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San Pedro Square and Cathedral of Jaca, which is considered one of the most important monuments of Sp...
Plaza situada junto a la de la Catedral. En esta panorámica se aprecia la fachada principal de la Cat...
Un establecimiento típico con indudable solera, ya que su andadura comenzó en el año 1930. Decorado c...
En el interior del establecimiento Bodegas Langa, fundado en el año 1930. Esta es la zona de exposici...
An old pub and wines supplier. Providing fine wines at Jaca since 1930. You can find here a huge coll...
Jaca, Huesca, Spain.This fortification, pentagonal plant was built in the late sixteenth century. Pre...
Ancient military fortress reconverted in centre of exhibitions and cultural events. The Rapitán fort ...
Belongs to the region of Jacetania in the autonomous community of Aragon. Has 214 inhabitants and is ...
Despoblado de la Garcipollera. Según Cristian Laglera, uno de los mejores investigadores y documental...
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.
