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Mónica Boixeda
Since the collapse of the walls in 1858 next to the medieval city of Barcelona, ??the Eixample (of Cerdà) is created. If we add the economic rise of the bourgeoisie and the desire to turn Barcelona into a modern and cosmopolitan city it results in the impressive development of architecture and the construction industry, which will culminate at the end of the century with the emergence of modernist architecture. But this spectacular progress will not be free of speculation and the clear division of neighborhoods according to social classes, in 1897 with the Decree of aggregations. So decisive is the Pla Cerdà, that in 1871 the School of Architecture of Barcelona is founded. Previously lessons were given at the Llotja, but it will require the readjustment of the studing of architecture in Barcelona, ??as it was only possible in Madrid. Rogent Elias will be its first director and chooses as a model the French Ecole Polytechnique. So, with a strong technical background and a deep theoretical study this school will form an entire generation of architects in this modernist city. The first generation of modernists architects are from 1875, Domenech i Montaner, Josep Vilaseca i Gaudí. Their works are defined as being medieval and eclectic. Proof of this lies in the Universal Exhibition of 1888 in the Ciutadella. That was the starting point of the first modernist examples, based on a traditional and autonomous language . After the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1898, there arises, in Catalonia, the second modernism wave, which influenced by trends in the French capital, adopt a more international and cosmopolitan language. We are...
Mónica Boixeda
Dehesa de la Villa is a park which is located in Madrid, in the district of Ciudad Universitaria, and if you like green spaces, this will undoubtedly be an ideal place for you because it maintains its appearance as a forest. The park was donated by the king Alfonso VII of Castille in 1152 to the City of Madrid, and its land, through time, was used for pastures and, for that reason, it lost part of its original holm oaks. Through the years they attempted to keep it well and, during the time of the queen Isabel II, they began to plant pine trees which are today the most common and beautiful trees in the park. There are also oaks, almond trees, ash trees, poplars, elms and acacias, among others. Those who enjoy spacious places with plenty of green and natural tranquillity, will be able to find an ideal place here, with plenty of history and full of spectacular flora and wildlife. If you want to get to know Dehesa de la Villa, you just have to rent apartments in Madrid and, also, get to know one of the most beautiful cities with museums, monuments, attractions and one of the best nightlifes in the...
Mónica Boixeda
You arrive in a city and all that you want is to get straight away to your accommodation, leave your luggage, relax for a few minutes and go and see and enjoy the city. In many cases, getting to know how the public transport of a city works is a bit complicated and, for that reason, some tourists opt to hire transports in order to speed up the process. If you´re in an airport in Berlin and you want to hire a transport service, BSS (Berlin Shuttle Service) is one of the best services that there is. They have various types of transport that go from a car to vans or minbuses, depending on the amount of people that require the service. Also, the prices are really affordable and, the more people that there is, the cheaper it will be. If it´s just one person who needs transporting it will cost 30 euros, but if it´s seven people, it will only cost 9 euros. If you want to get to know one of Germany´s and Europe´s most beautiful cities , the best thing to do is to rent apartments in Berlin and enjoy its museums, monuments, parks and places which have the most history on the whole...
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The traveller who arrives in Madrid with any of the available means, has to write down this car rental service which has the option of having a driver or not. At Travel Paton they offer a door-to-door service from the airport, train stations or the place of your choice to your chosen destination. So, the organized traveller, at the time of planning their trip to the Spanish capital, will have to book the plane or train tickets, the tickets to the magnificent museums, the tickets to the various theatre performances, their apartments in Madrid (available in all areas) and the car transport services. At Travel Paton (here are all the details) they also organize excursions to the surrounding areas of the city, and they allow well behaved pets inside their vehicles (a nice touch of good organization). They do transports for special events too, whether it´s the attendance to a wedding with the whole family or a football match organized by a supporters club. So, what we said, the address is very important, and if you´ve used the service we´d like to know your thoughts on...
Mónica Boixeda
Undoubtedly, Mediterranean nightlife is different to the nightlife of any other part of the world. An inside this huge field, Valencia is the definite starting point of what´s known as the ´marcha´ (partying) in this part of the world, where there´s actually plenty of it. One of the places which are a meeting and leisure point at the same time is Rumbo 144 Club, which offers private parties for booked groups as well as theme nights for a target crowd. That´s why it´s important to check its website, where every day they give good account of the programmed events. Because we´re talking about Latin nightlife, the club opens at 1am, a time that, in the rest of Europe, would mean that the nightlife is over or nearly over. Of course, it closes a few minutes before sunrise. A good plan is the following: if you´re a group of friends, rent apartments in Valencia to relax during the day. Beforehand, ask online (because the Community Manager will be delighted to reply to you), if they´re calm, because nightlife is to be enjoyed outside the house. We´ll wait for you here with your thoughts on the trip. We´re open at all...
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