Rojadillo bridge
by Miguel Angel
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Located in a forest track between Valberzoso (Palencia) and Mata de Hoz (Cantabria).
The one-eyed bridge rises over the Camesa river at its headwaters in a beautiful place surrounded by oak,serval and birch trees.
Dedicated to St.John the Baptist,the church retains its Romanesque plant of single nave and semicircu...
The entrance to the temple is on the south side through a beautiful wooden door reinforced with iron....
The decoration of the apse, chancel and side wall of the gospel consists of mural paintings depicting...
Both the front of the apse and the vault are covered with paintings of late fifteenth century organiz...
The paintings are dated on the eighteenth century and show colonial influences.Represent several sain...
Location of the municipality of Valdeolea (Cantabria, Spain).Situated at 950 m. altitude is located 7...
The Collegiate Church of San Pedro de Cervatos is located in the village of Cervatos in the municipal...
The church has one nave and preserves in pure Romanesque style the triumphal arch, chancel, apse and...
It was erected in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century as a building of a single nave with st...
It was erected in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century as a building of a single nave with st...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
