Topwalks (www.topwalks.net/en/index.htm)
This free website features mountain walks in Spain in five language versions: English, German, Spanish, Finnish and Swedish. It currently includes 163 routes in Aragon, Andalusia and Valencia with driving instructions, a full account of the route, a slide show, photos, GPS waypoints, a map of the route and a roadmap. You can also find 15,000 nature photographs and photo sets on more than 1,200 plants by color and by family.

08/21/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Spain Links, Spanish Links, links to Spain, Spain web site, Spanish web sites, Spanish websites

 

Here's a nice short video (complete with electronic background music) showing some stills of Barcelona, Spain. Quite high energy, and some great photos of the culture and natural beauty of this cosmopolitan city, as well as the fantastic Spanish architecture.

07/04/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Barcelona, Spain, Spanish, photos, travel, tourism

 

The White Villages located along the Ruta Por Los Pueblos Blancos refers to the yearly painting of the house exteriors. This picturesque White Town is in Andalusia (Andalucia), Spain and has an interesting history including the Romans and Moors. Definitely worth a visit on any Spanish holiday!

05/19/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Andalucia, Andalusia, Spain, White Villages, Pueblos Blancos, travel, tourism, Spanish holiday

 

From the BBC is an interesting video about the current housing slump in Spain. Spanish real estate and property is down up to 30% after the huge rush to build combined with the slowing global economy. If you want to visit or move to Spain as many Brits have done, there could now be deals to be had - but as the Spanish Finance Minister suggests, it's not for speculators. Click here to watch the full video.

05/15/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Spain, Spanish, real estate, property, UK, homes, housing, economy

 

I've posted reference to Barcelona's water trouble before, but here's an update from BBC, including a brief video demonstrating how low the water levels are in the Sau Reservoir in this part of Spain. "In a year that so far ranks as Spain's driest since records began 60 years ago, the reservoir is currently holding as little as 18% of its capacity - at a time of year when winter rains would usually have provided an essential boost by now."

Barcelona is now having to ship water in on tankers, worthwhile considering if you're planning a holiday trip or vacation to the region. To read the full article and watch the video, click here.

05/14/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Barcelona, Spain, water, trouble, travel, summer, Sau