Seville's Orange Trees

Spain/Portugal

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March 26th 2006
Ola, With a combination of siesta's, bullfighting, juicy oranges, tapas, good weather, monuments, architecture, the beach and royal palaces, just to name a few highlights, our two and a half weeks in Spain and Portugal was some experience. Seville, our first port of call is a very colourful city with one of the biggest cathedrals in the world, beautiful parks and gardens, orange trees (which h ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more