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 Pas de la Casa - Grau Roig

Country: Andorra
Pas de la Casa - Grau Roig Even before the link with Soldeu, Pas de la Casa had the biggest ski area and highest lift-served terrain in Andorra. Now the two resorts have a combined 186km of pistes - that's about the same as some big-name Alpine resorts such as Kitzbühel, Wengen-Grindelwald and Les Deux Alpes. Sited right on the border between Andorra and France, Pas de la Casa is a size-able collection of concrete-box styl ...

 Andorra la Vella

Country: Andorra
City: Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds it. The town of Santa Coloma is located in the province. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax-haven. Furniture and brandies are local products. The site of ...

 The Royal Palace of Madrid

Country: Spain
City: Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of His Majesty The King of Spain, who makes use of it for official ceremonies, though not residing there. The origins of the Palace go back to the 9th century, during which the Islamic Kingdom of Toledo built a defensive fort on the site, later used by the Kings of Castile. It was on this ancient fortress that the Old Alcázar was constructed i ...

 The Getty Center

Country: United States
City: Los Angeles
The Getty Center The Getty is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts and the humanities that includes an art museum as well as programs for education, scholarship, and conservation. The Getty Center opened to the public in December 1997, unites the J. Paul Getty Trust's museum, institutes, and grant program on one site in Los Angeles. It has received well over one mill ...

 Oran

Country: Algeria
City: Oran
Oran Oran is perhaps most famous for being one of the birthplaces of the Ra music style. This inventive music form is one of the more modern music forms popularly enjoyed in the various parts of Algeria and all over the world. The easy going and liberal atmosphere that pervades the city of Oran is clearly evident in the music style. Initially performed only by men, it soon became the domain of many wom ...

 Museo del Prado

Country: Spain
City: Madrid
Museo del Prado The Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) is the biggest art museum in the world and one of Madrid's most famous attractions. It was built in the late 1700s during the reign of Charles III, who wanted to create a spectacular monument in the city.Prado means “meadow” in Spanish. It was named after its location. To this day lush green meadows surround the museum. The museum was initially supposed to serve ...

 Cathedral of Santa Eulalia

Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia The Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia (also called La Seu) is the Gothic cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. (Though sometimes inaccurately so called, the famous Sagrada Família is not a cathedral). La Seu was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries on top of a former Visigothic church. The Gothic-like façade is from the 19th century. The cathedral i ...

 La Sagrada Familia

Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
La Sagrada Familia The "Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia" (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family) was the idea of a bookseller, Josep María Bocabella, literate and devoted man who in 1866 founded the Asociación Espiritual de Devotos de San José (Spiritual Association of Devotees of St. Joseph), whose objective was to achieve, through the protection of St. Joseph, the triumph of the Catholic Church in a time in ...

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