Vacation in Spain: cultural events

The new edition of the large visual arts festival PHotoEspaña kicks off on June, and this year it brings with a new message; the everyday has triumphed over more sensational art. All the pictures exhibited in the official section of PHotoEspaña will have one element in common: the everyday. In this month, over 60 arts centres will host  a total of 72 exhibitions featuring the works  of 248 photographers from 40 countries.

Ibiza holiday: visiting Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni de Portmany is Ibiza’s second largest town in terms of population and the chief leisure and entertainment centre on the island. It embraces the parishes of Santa Agnès de Corona, Sant Mateu d’Albarca and Sant Rafel de Forca. To the Moors it was Portumany and to the Romans, Portus Magnus. Located on a bay of the same name, it is an important terminal for ferries plying between Ibiza, Formentera and Denia (on mainland Spain). Its 14thcentury parish church warrants special mention. The beaches on the west of the island are extremely popular:Cala d’Hort, Cala Tarida, Cala Llantia, Cala Llosar, Cala Codolar, Cala Roja, Cala Comte, Cala Bassa, Cala Salada and Cala Gració.

Islas Baleares, Spain: The splendor of Ibiza

Travel. My passion. I’m a director for sales for a division of an insurance group, which  allows me to travel all over the world and one of the trips that really impacted me  was when I visited Ibiza. Dining out in this city offers plenty of low-cost options at any time of day or night. On saturday, I lunched in a Thai Restaurant which serves food so deliciously authentic it might as well be an outpost of the archipielago. But the surprise is to taste  a creamy pumpkin soup topped with tarragon chantilly. If you like walking, you may find fascinating exploring the city of Sant Antoni de Portmany. If you don’t know where you are going, any road will lead you there. – unknown

Catalonia sanctions with 60,000 Euros the agency that swindled to spanish fans

Catalan Government approved to impose a penalty from 60,000 Euros to the travel agency Travel Galley by the damages caused to tens of fans of the Spanish who could not attend to the final match of UEFA Cup 2007, celebrated in Glasgow, on May 16, even though they had bought through this agency a package of flight and two days of hotel that cost 274 Euros by person.
When the fans arrived at the El Prat airport , they warned with surprise that its flight with code XLA716A did not exist, which disabled to many of them to travel until the Scottish city to attend the final match.

The proprietor of the agency,appeared in several mass media assuring that they had contracted the flight with the airline company Air Broker, and that he had predicted to initiate pertinent the legal actions.

The best 3 MUST-SEE places in Rome, Italy

If you visit Rome, there are some spots which you don`t miss:
Roman Forum: See the ruins of the Senate House, law courts, trading halls and temples of Rome’s oldest forum. Even today, the scale and detail of the remains is truly remarkable.

Colosseum: This massive amphitheatre could seat 50,000 and was the venue for the gory gladiator and wild animal fightsso loved by the Romans. When blood sports went out of fashion in the sixth century, the ever-practical locals made off with the stone and marble and used them in their own villas.

Villa Borghese: Set amid beautiful gardens, this sumptuous 17th-century mansion houses one of the world’s great art collections, including Berninis, Caravaggios and Raphaels.

Travel: Salsa fever in China

The latin american rhythm Salsa is hot in China. Salsa fever is raging in China, with more than a dozen Latin dance studios having opened in Beijing in the last four years. This week, an estimated 4,000 people from across the country and abroad are expected to attend the third annual China Salsa Congress in Beijing for four days of performances and competition, including for a second year an event on the Great Wall.
The salsa arrive China in the late 1990s, when Latin American diplomats and businessmen started arranging dance nights at a few local clubs in Beijing and Shanghai. Soon, locals began coming to watch the Cubans, Colombians and Dominicans dancing salsa, merengue and mambo, seduced by their incredible moves and exotic sensuality.