Las Fallas

Holed up in Vilanova Park

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February 16th 2009
Been here for four months now trying to save our savings for a while and enjoying whatever sun comes our way. VILANOVA PARK Vilanova Park is an all-singing ,all-dancing camp-site, although it is more like a village, sprawling over and on a wooded hill behind the coastal town of Vilanova i la Geltrú which is about 40km south of Barcelona. A village because it is virtually self-contain ... read more

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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