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  • Map of Europe, 1574, painting by Giovanni Antonio Da Varese, in the Hall of Maps, in the Villa Farnese or Villa Caprarola, a 16th century Renaissance and Mannerist fortified villa designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and built 1559-73 for the Farnese family under Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Caprarola, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The Hall of Maps is also known as the Room of the World Map or Sala del Mappamondo and displays maps of the whole known world as well as of the heavens, in a ceiling fresco of the planets and constellations. The Villa Farnese is now owned by the state and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure amid winged rams, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid winged animals, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid mythical animals, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm decorative capital with figures, 13th century, Southern gallery of the cloister, Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid lions, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid mythical animals, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures amid mythical animals, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monks in procession at Mass, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monks in procession at Mass, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monks in procession at Mass, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bicorporate lion, 13th century Romanesque style capital, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salome's dance at the court of Herod, 13th century Romanesque style capital symbolizing the lust with half naked female figures, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salome's dance at the court of Herod, 13th century Romanesque style capital symbolizing the lust with half naked female figures, Southern gallery of the cloister of the Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park near El Campillo, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain, including the European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe and the Agave (Pita) Americana. There are over 1000 plant species in the park, some of which are endemic to this area. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque statue of a patroness of Palermo with coat of arms, facade of one the buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain of one of the four Baroque buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain (detail) of one of the four Baroque buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Cristina (Saint Christina, patroness of Palermo), Baroque statue in niche rising to the fourth floor of the facade of one the buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Cristina (Saint Christina, patroness of Palermo), Baroque statue in niche rising to the fourth floor of the facade of one the buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desert landscape near El Campillo, with European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe in the early morning mist, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe, in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park near El Campillo, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. There are over 1000 plant species in the park, some of which are endemic to this area. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europe in pain, or Allegory against the First World War, oil painting on canvas, 1915-16, by Josep Maria Sert i Badia, 1874-1945, from a mural cycle for the Sala Sert in the Maricel de Mar, from the collection of Dr Jesus Perez-Rosales, in the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman bust of Livia (Livia Drusilla or Julia Augusta, wife of Emperor Augustus), 58 BC – 29 AD, made in the Tiberius era, 14-37 AD, from the Castle of Medina-Sidonia, Cerro del Castillo, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman bust of Germanicus, 15 BC - 19 AD, made in the Tiberius era, 14-37 AD, from the Castle of Medina-Sidonia, Cerro del Castillo, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of San German, patron saint of Cadiz, holding a cross and a palm frond, 1687, by Luisa Roldan la Roldana, with clothes of a Roman legionary made by Luis Antonio de los Arcos, husband of the sculptor, in the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old abandoned gold mines from the gold rush which lasted 1880s until 1990s, near Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Southern transept, Cathedral of San Salvador, 12th-14th century, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Avila Cathedral is a strong, fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous medieval city walls. The presbytery located in the wall and part of the walls oriented to the transept are Late Romanesque style. The development of the naves, its vaults and the two towers (one of them unfinished) are in first Gothic style. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europe in pain, or Allegory against the First World War, oil painting on canvas, 1918, by Josep Maria Sert i Badia, 1874-1945, from a mural cycle for the Sala Sert in the Maricel de Mar, from the collection of Dr Jesus Perez-Rosales, in the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of El Carmen, with painted ceiling, altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin and sculptures of angels on the columns, 18th century, Hospital de Mujeres (Women hospital), a hospital for destitute women and now the seat of the Bishopric of Cadiz, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of Cadiz, with the dome and towers of the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by  Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory and tabernacle, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral interior is 85m long and 60m wide in a triple-nave Latin cross plan, with the tabernacle under the dome in a Corinthian structure resembling a Greek temple. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesias de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Towers and dome of the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torres Miradores (lookout towers) on the roofs of 18th century traders' houses, enabling them to watch the ships in the harbour coming from and sailing to South America, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Roman Emperor Trajan, 53-117 AD, early 2nd century AD, with missing forearms, excavated at the Basilica at Baelo Claudia, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Roman Emperor Trajan, 53-117 AD, early 2nd century AD, with missing forearms, excavated at the Basilica at Baelo Claudia, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman bust of Drusus Caesar, 7-33 AD, from the time of the Julio-Claudia dynasty 44 BC - 68 AD, from the Castle of Medina-Sidonia, Cerro del Castillo, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Roman Emperor Trajan, 53-117 AD, early 2nd century AD, with missing forearms, excavated at the Basilica at Baelo Claudia, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta head, Punic era, 6th - 5th century BC, from Punta del Nao, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This head of a Phoenician man was thrown into the sea as an offering, and has an intricately carved hairstyle, possibly a wig, and a long beard. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phoenician anthropoid marble sarcophagi, male (c. 450-400 BC) and female (c. 470 BC), Punic period, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The male figure holds a pomegranate  and the female holds an alabastron, a small vial for oil. The sarcophagi were for the ruling classes and were influenced by classical Greek sculptures. Inside the female sarcophagus was a a funerary trousseau of bronze eyelashes, amulets, a ureus, a scarab and bronze nails. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • City walls by the sea in the evening, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple walking along the city walls by the sea in the evening, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts of the Castillo de San Sebastian (Castle of St Sebastian), a fortress on a small island off La Caleta beach, built in 1706 to defend the city from the North, at Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The site is thought to be that of a classical Temple of Kronos, and now houses a lighthouse constructed in 1908. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Francisco Alba Medina (Paco Alba), 1918-76, by Fernando Benitez or Nando born 1943. Francisco Alba was a musician, writer of Carnival songs and creator of the Comparsa Carnival, January 2001, on La Caleta beach, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shadows of palm trees on an orange apartment block facade along the seafront at Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centro de Arqueologia Subacuatica (CAS) (Center for Underwater Archeology), on La Caleta beach, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The building was inaugurated in 1926 and was originally the Balneario de Nuestra Senora de la Palma Real, a spa and bathhouse with a central access pavilion and 2 long curved wings built on pillars above the sand. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Antiguo Hospicio (Old Hospice) or Valcarcel building behind La Caleta beach on the Avenida Duque del Najera, founded in 1649 with 3 storeys and pilasters between the windows, and palm trees, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capilla de Santa Catalina (St Catherine's Chapel), dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, built late 17th century and inaugurated in 1693, in the grounds of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The castle was built in 1596 as a defensive fortress and is now a cultural and art exhibition centre. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Parador de Turismo, a 4 star hotel near La Caleta beach, on Avenida Duque de Najera, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centro de Arqueologia Subacuatica (CAS) (Center for Underwater Archeology), on La Caleta beach, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The building was inaugurated in 1926 and was originally the Balneario de Nuestra Senora de la Palma Real, a spa and bathhouse with a central access pavilion and 2 long curved wings built on pillars above the sand. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Caleta beach, and the Centro de Arqueologia Subacuatica (CAS) (Center for Underwater Archeology), Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The building was inaugurated in 1926 and was originally the Balneario de Nuestra Senora de la Palma Real, a spa and bathhouse with a central access pavilion and 2 long curved wings built on pillars above the sand. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Baroque altarpiece by School of Alejandro Saavedra, in the Capilla de Santa Catalina (St Catherine's Chapel), dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, built late 17th century and inaugurated in 1693, in the grounds of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The castle was built in 1596 as a defensive fortress and is now a cultural and art exhibition centre. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustration of the harbour of Cadiz at the time of trade with South America in the 18th century, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze statue of Jesus standing on an illuminated globe, 1935, by Mariano Benlliure, 1862-1947, in the Capilla del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pope Pius IX, 1792-1878, oil painting on canvas, in the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of Pope Pius X, 1835-1914, with the eucharist, in the Capilla de Santa Teresa, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Teresa de Avila, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1668, by Cornelio Schut, 1629-85, in the Capilla de Santa Teresa, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from Torre de Poniente of the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, looking across to the second bell tower and over the rooftops of the city, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir stalls carved by Pedro Duque y Cornejo, 1677–1757, in the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory and tabernacle, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral interior is 85m long and 60m wide in a triple-nave Latin cross plan, with the tabernacle under the dome in a Corinthian structure resembling a Greek temple. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral interior is 85m long and 60m wide in a triple-nave Latin cross plan, with the tabernacle under the dome and gold pulpits to either side. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishing boats in the bay at La Caleta beach, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Diego de Alvear y Ponce de Leon, 1749-1830, by Fernando Montero de Espinosa. Diego de Alvear was a Spanish military commander, politician and defender of the Siege of Cadiz by Napoleon in 1810-12, on the Calle Campo de las Balas, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Diego de Alvear y Ponce de Leon, 1749-1830, by Fernando Montero de Espinosa. Diego de Alvear was a Spanish military commander, politician and defender of the Siege of Cadiz by Napoleon in 1810-12, on the Calle Campo de las Balas, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone statue in front of the wooden Baroque altarpiece by School of Alejandro Saavedra, in the Capilla de Santa Catalina, (St Catherine's Chapel), dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, built late 17th century and inaugurated in 1693, in the grounds of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The castle was built in 1596 as a defensive fortress and is now a cultural and art exhibition centre. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Baroque altarpiece by School of Alejandro Saavedra, in the Capilla de Santa Catalina (St Catherine's Chapel), dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, built late 17th century and inaugurated in 1693, in the grounds of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The castle was built in 1596 as a defensive fortress and is now a cultural and art exhibition centre. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centro de Arqueologia Subacuatica (CAS) (Center for Underwater Archeology), on La Caleta beach, at sunset, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The building was inaugurated in 1926 and was originally the Balneario de Nuestra Senora de la Palma Real, a spa and bathhouse with a central access pavilion and 2 long curved wings built on pillars above the sand. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur in the evening, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Old Cathedral of Cadiz, or Iglesia de Santa Cruz, originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Old Cathedral of Cadiz, or Iglesia de Santa Cruz, originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Modern sculpture of twisted linear form by Enrique Carbajal or Sebastian, born 1947, outside the yacimiento arqueologico de la Casa del Obispo (archaeological site of the Bishop's House), in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street in the Old Town of Cadiz with the dome of the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parabolic troughs at Andasol solar power station, Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, using tanks of molten salt to store solar energy, thus generating electricity even when the sun isn't shining, near Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Andasol 1 went online in 2009, and now the 3 power plants at Andasol make up the largest solar power station in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parabolic troughs at Andasol solar power station, Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, using tanks of molten salt to store solar energy, thus generating electricity even when the sun isn't shining, near Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Andasol 1 went online in 2009, and now the 3 power plants at Andasol make up the largest solar power station in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andasol solar power station, Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, using tanks of molten salt to store solar energy, thus generating electricity even when the sun isn't shining, near Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Andasol 1 went online in 2009, and now the 3 power plants at Andasol make up the largest solar power station in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alumbres Tower, or Torre de los Alumbres, a fortress built in 1509 to defend Rodalquilar's alum mines from pirates, near the Playazo de Rodalquilar in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The stone tower is of square plan and 14m high, surrounded by a small wall with circular towers. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alumbres Tower, or Torre de los Alumbres, a fortress built in 1509 to defend Rodalquilar's alum mines from pirates, near the Playazo de Rodalquilar in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The stone tower is of square plan and 14m high, surrounded by a small wall with circular towers. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees near the Playazo de Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach at the village of Las Negras, named for the neighbouring black hill, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional fishing boat on the beach at the village of Las Negras, and on the left, the 'black hill' which gives the village its name, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Isleta del Moro, meaning island of the Moors, a small fishing village situated on a bay by a headland in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The village was well known throughout history by pirates but nowadays is used as a base for diving and snorkeling. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees near the Playazo de Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The San Miguel Tower, or Torreon de San Miguel, an 18th century watchtower in San Miguel, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. It was built by order of Fernando VI in 1756 to protect Almadraba de Monteleva and its valuable salt flats. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Waterwheel at the House of the Wells, or Casa de las Norias, Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The wells are run by 2 large wheels, a horizontal one driven by a lever pulled by a horse, and a vertical one linked to it with a rope with clay pots to draw water. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The San Miguel Tower, or Torreon de San Miguel, an 18th century watchtower in San Miguel, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. It was built by order of Fernando VI in 1756 to protect Almadraba de Monteleva and its valuable salt flats. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abandoned church of Las Salinas, or Iglesia de la Almadraba, opened 1907, serving as church to the community of Almadraba de Monteleva, built in the 19th century to house salt collectors, now housing only a handful of inhabitants, in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The church is built on a platform to keep out water and sand. It has a tetrastyle portico and square tower, with an external courtyard cemetery within the walls. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abandoned church of Las Salinas, or Iglesia de la Almadraba, opened 1907, serving as church to the community of Almadraba de Monteleva, built in the 19th century to house salt collectors, now housing only a handful of inhabitants, in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The church is built on a platform to keep out water and sand. It has a tetrastyle portico and square tower, with an external courtyard cemetery within the walls. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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