Archive for June, 2008

Riding the river Júcar - Cruise Boat

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Ploughing the waters between Cofrentes and Cortes de Pallás, the boat slowly glides through the emeralds waters of the dammed Júcar, cleving throgh the reflections of the towering ochre and black bluffs carved by the sculpting hand of the river befote continuing its smooth way  hmong gentler landscapes. The deep waters of the Júcar form a route alost 30 kilometres long, offering spectacular views of natureand life in a mountain range shaped over the centurias. Every day, boats from the Los Cañones del Júcar and Sinoa companies cruise the length of this, the Region of Valencian only river route. (more…)

Reserves online - Rafaelhoteles

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Rafaelhoteles of spain it modernizes its page Web with one more a present and modern image. Our hotels have a style of their own, where guests will discover an outstanding ambience with notable collections of contemporary art exhibited in each one. Likewise, if you are in business trip, family or cultural travel, as Madrid, Barcelona orBaquiera, they posses an offer of entertainment and leisure so wide to do of your visit a pleasant memory. (more…)

Pompeii of Alicante

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Entombed beneath the ashes of Mount Vesuvius on 24th 79 AD, Pompeii is now being brought back to life and recovering its shape in the form of Ponipeya (Pompeii heneath Pompeii), an unusual exhibition currently showing at the Alicante Archaeology Museum until 18 February. The exhibition’s title alludes to a lesser known Pompeii, discovered beneath the streets and houses, whose evolution led to the beautiful buried City new preserved for eternity and which was described in the narratives of Pliny the Younger. The show takes visitors back to the city of Pompeii and to the home of Ariadna, who was disinterred in the 19th century and whose remains are now on display. The exhibition then moves on to research activities carried out by archaeologists from the Municipal Archaeology Service of Valencia and from the Marq, presenting results of the excavations in an educational format. Visitors are then taken back to the lands of Valencia, as the exhibition reveals the region’s links with Pompeii and the Italian region of Campania, with a particular focus on the first two centuries BC. (more…)

Benidor - Beaches

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The city is synonymous with fun in summer and also in winter, as it boats all of the necessary ingredients to whet the appetite of any visitor. This is nothing unusual in Benidor, where regardless of whether it’s december, february, may or agust, the beach is always ready, the sun shines on the horizon and the water is clean and warm. (more…)

Hotel - The Westin Valencia

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The Westin Valencia, the latest luxurious five-star astablishment from the Starwood Hotels family, occupies a modernist building constructed in 1917, which was formarly a wool factory known as La Lanera.
The hotels boasts 135 rooms, 2 restaurants — the Rosmarino and Oscar Torrijos, which has held a Michelin star since 1997 — a lobby bar plus an 850 m2 spa complex complete with a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, hamman baths, 10 treatment rooms, a gym, a solarium and a beauty salon. (more…)

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