Posted in Tourism on Jul 15th, 2009
Excursions and day trips to tourist spots near Faro are common. Sagres is at a distance of 73 miles (i.e. 118 km) from Faro’s western side. To reach Sagres, you need to start off early in the morning. The village of 19th century was re-built fully after a massive earthquake. The main attractions are found [...]
Posted in Tourism on Jun 11th, 2009
Madeira has some interesting museums. ‘Madeira Story Centre’ makes visitors experience the historic events of the island right from its volcanic origin several million years back, hydroplane landing, the times of Churchill, Napoleon and Infant D. Henrique. You get access to telescopes at the terrace. ‘Contemporary Art Museum’ is at Forte São Tiago and displays [...]
Posted in Tourism on May 18th, 2009
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal is a famous financial centre. Lisbon region is Portugal’s richest area and its per capita’s average GDP is more than Europe’s. It contributes to 37 percent of the GDP of Portugal. It is the country’s political centre too. It is the westernmost capital city of Europe and is at the [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 27th, 2008
The weak pound is likely to affect the choice of holiday destination in 2009 according to ABTA, which represents travel agents and tour operators. Sterling fell by more than 30% against the euro and the US dollar last year. Egypt and Turkey, with lower living costs, are likely to benefit and both countries saw increases [...]
Posted in Tourism on Nov 30th, 2008
Arrivals of foreign tourists to Spain, the world’s second biggest tourist destination, plummeted in November as top customers Britons and Germans stayed at home during the global economic slowdown. Arrivals fell 11.6 percent in the month from a year earlier, the first double-digit decline in years, with British visitors down 15 percent and 7 percent [...]
Posted in Car Rental, Cheap car hire, rent a car, Tourism on Jul 28th, 2008
Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands. Its capital and port Santa Cruz de Tenerife is located in the north of the island. You can spend your holidays in the green and cooler north in Puerto de la Cruz or in Los Cristianos and Playas de las Americas in the sunnier and drier south. [...]
Posted in Tourism on Jul 22nd, 2008
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Posted in Tourism on Apr 30th, 2008
Extending from Nerja in the east to Sotogrande in the west, the Costa del Sol now enjoys good road communications between the various main towns along the coast. This enables a couple from Marbella, for example, to visit the Cervantes in Málaga and later savour sorne traditional tapas in the historical city centre. Or a [...]
Posted in Tourism on Jan 4th, 2008
The ascent of the highest peak in the Poniente Granadino con be made both on foot and on horseback. It is a long hike (minimum 8 hours), and has a medium/high difficulty rating. For this reason, it is important to do some training before making the ascent. In order to reach the starting point, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 31st, 2007
The variety of vegetation is one of the determining factors in the richness of the landscape in the Poniente Granadino. In the lower latitudes, the cultivated fields and olive groves combine with the traditional Mediterranean scrub oak woodlands. Together with scrub oak, grow various species typical of the region: peonies, agracejos, majuelos, wild roses, durillos, [...]