Posts Tagged ‘Rural Tourism’

Antarctic Horizonte Puerto Natales

Martes, mayo 10th, 2011

Puerto Natales at twilight on the horizon we the South Pole. It is also a remote village it seems. A place for those out of a fiction series, Doctor in Alaska for example. Creating a community of adventurers and brave one day left their homes to seek a better world and stood at the gates of the Antarctic, in a province called Nueva Esperanza in Chile.

Puerto Natales

Photography by wallygrom (very busy at work)

The Chilean population of just over 21,000 inhabitants and located in one of the southernmost areas of the country may not be pretty at first glance, you may not be so for everyone who comes to it, generally looking for the ultimate base camp for supplies and into the Torres del Paine National Park. But each one gets a small part in the places you visit and in return we get a picture, time, energy … (más…)

Wadden Islands, Northland browsing

Sábado, marzo 12th, 2011

Holland is a fantastic destination, not just in the city, but also in places ranging from the North Sea. Here one feels as if out of time and space. The sight of his leaden gray sea, lit only very occasionally for a brief and fleeting ray of sunshine that can be glimpsed through the dense clouds. Contrary to what might appear, the sea that bathes the West Frisian Islands (or Wadden Islands) is flat and calm, and dwell therein multitude of seals that have congregated in EcoMare natural park reserve on the island of Texel, where there is a sort of hospital for wounded seals in the North Sea.

Wadden Islands, Northland browsing

Photography by psd

Terschelling beach:

The trip from Harlingen to Terscheeling (más…)

The glorious variety of Catalan gastronomy

Jueves, septiembre 16th, 2010

Now we will go in Catalonia, to know their food and institutions together to preserve local cuisine and the diversity of their crops.

Gastronomic routes:

The people of Gallecs, today is a natural paradise where your neighbors are struggling to care for about 750 hectares that prevail in their products field to turn, step by step in a truly organic garden.

Catalan gastronomy

Photography by flydime

In Gallecs (Vallès Oriental) native species were planted tomatoes, green beans, zucchini or cauliflower. His neighbors have recovered ancient varieties of wheat, some of which survive in very few places in Catalonia. And he cultivated a type of bean (called the gantxet) very popular and nutritious, but very productive, which is the essential complement to a good sausage. (más…)

Rural Tourism – On the small islands canary – Part I

Miércoles, septiembre 8th, 2010

La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma. They are natural havens that offer peace and good weather. Separated by 1,400 miles from Europe, the Canary Islands enjoy a subtropical climate that makes them a safe destination to enjoy the good weather throughout the year. This is a tour of three of its islands, El Hierro, La Palma and La Gomera. Three natural havens where it is always spring. The following are the natural courses of the islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma

Rural Tourism - On the small islands canary

Photography by greenacre8

La Gomera:

The island of La Gomera has all the incentives for those who like walking in the woods and enjoy nature without renouncing the beach. (más…)

Ecuador: 10 must-see places to visit

Domingo, mayo 9th, 2010

Ecuador is a country located in South America right on the equator which owes its name. It is full of cultural wealth, natural and archaeological sites of a diverse and important tourist attraction, where tourists will be in direct contact with nature and history. Closer to the sun … and that strange sensation you feel. There are 10 places for the thousands who should be nothing but a selection.

Ecuador: 10 must-see places to visit

Photography by Peter Shanks

1. Historic center of Quito. A visit to the historic center of Quito is a bunch of very interesting places like the Basilica del Voto Nacional, the Palacio de Carondelet and Real Audiencia de Quito among others, this city is the capital of Ecuador is also known as “Shrine Art in America”. (más…)

Real de San Vicente in Toledo

Viernes, enero 15th, 2010

Ermita de San Nicasio por em950486.

The origin of the name of The Royal is due to camp or “real” Alfonso VIII ordered in 1197 to assist Toledo Talavera or in the case of an attack by the Almohad, although there are other versions that point to an earlier era in which Alfonso VI uses “Real” for the capture of Toledo in 1080. (más…)

Wine Route in the Basque Country – Álava Part II

Domingo, diciembre 27th, 2009

Although masked by its urban layout, the village is seated on a rugged area called ‘The Cliff’, practically hanging over the Ebro River to a height above sea level of 431 meters. If, on the south side of the Ebro serves as a natural boundary on the eastern side it is the stream valley, so that the entire town is facing the sun, sheltered by the hills of Misamayor.

The old part of Lapuebla is located on the west side of town around the church of Our Lady of the Assumption. On these streets you can look at many coats of arms on the facades of its Renaissance houses tidy and in perfect condition, like the one in the midday street, dating from the sixteenth century. (más…)

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