The Gorge of Mont-Rebei
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2015
Congost de Mont-Rebei or the Gorge of Mont-Rebei is a beautiful gorge created by the river Noguera Ribagorçana as it cuts through the ‘Sierr...
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The Cathedral of Salamanca's Astronaut
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2015
The ancient Spanish city of Salamanca, situated on the banks of the River Tormes, is one of the oldest university towns in Europe with a ric...
Bioparc Valencia: The Immersive Zoo
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2015
Bioparc Valencia is a small (25-acre) zoo in Valencia, Spain, with a large collection of African animals. Unlike your average zoo where anim...
Punta de Tarifa: The Southernmost Point of Continental Europe
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2014
Punta de Tarifa is the southern tip of the town of Tarifa, located in the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in Sp...
Castellfollit de la Roca, The Hanging Town
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2014
Castellfollit de la Roca is one of the most picturesque villages in the autonomous community of Catalonia, in Spain. The village is situated...
The Flower Laden Patios Festival of Cordoba
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 28, 2014
Every spring, in the beginning of May, the city of Cordoba, in southern Spain, bursts into bloom with special festivities as the city launch...
The Sand Dunes of Maspalomas
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2014
The Dunes of Maspalomas is a spectacular 4 square km field of sand located in the tourist town of Maspalomas in the south of the island of G...
The Enchanting Island of Gaztelugatxe
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2014
Gaztelugatxe is a little island situated in the Bay of Biscay just outside the Spanish coast in Basque Country. The island is crowned by a s...
Tower of Hercules: A 2nd Century Lighthouse Still in Use
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 23, 2014
The Tower of Hercules, originally known as the "Farum Brigantium", is an ancient Roman lighthouse located on a peninsula about 2.4...
An International Zip Line Between Spain And Portugal
Kaushik Patowary
May 12, 2014
At first glance, you will hardly notice that there is a steel cable connecting Sanlucar de Guadiana, in Andalucia, Spain, to Alcoutim, in Al...
The Oldest Cave Paintings in The Cave of El Castillo
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 9, 2014
The world’s oldest artwork, believed to be at least 40,800 years old, was discovered in the Cave of El Castillo, literally, “the cave of cas...
Juzcar, The Spanish Village That Painted Itself Blue
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 6, 2014
Juzcar is a small town and municipality in the autonomous province of Andalusia, 113 km away from the city of Malaga and 25 km from Ronda. O...
Empuriabrava, Spain’s Own Venice
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 11, 2014
Empuriabrava is an unusual town on the coast of Girona, the Costa Brava in Spain. It is one of the largest residential marina in the world w...
The Solar Power Towers of Seville, Spain
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 31, 2013
In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, two giant 40-storey-high concrete towers rise. The obelisk-like structures are...
The Greenhouses of Almeria
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 31, 2013
Since the 1980s, the small coastal plain, some 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Almeria, has developed the largest concentration of gr...
7 Most Spectacular Spits on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2013
In geography, spit is a landform made by the deposition of sand by the movement of tides. Spits are narrow and elongated – one end is attach...
The Peculiar Architecture And Design of Eixample, Barcelona
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2013
Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona, that lies between the old city and the surrounding small towns. The district was bu...
The White Towns of Andalusia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 4, 2013
In southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, between the Atlantic in the west and the Mediterranean in the east, lies some o...
Metropol Parasol: The World's Largest Wooden Structure
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2013
Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. Designed by German architect ...
Beach of the Cathedrals, Spain
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
Beach of the Cathedrals, or Playa de Las Catedrales in Spanish, is situated in the municipality of Ribadeo in the province of Lugo (Galicia)...
