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For me the journey alone was an adventure. Once the Pyrenees began, those 430 kilometer, partly glaciated mountain range, which extends between the Atlantic Bay of Biscay to the west and the Mediterranean Gulf of Roses in the east and France and Northern Europe separated from the Iberian Peninsula, turned [...]

Elke Backert If the discoverer of America (1492) now buried in the Cathedral of Seville or in the capital of the Dominican Republic? Whatever the case: the four statues flanked sarcophagus made of bronze and alabaster - they symbolize the four kingdoms León, Castile, Aragon and Navarra - is one of the [...]

Fortresses equal to protrude rocky plateau on and turn the landscape into a unique fortress. piled of loose stones low wall protect the fields and the, what is grown, self-catering: Grain, potato, tomatoes. medieval villages, enclosed by walls impregnable, perched jauntily and incontestable on mountain tops, to protect nestle looking at the cliffs [...]

Touristy little known - the Andalusian province of Jaén with the "Pearl of the Renaissance" Ubeda and Baeza "Look at my wife. It looks like eighty?"The unwrinkled lady laughs: "And, our olive oil. Every morning a glass, mixed with lemon, acts like a fountain of youth. " In the province of Jaén in the north of Andalusia [...]

Elke Backert Lanzarote, the fourth largest island of the Spanish Canary Islands, is the, the Spanish 1992 raised at a car accident architect César Manrique (1919-1992) has decisively influenced and shaped. From the lava caves and grottos "Jameos del Agua" and "Cueva de los Verdes" he made a restaurant with a nightclub and [...]

When asked by a passenger in the Iberia plane to Madrid, whether they country in time, because he must reach the connection to Granada, answered the steward: „Oh, They want to Gran Canaria. "-" No, to Granada ", and he explained in Spanish: "In Andalucia". Another passenger heard the conversation and [...]

Lonely fishing villages, rocky cliffs, dreamy bays, long sandy beaches, lively resorts, nightlife. All this offers the Costa Brava and much more. From Portbou, on the border with France to Lloret de Mar and Blanes Spain's northern coast on the Mediterranean extends. The "wild coast" already fascinated painters like Picasso, Chagall [...]

The former king of Castile and Leon in the Middle Ages scene of fighting against the invading North Africa to the south of the Iberian Peninsula Moors. Romanesque monasteries, Gothic cathedrals and proud castles recall those times. Many buildings can recognize Arabic influence. The immense flat plateau of today's Castile-Leon is from [...]

The island of Tenerife attracts with 5 Million visitors and 3,796 Billion euros from tourism of a successful year 2014 and expects another positive year travel. Tenerife is on course for success: Of the nearly 13 million visitors, who came last year to the Canaries, have more than five million [...]

From now on the "Cante Alentejano" belongs, a traditional A-cappella Alentejo, to the immaterial UNESCO World Heritage It's about the work in the fields, about love, lonliness, sadness. At the same time it is also about the singing. Because in most villages of the Alentejo, there is still a men's choirs, the [...]

View across the marina to the cathedral The marina of Palma is the St. Tropez in nothing. The fishermen are active Palma de Mallorca is known and loved, when it comes to summer lightness, Sun and beach holiday is. But the vibrant island capital, especially in the off season from October to April and authentic [...]

Sale, Sale, sale, Soldes or just Miss: MSC takes its guests in January 2015 with a shopping trip to designer Locations in Italy, Spain, France and Tunisia. Only the best on the MSC Splendida: From Splendida bar with Swarovski Wings Swarovski crystal stairs go from. Shopping enthusiasts and recreation seekers alike can in January 2015 the comfort [...]

The extended and renovated ship was launched with many new features on board on its second maiden voyage to the Canary Islands. The MSC Armonia is the first of four MSC Lirica cruise ships of the class, as part of the MSC "Renaissance" program by the end of 2015 be enlarged and modernized. The Reception of the MSC Armonia The 200 Million euro [...]

I'm Elke Backert, born under the zodiac sign of Aquarius in Frankfurt, be seen in the photo with the Mexican dolphin Titan, which thanks to a peck, because I was seduced away from him to "daring" tricks. Examples to Follow! I grew up in Neuwied am Rhein, where I [...]