The Spanish group Nash formed by 4 men from Cádiz, Valencia, Sevilla and Tenerife will represent Spain in this year´s Eurovision Song contest. They won the honor through the television program Mision Eurovision which introduced various artists and songs and let the public decide the winners through phone text messages and phone calls.

They will perform the song called “I love you my vida”, representing Spain on May 12th. We wish them luck and hope they are able to become the winners of this fabulous contest.

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Spain is full of surprises. Who would think that you could find pyramids in the mist of a country known for its beautiful beaches, cathedrals, museums and traditional architecture. Well, the pyramids of Guidmar located in Tenerife transport you back to ancient times, allowing you to discover lost civilizations.

You can uncover the best kept secrets of pre-historic civilizations, travel back in time through our museum, learn more about other cultures through our documentary showed in the auditorium, and see the unique six step pyramids of Güímar. Children will enjoy becoming explorers for a day and learn the history of a unique civilization.

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Well, our beloved Penelope did not win the coveted Oscar we all wished for her, but the talent of other Spaniards was recognized at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony.

The movie Pan’s Labyrinth did not win an award either but Guillermo del Toro, the talented creator was very emotional as he watched David Martí and Montse Ribé receive the Best Makeup Oscar as well as Pilar Revuelta and Eugenio Caballero win for the Best Art Direction .

The film which was produced in Spain by Madrid-based Estudios Picasso, and the collaboration of private broadcaster Telecinco is a success in the Spaniards eyes as I’m sure the rest of the world.

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The top Spanish actor Javier Bardem has agreed to act in Woody Allens next film, together with the beautiful Penelope Cruz. The film is planning to shoot in Barcelona next summer. It will be shot in both Spanish and English and tells the story of young Americans who arrive in Barcelona. The screenplay has yet to be completed but it is said to be a dramatic comedy, Allen favorite style.

There is no name yet for this project but Spain should be proud to have two of its more famous actors starting in a role together and under the direction of the very talented and internationally renown Woody Allen. Barcelona get ready!

source 20 minutos

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The Ecological Biofach fair of 2007 celebrated in Nüremberg Germany, offered an ecological international wine contest and guess what? Spain won 5 gold medals and 21 silver medals. A great accomplishment considering there where over 1,129 wines from 294 contestants proceeding from 13 countries. The judges represented 43 professionals in the wine sector.

A list of the winning wines has been presented by the ministry of agriculture, one of the big winners is the Bodegas Robles who brought home one of the gold medals for their. Pedro Ximénez BIO “Piedra Luenga”. Spain really knows their wines and now we know they know thier ecological wines.

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Located in a typical Menorcan village of Menorca Sa Pedrera d’es Pujol is a very romantic restaurant with its outside garden where the bougainvilleas, lawn, aromatic plants, jasmine and soft music will make you fall in love if you are not already. The chef, Daniel González Mora, whose mother is from Menorca and whose father from Asturias, grew up between these two different lands steeping himself in both cuisines.

Specialty dishes are the “Beef Wellington with gravi sauce” and the “Slowly oven-cooked Menorcan lamb with potatoes”. For dessert you need to try the “Apple pie cooked with Calvados sauce and ice cream”. The food together with the large variety wine selection, the ambiance and the great hospitality of the entire staff will satisfy you r every desire.

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Yes, Spain has beaches, monuments, castles, museums, good food, great wine and it also has great theme parks. One of my favorites is Terra Mitica located in warm and sunny Benidorm. This Themed park offers great thrilling rides for old and young alike. The park is divided into several themed areas such as Rome, Iberia, Egypt, Greece and the Islands.

With more than 50 daily shows this is an entertaining place. The rides are one of a kind and the entire family could enjoy every part of this park. Located in Benidorm, you are right in the center of one of the best beach towns around where day time as well as night time offers you a variety of events.

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Spain can now say they are in the movie business with Ciudad de la Luz Movie Studios located in Alicante. It is one of the most exciting projects being offered by the Valencian Community. The approximately 740 acres of lot designed by Gary Bastian, is said to become the most complete movie and television complex in Europe.

The studio is projected to be complete by the fall of 2007 but is in full working conditions at the moment with all state of the art equipment. Productions Aguamarga, other than overseeing the completions of future phases and running the operations of the complex, is determined to provide a complete production support mechanism, including Government alliances, to welcome world wide productions.

The las movie to shoot here is the movie Asterix and the Olympic Games starring Gerard Depardieu. Other productions last year have been the Ray Loriga’s Teresa, Muerte y Vida, Antonio Bandera’s El Camino de los Ingleses and Menno Meyjes’ Manolete among others. This year with the complex continuing to develop, we can expect more and more Hollywood types to start arriving and enjoying the amazing facilities.

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Sangria, what can be said that has not been said before about this awesome typical Spanish drink. My favorite summer treat, a nice refreshing glass of sangria. Sitting down in an outdoor bar with friends and sipping a glass of sangria is probably one of the most enjoyable things one can do in Spain or anywhere else.. but in Spain it is a lot more fun.

How do you make sangria you many ask? There are many different ways you can make this treat. You just need the basic ingredients: wine and fruit the other compliments vary with each recepie. My fathers recepie is one of my favorites and it contains, red wine (a cheap bottle), a shot of , Cognac, sprite, orange juice and cut up fruit of your choice. In the beginning you will need to experiment until you get the right taste (its fun trying your mixtures until you get it right).

You can always just run to your nearest bar in Spain and order a glass or jar full of this red delicacy.

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I think everyone knows that one of the best cheese in the world comes from Spain. With so many different varieties this country has a diverse range of culinary styles that come in a variety of rich and complex flavors.

Manchego is probably the most well known outside Spain. Sheep and Goat cheeses are both common, the latter in Andalucia. Mixed milk cheeses are also very common. There are light cheeses which are are not generally transformed or fermented except for the lactic fermentation, medium flavor cheeses are usually semi-cured and go well with young red wines and Strong flavored cheeses with the longest curing process go well with red wines with body.

Whether you are a cheese lover or not, once you try Spanish cheese you will taste a difference and you will want more and more. Cheese and wine are one of the great pleasures of Spain.

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