Spain

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    Castro de Barona: a walled village by the sea

    The coast of Spain hides many treasures – and the Iron Age settlement is definitely among them. What initially seems to be a portion of tangled fences, used to be a well placed fort during Roman times. The construction remained the same ever since the 1st century A.D. During that time, the peninsula became more…

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    Two-centuries history above the Spanish gorge: Puente Nuevo

    Besides its well known big cities and busy life, Spain also hosts a series of impressive historical sightseeing objectives. The beauty of Puente Nuevo, however, lays in the combination between impressive scenery, history and architectural details dating back to the 18th century. Nearly three centuries ago, King Felipe V of Spain came up with what…

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    Kaos Temple – Spanish Church Transformed Into A Skate Park

    The church of Santa Barbara in Llanera, Spain was designed by a Spanish architect Manuel del Busto in 1912. However, it became abandoned and eventually started to crumble. Fortunately, a group of aspiring individuals from La Iglesia Skate managed to save it and transformed into a public skate park. So, the church of Santa Barbara…

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    Park Guell – a Reflection of Gaudi’s Vision

    Park GΓΌell in Barcelona is probably the most original and imaginative park that has ever been built. Besides being part of the city’s top tourist attractions, Park Guell is also one of the defining works of the great Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi, who also designed the famous church Sagrada Familia.