While touring #Andalusia in #Spain, I spotted a gleaming tower. Intrigued, I looked it up and found out it was the #Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant which can supply power to 27,500 homes and uses molten salt heat storage technology to keep generating power when there's no sun. More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemasolar_Thermosolar_Plant - Perhaps #Italy could do with a few similar plants. #energy
#Spain’s Catalonia Is Spending $2.6 Billion to Survive Without Rain
#Catalonia, home to Barcelona, is building desalination plants. #Andalusia in the south is reducing water pressure "in an attempt to reduce consumption by 20%. If no rain falls next spring, it will require tanker ships to deliver water over the summer."
A year has passed since my first solo vacation in Andalusia, Spain. What stayed with me the most was the feeling of just going with the flow, whatever the day brought or what my intuition told me. It was magnificent, and I plan to revisit the area next year.
Frigiliana, the most beautiful village in Andalusia, is a small village located in the province of Malaga, in Andalusia.
It is one of the most beautiful white towns in the region, and was elected Pueblo Más Bonito de España in 2015 and Unas de las 7 maravillas rurales de España in 2016
Malaga - Pearl of the Costa Del Sol
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For more information and Map/GPX https://www.aliperviaggiare.it/spagna-malaga/
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The pearl of the Costa del Sol, is a city in #Andalusia, and is the fifth largest city in Spain as well as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. #Malaga has a rich history dating back over 3,000 years; it was inhabited by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans and the Muslims, people who, each in their own way, left their mark on the architecture, culture and gastronomy of the city.
And it is on a hot and sultry day that we are preparing to visit the splendid Andalusian city; after managing to park our tall Doblo in the car park under the Plaza de Toros, thanks to the few centimeters that separate the roof of our camper from the... disaster.
Located near Almeria in the south of Spain, Texas Hollywood is a cinema studio open to tourists, where stuntmen mimic (from 9 to 5... ;-) ) famous Western movies as Sergio Leone ones. This is where “Once upon a time in the west”, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, or…
Columnar jointing in #Almería, #Andalusia, #Spain. The symbol you can see in one of the four pictures below is called "Indalo", a Bronze Age figure found in a #rock-art site called "Cueva de los Letreros".
I'm proud of living in such an amazing country, with so many diverse #landscapes.
“As above so below:” a cup crafted from a human skull raises question about is ritual purpose ~ In a cave in southern Spain, Researchers find human bones that had been converted into tools.
“The arch from ‘Once Upon A Time In The West’ in Texas Hollywood”
This is the arch under which “Franck” (Henri Fonda) hangs “Harmonica” (Charles Bronson) 's brother in the great Sergio Leone movie “Once Upon A Time In The West”.