National Park: Five keys to discovering the beautiful (and most unknown) jewel of the Balearic Islands
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The joy is multiplied when you find a
good, beautiful and cheap
destination
to enjoy that leisure time so appreciated as vacations.
Alhama de Aragón
Its name comes from the Arab period:
Al-Hamman
means "the baths". And from that time of Muslim rule, the Bath of the Moor and the Bath of the Mora survive, two basins built in the rock from which abundant thermal water flows directly. Because if this cozy Aragonese municipality is known for something, bathed by the Jalon River and located just 28 kilometers from Calatayud, it is for its thermal waters, famous already in Roman times. It is also mentioned in the
Cantar del Mío Cid
, as one of
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar's
conquests
. It currently has
eight springs and a thermal lake
, unique in Spain, of around two hectares of surface, with two islands and a flow of crystalline waters that gush at 34º centigrade.
Accommodation can be booked here.
Icod de los Vinos
The Millennial Dragon Tree is one of the great treasures of Tenerife, but its majesty sometimes seems to overshadow the city that welcomes it.
Icod de los Vinos holds a multitude of secrets, from
the best views of Mount Teide on the entire island to a black sand beach, San Marcos, with a special charm
.
All this without forgetting its excellent gastronomy (its chickpeas, its grilled meats), its mysterious cobbled streets or its incredible Cueva del Viento.
Accommodation can be booked here.
Sanxenxo
Sanxenxo has something (or a lot) to have become a place frequented by the greatest fortunes in the world (
Amancio Ortega
,
Carlos Slim
) and former leaders like
Mariano Rajoy
.
This beautiful enclave of the Rías Baixas has become one of the most famous towns in the north of the Peninsula (
Galician Ibiza
, some call it), perfect for a traditional break with multiple options: a walk through the Lonja de Portonovo, a visit to the Necropolis of A Lanzada or a bath in Baixo Miño, only suitable for the most daring.
Accommodation can be booked here.
Cáceres
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cáceres has
one of the best-preserved urban complexes from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe
.
Land of discoverers, strolling through the millenary
old city
allows you to immerse yourself in the evolution of the different civilizations that inhabited it.
The wall that surrounds the historic center or the ten Almohad towers have Arab origin, while the Christian culture takes shape in the Cathedral of Santa María and most of its palaces.
For its part, the Jewish vestiges are present in its impressive Jewish quarter formed by narrow streets and whitewashed houses full of flowers.
Accommodation can be booked here.
Cadiz
Cádiz is the oldest city in the West.
In its three millennia of history it has welcomed Tartessians and Phoenicians, Romans and Visigoths.
All of them were captivated by its natural beauty and its warm climate.
From the year 711 after Christ it was Muslim territory, until it returned to the Crown of Castile by the hand of
Alfonso X El Sabio
.
The passage of different cultures and ways of life has left
a great artistic and cultural legacy in a city that deserves to be traveled calmly
, savoring the smells, flavors and colors of the New Continent that still survive in a land that experienced the splendor of commerce. ultramarine.
Accommodation can be booked here.
Xativa
The city of a thousand fountains, the refuge of the Borgia, the privileged watchtower of history ... This monumental city of Iberian and Roman origin is located in the interior of the Valencian Community.
Guarded by an imposing fortress, its old town is listed as a Historic-Artistic Complex
and treasures an enormous heritage, the result of its important past: it was the episcopal seat in Visigothic times, the cradle of the Borja popes (Italianized as Borgia) and a bastion of the Austrias in the War of Succession.
Its inhabitants have channels and springs of drinking water since Islamic times and already in the seventeenth century had more than 900 pipes, which earned it the aforementioned nickname.
Accommodation can be booked here.
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