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Port Vell, Barcelona

Port Vell, is a waterfront harbor in Barcelona, Spain, and a beautiful vacation sight. The name itself means “Old Harbour”. The harbor is rel...

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino, Teror, Gran Canaria

When you visit Teror, Gran Canaria, you will be joining the throngs of the Gran Canaria residents, for whom Villa Mariana de Teror, or more specific...

Tarragona's Roman Amphitheater

The Roman Amphitheater, located just beyond Barcelona in Tarragona, Spain, is a destination worth visiting. Although what you as the visitor will b...

National Palace in Sintra, Portugal

Like the more famous Alhambra Palace in Spain, Portugal’s National Palace at Sintra dates back to the time of the Moors. Unlike the Alhambra, ...

Strolling the Las Ramblas, Barcelona

Las Ramblas, in the middle of busy Barcelona, is a mile-long boulevard of tourist delights. This pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined road links the Pla...

C'an Marça Caves, Ibiza

Now is the time to be planning your next vacation. Have you thought about Spain? It is an enchanting country with many point of interest but one of...

Fuerteventura is waiting for you

When winter’s chill is becoming tiresome and dreary, many families from the UK and across Europe head for the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura...

Shopping the Hippy Markets in Ibiza

There are three hippy markets in Ibiza, which is the Spanish island off the coast of Valencia in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is a well-known to...

Exploring Magaluf by night and day

Magaluf is one of the most popular coastal resorts on the island of Mallorca. Part of the beautiful Balearic Islands, Mallorca is located in the...

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao

If one of your travel destinations includes a trip to Bilbao, Spain and you consider yourself to be somewhat of an art aficionado, then a visit to t...

Tarraco Viva Festival, Tarragona, Spain

Tarraco Viva Festival is a huge international cultural festival held every year in Tarragona, a big Roman city near Barcelona in Spain. This festiva...

Mexico celebrates 200 years

In the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter I came across this fantastic slideshow of the bicentennial celebrations of Mexico's independence from Sp...

The 7 best beaches in Majorca

The top sandy stretches on the Balearic’s biggest island. The Spanish island of Majorca has been a top holiday destination for many years now an...

Picos de Europa National Park, Spain

One of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Spain is the Picos de Europa National Park. The park is home to several protected animal spe...

Discover Tarragona's Roman heritage

Looks can be deceiving. To the uninitiated, the town of Tarragona, on the coast of Catalonia in Spain, is little more than an everyday port neighb...

Surviving las Fallas in Valencia

Valencia, on Spain’s west coast, is the setting for a 5-day reign of havoc known as las Fallas. This celebration, which takes place in March...

El Camino de Santiago: A Walk Through History

The Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela is journey’s end for El Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James in English), an ancient pilgrimage that sti...

Carnival of Cities for 24 March 2010

Welcome to the March 24, 2010 edition of Carnival of Cities. We have a US-focused edition this time, but a few entrants are from further afi...

Boqueria Market, Barcelona

The Boqueira market is a must-see destination for any food connoisseur traveling to Barcelona - its vendors sell everything from candy to seafood ma...

Alhambra Palace, Granada

While you may have heard tales of the Moorish incursions into Spain, and their resulting impact upon the history of Spain, you may not have heard of...

Carnival of Cities 22 April 2009

Welcome to the 22 April issue of the Carnival of Cities, on visit to eyeflare.com from its spiritual home at Family Travel Guide. Cities in Europe ...

Perpignan, France

Perpignan is a small Catalan town near the border to Spain. With charming regional influences in architecture, cuisine, and stunning local weather, it...

Eyeflare.com’s events calendar 2009 - Part 4

Welcome to the final installment of the eyeflare.com events calendar for 2009. We’re listing one special event each month for 2009 that you want to ...

Eyeflare.com’s events calendar 2009 – Part 3

Welcome to the 3rd installment of the eyeflare.com events calendar for 2009. We’re listing one special event each month for 2009 that you want to pl...

Top 2009 travel trends from Tripadvisor

TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel community, today announced the results of its annual travel trends survey of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers....

When in Spain, just say no

Travel brings risks: Theft, accidents, shoddy hotels... You can now add robbery at ATMs to that list. However, this time it's not a thug with a knife ...

Madrid

Madrid may be lacking in architectural beauty compared with other major Spanish cities, but it makes up for this with its bou...

The world's best coastal drives

Spanning from California's Highway 1 to cliff-hugging drives along the Tasmanian coast, sometimes the journey really is the destination. Book a flight...

What to pack: Moleskine City Notebooks

My new favorite guidebooks are Moleskine's City Notebooks. Instead of telling you what they think is best, they give you a map and empty pages to ...

A Tenerife winter holiday

My next trip will be to Tenerife, as we're terribly tired of the gray skies over London this fall. So we're off to 'The Island of Eternal Spring'. ...


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Fog in the forest on Pico del TeideGraffiti on a hoarding in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.The square in front of the Salamanca Cathedral, Spain. Shot with Lubitel 166.The cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, shot with my Lubitel 166 in July 2006.Cafe Latinos in Salamanca. First shot ever with my Lubitel 166. Clearly much better than I expected, I quite like this.Detail of the Sagrada Familia main door. Barcelona, SpainView from Sagrada Familia, Barcelona.Detail of The Passion. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain.Detail of the spires on Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain.Detail of The Passion. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain.South entrance to Sagrada Familia, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, SpainGaudi's dragon in Parc Guell.Hotel Arts in Barcelona is right behind the big fish sculpture (that coppery thing).Hidden away in the old city.


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