The city marked by the Camino de Santiago

Logroño is a city in northern Spain. It is a capital of the province of La Rioja that now has the status of an autonomous community. The city has about 200,000 inhabitants.

Logroño was founded by the Romans. It served as a port because of its location. In that period of time, its name was Vareia. This Roman settlement was probably founded in 5th century and well-known generals like Estrabón, Tito Livio, Plinio and Ptolomeo lived here. Nowadays
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In the southern part of the province of Salamanca and only 77 kilometers from the capital of this region, (which is also called Salamanca) lies a town of 1,100 inhabitants. Its name is La Alberca. It used to be called Valdelaguna; today's name originates from the Hebrew word “baraka” and the Arab word “la”, so the name of this town probably means "place of waters."

History of the city

The first people lived in this region since prehistory. Furthermore, there are many paintings f
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An area with the greatest number of per capita jet skis in Europe

Costa del Sol is a 160 km long coastline in the south of Spain. It belongs to the province of Malaga located in autonomous community of Andalusia.

Everyone has heard of this popular tourist destination

“Coast of the sun” is the meaning of its name in English. Costa del Sol extends from the town of Almeria to the town of Tarifa and from the Costa de la Luz to the Costa Tropical.

Long time ago, Costa del Sol was
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Location

Can Picafort is located on the north coast of Mallorca, 60 km north east of Palma. Leaving the airport in Palma, visitors can drive to Can Picafort or rent a taxi. They all operate at the same price, charging around €70 to €75 for the journey to Can Picafort, but be prepared to pay even more. It depends on the time of the journey, how many suitcases you brought with you and the number of passengers. Important information for those who are going on vacation with children - parents
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Overview

The English translation for the town Puerto de la Cruz is Crossport and this name was used in the olden days; however at present people use the Spanish name nowadays. This municipal city is situated on the Tenerife’s island’s north coast and is in the Orotava Valley. The distance between this city and other places are as follows:

La Oratova – 4 KM

Santa Cruz – 37 KM

Tenerife airport – 25 KM

The people living in this city are known by the name portuenses. The cit
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