Dora Las Palmas from Gran Canaria Island The northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria .
About 150km of the Moroccan Cost in
Atclantic Ocean.
Hot desert climate with warm temperature
throughout the year.
Average annual temperature is 21.2 degree C
(70.2 degree F). History, founded by Juan Rejon on 21 June,1478 with the name “Real de Las Palmas”.
He was the head of the invading Castilian
army , which then engaged in war with the locals. Las Canteras beach
Canaria local government centre Alfredo Kraces hall
Light house in Las Santa Ana Cathedral Palnas Port Perez Golden Theater 1 Living cost is about $70 per day.
You can go from one places to another by bus
and tickets are about $5 for a person.
Tickets can be paid with cash or Trans GC
cards.
The best time to travel is “ Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria ” festival time.(April) The white towns Its located in Andalusia in Spain.
A series of whitewashed towns and large
villages in Spain.
The area has been settled since prehistoric times.
Iberian , Roman and Berbers are some of the
settlers. 1 Its was exactly during Roma times that whitewashing introduced.
But it was later during 14th centuries when
whitewashing exterior and interior walls of houses and churches. 1 All of the villages are characterized by whitewashed walls and red or brown tiled roofs.
Local institutions manage archeological
museums with Roman.
Other dedicated to local customs , crafts or
trades.
Some of the villages of interest are the one close
to Ronde and Arcos de la Frontera . 1 Tourist activities are; hiking , rock-climbing , pot-holing ,cycling, horseback riding , nature walks and the local food. The romantic town in Spain!!!! Valle De Los Caidos Name in English-Valley of the Fallen.
It is located in the Guadarrama Mountain
range , outside of Madrid.
It is about 68km north of Madrid.
1 The most controversial monument in Spain.
It is an enormous stone crucifix rises 500ft out of
a rocky mountaintop.
There is a sprawling Benedictine monastery and
a basilica craved out of the mountain.
It is synonymous with Francisco Franco ,the
general who ruled Spain from the end of its bloody civil was in 1939 until his death in 1975.
When he died , become the Vally’s most
notorious inhabitant.
His body was buried under a huge stone slab.
1 People began to push for the removal of Franco’s body because they argued there was no Franco’s monument place in a democracy for a man like Franco who killed thousands of Spaniards in the name of fascism.
In Oct/2019,Franco’s body was digged up and
put to a graveyard on the outskirts of the city.
Franco still has a supporters in Spain.
Some people even see Franco as the symbol of
a traditional Spanish Catholic life . 1 Franco had gained absolute power over the country ,he wanted a monument to represent his great disgraceful success .
He order to build in 1940.
The construction of the Vally took an enormous
human death.
An estimated 40,000 prisoners worked on the project.
The Vally opened in 1959.
Fascists from all over Europe would visit to pay their
respects and mark his death with flowers every year. The great Mosque of Cordoba
It is located in Cordoba ,the Spain region
of Andalusia. 1
Opened in AD 987.
The area is 8600 sqm and the length is about
2400 sqm. 1
Ticket prices - USD 14 for adults ,
- USD7.26 for children(10-14)
Open hours -10:00 -19:00(Mon-Sat)
-8:30-11:00,15:00-19:00(Sun) 1
Floor plan of the expanded mosque , with each
major historical phase of expansion labelled for the ruler who commissioned it and the documented starting date. 1 It was made an UNESCO world heritage site in 1984.
About 1.5 million tourists visit every year.
The famous Torre de Alminar is around 95
meters high . Franciso de Paula del Villar It is located in Barcelona,Spain. This project was designed by Franciso de Paula del Villar in 1882. It started in 19 March 1882. An ambitious proposal for the church of the future. Gaudi would see finished but he died in 1926. In 1936,this place is vandalised during the Spanish Civil war. In 1986, the construction work began on the foundation for all. In 2005, the nativity façade and crypt are named UNESCO world heritage. In 2010,the foundation works were completed. In March 2020,The construction stopped to Covid-19 . Oct 2020 , the construction work resumes . 1 La Sagrada Familia is home to the tomb of Antoni Gaudi.
There are three facades .
Nativity Façade was completed.
The Passion Façade.
The Glory Façade.
It will have 18 towers;
12 of the towers will represent the apostles,
Four of them will represent the evangelists,
One will be designated for the virgin Mory ,
The last one ,the highest on in the middle , will
represent Jesus Christ.
However, there are only eight towers now.
1 Aside from the religious symbols,there are two you should look out for;
-first the interior pillars actually resemble
tree and is look like the real tree.
-second is also a tortoise and turtle holding
up these pillors representing both the earth and the sea. 1 Tickets –free for children under 11 - 20Euro for adult