Barcelona - capital of Catalonia and the second for number of inhabitants a city of Spain. This surprising city has gone through some epoch and has perfectly kept past monuments. And today we will talk about it.

BarcelonaMost of all in Barcelona impresses Gothic quarter with its cold narrow lanes which for seven centuries is more senior other areas of Barcelona. On the contrary, the wide prospectuses shined at night l'eshampla look unusually affably and peacefully. The street the Diagonal crosses city centre. From here the chain of parkways where fussing atmosphere reigns was stretched.

Churches of XII century adjoin to really monumental construction, cathedral Sagrada the Surname (”Sacred family”) which is in process till now of building.
Here it is necessary to note especially talent of well-known architect Antonio Gaudi, whose surprising and even mystical constructions submit both inhabitants of Barcelona, and the foreigners coming to this city.

The temple of "Sacred family” is a card of Barcelona. Construction of this cathedral, iskupitelnogo the Temple, Gaudi aspired to expiate sins of a modern material world, to proclaim equality and unity of the people. To read completely »

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«Montenegrins? What is?
— Bonaparte has questioned:
— The truth l: this tribe malicious
Is not afraid of our forces? »…
… And Frenchmen hate
Since then our free edge
Also redden, if will catch sight
Our cap accidentally.

A.Pushkin. «Bonaparte and Montenegrins».

Monastery the Jail Montenegro, Montenegro! Where it? Near to Paramaribo?. No, Montenegro is not the South America.
These are the Balkans. Only the majority knows this country, as Montenegro. «Monte negro» — in Italian, «black mountain».

The essence one, and sounds differently … Inhabitants ancient mountain nahy (areas) name the republic Montenegro, and inhabitants of multinational coast call it Montenegro. And they live as if in two different, parallel worlds, — though and in one country … to Read completely »

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Today - about the most interesting places of Spain, and also excursions and actions which should be visited in this country.

BullfightBullfight in Barcelona. After survey of the basic sights of Barcelona, you can look the well-known bullfight – a symbol of Spain without which visiting it is impossible to receive full representation about this country.

Sightseeing tour across Barcelona. Fine possibility to familiarise with capital of Catalonia. During excursion you will familiarise with Gaudi's architecture (the Cathedral of Sacred Family), uvidete the area of Spain, the Monument to Columbus, the National palace. You visit the Spanish village, and also will walk on the well-known street of colours Rambla and Gothic quarter. Besides, you will have a possibility to do shopping in "Court Ingles" - the largest supermarket of a city.

Monserrat - Barcelona. For one day you can visit the well-known man's monastery and in Barcelona. The sightseeing tour on a city with survey of the Monument to Columbus, Olympic stadium, square of Spain, arena for bullfight, the Cathedral of St. Family at first will take place. After that your way lays to mountain Monserrat. On a sacred mountain there is a monastery of the Benedektinsky award with the Black Madonna. Here it is possible a moustache lyshat the most ancient chorus of boys in Europe. To read completely »

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01.07.2008Испания

Spain – a pearl of Iberian peninsula. Hardly in Europe there will be one more country which can offer tourists so various, interesting and qualitative rest and this publication we open "series" of reviews about resorts of Spain which can quite serve as "guide" for travellers on this country.

So such Spain? The cleanest coast of Atlantic ocean, fine beaches of Mediterranean sea, huge hills, a unique site of the country on a joint of Africa and Europe, the historical monuments of architecture impressing even the most exacting fan of olden time, the advanced hotels and entertainments - all is Spain. Spain is many-sided, hospitable and attractive. Spain – that country in which it is possible to come back one thousand times and each trip to find for itself something new.

Spain is very various – even the next provinces very strongly from each other differ, let alone the cities located in opposite points of the country. Wish to go to mountains? Wish to lie down on an azure pure beach of Mediterranean sea or Atlantic ocean? Wish to dance all night long on Ibiza? There is nothing such, that Spain could not offer! And all these pleasures are located in a warm and fertile climatic zone.

The climate of Spain is improbably pleasant, that does rest in Spain comfortable at any time year. In the summer on resorts the temperature seldom rises above 30 degrees (that droplets does not prevent to get warm well to sea water), does not fall below 10 degrees in the winter.

And if you the fan to drive on skis you can find snow on known mounting skiing resorts of Spain which in this country it is a lot of. To read completely »

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22.06.2008Хорватия

The overwhelming majority of tourists visited Croatia had the most favorable impressions about this country, and many after rest in Croatia have decided to return and come back there every summer. For this reason today we will tell about Croatia - a pearl of the Mediterranean.

Croatia is considered one of the most beautiful countries of the world. Here the magnificent nature - 7 national parks, 1185 islands extended along all coast, the richest history, the most interesting excursion program with possibility of visa-free visiting of Italy, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the most important thing is faultlessly pure ecology, fine prozrachnejshee Adriatic sea.

Croatia keeps till now possibility of visa-free entrance for citizens of , we will add here short three-hour flight from Moscow, tasty kitchen with an abundance of seafood and excellent wines, the benevolent relation to any visitor, excellent possibilities for employment by diving and other kinds of sports and we will receive far not the full list of advantages of this remarkable country.

Beaches of Croatia. According to the German union of motorists ADAC, the sea around Croatia is the purest in all Mediterranean pool, and 98 % of beaches are suitable for bathing. Ha Istrian peninsula, with rare exception, it basically artificial concrete platforms, natural rocks/stones and a plateau, the truth, with the equipped descent in water. To read completely »

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