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Comments: 0December 25th, 2011 by lionjkt
Comments: 0May 21st, 2011 by lionjkt
There has been growing tension between Spain and Britain over the sovereignty of island Gibraltar. It is a strategic position at the western entrance to the Mediterranean for most of the time and has long been of military interest. Britain claims a strip measuring three nautical miles (5.5 kilometers) surrounding Gibraltar as their territorial waters and on the other hand Spain does not recognize any waters off Gibraltar as belonging to the British territory, apart from its ports.
Madrid ceded Gibraltar in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht. Although the treaty makes no mention of the territorial waters around Gibraltar, Britain argues that the notion of territorial waters did not exist when it was signed. At the end of 2008 Spain pursued and convinced the European Commission to include most of the territorial waters that surround Gibraltar claimed by Britain under a new marine conservation area known as the “Estrecho Oriental” and that will be maintained by Madrid.
Britain sees this decision to create the marine conservation area as tacit recognition of Spain’s possession of the territory. In the recent past Spanish police had always entered the waters around the territory to stop drug trafficking and control maritime traffic and British forces have sought to block Spanish patrols of the waters around the territory.
Now a haven for tourism, shipping and offshore banking because of its favorable tax laws, its people overwhelmingly rejected an Anglo-Spanish proposal for co-sovereignty in a referendum in 2002. The co-existence of English and Spanish forces in and around Gibraltar looks like a distance dream for the Marines.
Comments: 0August 23rd, 2010 by lionjkt
In the Madrid City guide students, families and backpackers can get a large selection of cheap or low cost accommodation with plenty of low cost solutions in budget youth hostels, Bed and Breakfast, guesthouses, cheap hotel deals.
Flashbooking guides have been written for giving the essential information about the most visited cities in the world and in particular for any traveller or first-time visitor.
Madrid is the capital of Spain and is the largest city in that country. It is also the third most populous city in the European Union after London and Berlin. Its economic and political importance, as well as its major cultural influence, rank Madrid as one of the major global cities of the world.
The Madrid free travel guide is full of essential hints on where to go, things to see, Madrid’s Museums, shopping mall and flea markets, quality places reasonably priced where to eat Spanish famous tapas, drink cava wine, clubs and discos, budget hostels and cheap hotel deals to book, emergency numbers and more. The free City pocket guide of the Madrid City contains, in just 9 printable pages, all the essential information and very good suggestions divided by areas.
Flashbooking’s happy travellers can book their rooms and beds not only in cheap hotels or cheap hostel Madrid but also consider other budget accommodations in Bed and Breakfast, Guesthouses, Campsites, apartments, farm houses and much more.
Comments: 0July 19th, 2010 by lionjkt
Spain, with its myriad of influences and epic history, is a
country with a diverse gamut of sights and sounds to offer its
45 million tourists who visit every year. An area where this can
be seen in particular is in its museums and galleries, a rich
history of art and culture has left Spain a huge legacy in this
department with names such as Dali, Picasso and Miro leading the
list:
Guggenheim, Bilbao:
Now one of the most easily recognised buildings in Europe, the
Guggenheim in Bilbao is a work of art itself. Opened in 1997 and
designed by American architect Frank O. Gehry, the museum has
been a lynchpin for the city’s redevelopment programme and in
many ways the museum symbolises the new, modern Bilbao. Standing
right in the city centre alongside the river the museum offers
11,000 sqm of exhibition space over three galleries. The museum
has a body of permanent work always on display as well as large
exhibitions which run for months at a time. Currently on View is
the “Aztec Empire” comprising of a huge body of work from the
pre-columbian civilization. Previous exhibitions have
encompassed an eclectic blend of art with work from the likes of
Matisse, Michelangelo, Reubens and Warhol having graced its
corridors.
Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres