Peninsule of La Magdalena
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View of La Cerda lighthouse from the peninsule of La Magdalena, situated in the city of Santander. From here you can see the entrance to the bay of Santander.
Real Sitio de La Magdalena, fue un regalo en el aaño 1912 de la ciudad de Santander al Rey Alfonso XI...
This is a panorama on a rainy day in the Peninsula of La Magdalena, Santander. You can see the choppy...
Peninsula de La Magdalena, con una superficie de 25 hectáreas, fue un regalo al Rey Alfonso XIII efec...
Desde la campa del Palacio de La Magdalena podemos apreciar en primer término la playa de El Camello ...
En pleno casco urbano y muy cerca del centro de Santander, nos podemos encontrar esta maravilla de pl...
View from the exposed rocks of the beach of "El Sardinero", in the city of Santander. Panorama taken ...
Parece mentira hoy estamos a 9 de Junio y todavía no se ha retirado el invierno, pero aun asi La Magd...
Mirando al mar soñé que estabas junto a mi. Mirando al mar yo no sé qué sentí,que acordantote de tí, ...
Una vista impresionante desde un mirador de la avenida de Reina Victoria en Santander, estamos ya apu...
This panorama was taken in the called first beach of "El Sardinero" situated in the city of Santander...
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.
