugs and sockets, telephones

SLOVENIA: DOCUMENTS To enter Slovenia, European citizens must have a passport or identity card valid for travel abroad. Children and minors must have their own passport / identity card. A passport is required for citizens of other countries. In addition, ...

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