Tag: Spain

It is best to start your acquaintance with Zaragoza from Plaza Cesar Augusto, where the remains of the ancient fortress wall have been preserved. This square adjoins another one, the most famous in the city, Plaza Pilar (Plaza del Pilar), it houses the main temple of Zaragoza – the Basilica of Nuestra Senora del Pilar […]

An eagerness for renewal that coincides with a gradual turning point on some basic themes (role of the writer, choices of style and content, relationship with society) invests Spanish literature at the beginning of the Sixties. In particular, there is a widespread weariness for what was simplistic and improperly “objective” in the old module of […]

Towards the north, the Aragonese syncline and the last digits of the Iberian mountains lead to another area of ​​confused reliefs – the so-called low massif – separating the Pyrenean mountain range from the Cantabrian ridge: here too old erosion surfaces alternate with pythons isolated from deep throats, attesting to a lively rejuvenation of erosive […]

The lack of a good network of communication routes is usually invoked to justify, at least in part, the little accentuated or delayed economic development of Spain. Undoubtedly this condition of things is also related to the difficult nature of the terrain, as well as to historical and political causes (regionalism); nevertheless it is easy […]

In Gran Canaria you can spend a pampering holiday in the sun Gran Canaria is one of the most popular resorts in the Canary Islands from head to toe, i.e. from the cool heights of the mountains to the sand dunes of the south. Read Rantapallo’s destination guide and plan your own holiday! Gran Canaria […]