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Vista desde la Plaza de las Arenas del ábside la Colegiata de Santa Juliana. También podemos observar iluminado por los rayos del sol, el Palacio de Velarde de elevados muros y pináculos. (Fuente: www.CantabrU.com)
La Colegiata de Santillana es el edificio de mayor relevancia de Santillana del Mar y la joya del rom...
Vista desde la calle del Río de la Colegiata de Santillana (Santa Juliana) y el Museo del Barquillero...
Vista desde la calle del Río de las casas de Cossío y Quevedo. (Fuente: www.CantabrU.com)
Vista desde la calle del Cantón de la Casa de Los Hombrones con monumental escudo barroco. A su derec...
Vista desde la Plaza de Ramón y Pelayo de Santillana. Aquí podemos apreciar la Casa Barreda - Bracho,...
Vista trasera de las Casas del Águila y de la Parra y del Ayuntamiento de Santillana del Mar, Cantabr...
Vista de las casas del Águila y de la Parra situadas junto al Ayuntamiento de Santillana del Mar. La ...
Vista desde la calle Santo Domingo de Santillana del Mar (Cantabria). Desde aquí se puede observar el...
Conocido en sus inicios como Azucarera Montañesa, y posteriormente como Lechera Montañesa, hoy se lla...
El edificio ocupa 1700 m2, con una longitud de 53 por 33 de ancho y una altura de 19 metros. La torre...
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.
