Spain, Andorra & Portugal - By EMArg

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Torre de Cristal


















Torre Espacio

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Madrid: Gran Vía (Avenue)











City: Madrid
Community: Madrid
Set: Gran Vía




Gran Vía is a street located in central Madrid. It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España. The street, sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Broadway", is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres; however, in recent years, many of these theatres have been replaced by shopping centres. The Gran Vía serves as showcase of early 20th-century revival architecture, with architectural styles ranging from Vienna Secession style, Plateresque, Neo-Mudéjar, Art Deco, and others.

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Great pictures. Looking forward to visiting Bilbao/Basque Country and Madrid in this coming June.

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Madrid: Metro











City: Madrid
Community: Madrid
Set: Metro




The Madrid Metro is the 12th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of 293 km (182 mi), though Madrid is approximately the fiftieth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Its growth between 1995 and 2007 put it among the fastest growing networks in the world at the time, rivaling many Asian metros such as the Shanghai Metro, Guangzhou Metro, Beijing Subway, and Delhi Metro. Unlike normal Spanish road and rail traffic, which use right hand drive, Madrid Metro trains use left-hand running on all lines because traffic in Madrid drove on the left until 1924, well after the Madrid Metro started operation. A light rail system feeding the metro opened in 2007 called Metro Ligero ("light metro"). The Cercanías system works in conjunction with the metro servicing commuter train services to and across the city. Some underground stations are large enough to hold public events, such as the three-day fitness festival in May 2011, which attracted 2,600 visitors.

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Madrid: Palaces of Madrid











City: Madrid
Community: Madrid
Set: Big Palaces of Madrid




So let's go with one of the last sets of Madrid before we continue with other cities of Spain, this time with a selection of palaces of many sizes who show the change in the spanish architecture during the last centuries:





Museo Nacional del Prado















Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca & Alimentación

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Edificio Metrópolis












Casa de la Panadería












Ayuntamiento de Madrid









Palacio del Senado












Edificio Telefónica












Casa de la Villa de Madrid

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Madrid: Chamartín Station











City: Madrid
Community: Madrid
Set: Chamartín Station




Madrid Chamartín is the name of the second major railway station of Madrid. Positioned on the north side of the city, it was built between 1970 and 1975, although subsequent work would be carried on into the early 1980s. At that time it superseded Atocha station, located closer to the city centre. After Atocha itself was rebuilt in 1992, Chamartin lost much of its importance, even though since 2004 it has undergone changes to accommodate the new high-speed line to León. It hosts the railway networks connecting Madrid and north-western Spain, the AVE (high speed line) from Madrid to Segovia, Valladolid and León and many Cercanías lines (commuter rail), plus the international line to Lisbon. There are also connections with Atocha. Under the railway station there is a Metro Station (Chamartin) linking with lines 1 and 10 of the Madrid Metro, also for travelling to Madrid city centre.

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Córdoba: City Overview











City: Córdoba
Community: Andalucía
Set: City Overview




The city of Córdoba was once a Roman settlement, taken over by the Visigoths, followed by the Muslim conquests in the eighth century. It became the capital in exile of the Umayyad Caliphate, the capital of the Islamic Spain, the Caliphate of Córdoba, Almohad and various other emirates. During these Islamic periods, Córdoba was transformed into a world leading center of education and learning, producing notable philosophers and scientists like Averroes and Al-Zahrawi, and by the 10th century it had grown to be the largest city in Europe, surpassing Constantinople. It was conquered by the Kingdom of Castile through the Christian Reconquista in 1236. Today, Córdoba is still home to many notable pieces of Moorish architecture such as The Mezquita, which was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and is now a Cathedral. The UNESCO status has since been expanded to encompass the whole historic centre of Córdoba. Much of this architecture, such as the Alcázar and the Roman bridge has been reworked or reconstructed by the city's successive inhabitants.

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Córdoba: Roman Bridge & Calahorra Tower











City: Córdoba
Community: Andalucía
Set: Roman Bridge & Calahorra Tower




The Roman bridge of Córdoba is a bridge in the Historic centre of Córdoba, originally built in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river, though it has been reconstructed at various times since. Most of the present structure dates from the Moorish reconstruction in the 8th century. It is included in the small preserved area known as Sotos de la Albolafia, along with the Calahorra Tower, erected by the Almohad Caliphate.