Iglesia de Torla
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Panoramic photo by
Ignacio Borrego Polanco
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La iglesia de Torla desde la que se aprecian espectaculares vistas del Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido. Un día de sol aislado tras días de viento, nieve y frío polar.
Parque Nacional de Ordesa. Vista del emblemático pico Mondarruego desde el jardín situado en la parte...
Just inside Broto village, a nice waterfall falling over a magic wall of stratified stone, an amazing...
Located in the small valley of the same name tributary of the River Ara. Very close to the village of...
As the first one, this is another leg of the Ara river, running through Bujaruelo Valley
A interesting view of Ara river drifting away as it arrives to San Nicolás de Bujaruelo, Pyrennes mou...
On the Spanish-French borderline - Just beside the Ordesa National Park, close to Gavarnie Massif, a ...
This is a panorama taked from the Cotatuero circus, above the Via Ferrata (Clavijas de Cotatuero), in...
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.
