Wellington Hotel Madrid
The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool open in summer when weather permits. (AB05/07)The hotel has a traditional facade, typical of the architecture of the surrounding area.The hotel boasts a large reception and lobby area, attractively decorated and comfortably furnished, with great attention to detail.Situated in the sophisticated district of Salamanca, only a mile and a half from Puerto del Sol and opposite the Retiro Park, this luxury hotel enjoys numerous shopping venues, restaurants, bars and local links to the public transport network in the vicinity. The airport is roughly 10 miles from the hotel.The situation is also ideal considering it is within the Art Triangle, an area of Madrid where the most notable museums, such as the Prado, the Thyssen and the Center of Art Reina Sofia, are located.This 8-storey top-class hotel was built in 1952 and renovated in 2002. The welcoming lobby offers a reception that is open 24 hours, a safe, a cloakroom and a currency exchange desk. Additional facilities include lifts, a café, a hairdresser's salon, a bar, a club, a TV room, an air-conditioned àla carte restaurant with a non-smoking area and highchairs for children, a conference room and an Internet terminal. Services include a room and laundry service, a doctor on call and parking facilities.Check-in:13:00, Check-out:12:00.This imposing hotel is opposite Retiro Park in MadridÂs Salamanca district, a two-block stroll from the Serrano shopping area and one km (a half-mile) from the Prado Museum. Stained glass windows and modern art adorn every floor, an outdoor swimming pool enlivens a leafy courtyard, and health and beauty facilities pamper with a variety of treatments. The 275 guestrooms offer a traditional decor with plush fabrics, electronic window blinds, linen sheets, minibars, marble baths with double sinks, and wireless Internet access. After a long day of sightseeing or business in Madrid, be sure to feed your appetite at the Golden Key,. This restaur
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One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things: Touring a Heritage trail
The aim of the paper is to present our investigation of the potential role of a historical route as a language learning and culture acquisition tool. The Route of the Blown Bridges refers to Wellington’s retreat in 1812 from Burgos to Portugal after the month long siege of Burgos had proved to be too tough a target. While retreating, and to avoid being trapped by the French army, Wellington ordered that several bridges on the Carrion, Pisuerga, Duero and Tormes rivers were blown. Through “the worst scrape I was ever in”–as Wellington put it- the allied army gained a moral dominance over the French not renouncing to it ever again.
We identify, categorize and analyze the route and its highlights in order to create materials which may serve as a means to gain a deeper sense of the Spanish culture and heritage. These materials will be used to foster this touristic route which may be useful to students interested in learning Spanish L2 while experiencing the country’s historical heritage.
The analysis of the museography and other landmarks of the route will demonstrate how fascinating the itinerary is as a means to relive the historic epic of the Napoleonic Europe both for the foreign contemporary traveler, often learned and with great interest in historical events, and also for the general public, willing to know more about this period of our history, the popular festivals, the historical recreations, etc.
As part of an ongoing project devoted to the planning, design and digitalization of materials called Touring the Battlefield: The Peninsular War in Castilla y Leon, our didactic proposal covers language use, cultural knowledge and intercultural competence, while contributing to the valorization and manament of our region cultural landscapes.
Author - Leonor, Perez Ruiz, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain (Presenting author)
Co-author(s) - Soto de Prado Otero, Catalina, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Co-author(s) - Ruiz del Arbol Moro, Maria, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Co-author(s) - Borreguero Beltr n, Cristina, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Spain. Madrid. Babylonian symbolism in Roman Catholic Church
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Victoria University of Wellington. Graduation address given by Theresa Nash, who has just graduated as a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, majoring in accounting, commercial law and economics together with a graduate diploma in professional accounting.
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Business Hotels in Madrid spain
Business Hotels in Madrid Spain
#1 Abba Madrid Hotel
The Abba Madrid Hotel enjoys a fabulous location right in the business district, near Avenida America and the Barrio de Salamanca and two steps away from the Auditorio Nacional of Music in cosmopolitan Madrid. Near to a fine array of good restaurants, shopping,
#2 Hotel Quatro Puerta del Sol
The Quo Puerta del Sol is an elegant building of the very early 20th Century and is protected by its heritage status. Visitors to the fully restored hotel will enjoy its atmospheric public spaces as well as its excellent amenities, which include a city desk,
#3 Crowne Plaza Madrid Airport
The Crowne Plaza Madrid Airport employees are available 24-hours a day and can book tours and tickets. Airport transfers, laundry service and dry cleaning are available upon request. Hotel amenities include a fitness centre,
#4 NH Paseo del Prado
An excellent location and reputation for distinctive service makes the NH Paseo del Prado a good hotel for a wide array of travelers. It is directly adjacent to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and only a few steps from the Prado, Puerta del Sol,
#5 Confortel Pio XII
The Confortel Pio XII staff are available 24-hours a day and can book tours and tickets. The hotel has conference room(s), a concierge and a business centre. As part of the in-house services, guests can get connected with the computers available for use
Best value hotels in Madrid spain
Best value hotels in Madrid Spain
#1 Vincci Capitol Hotel
The Vincci Capitol Hotel is listed on the National Historic Register and is among one of the finest specimens of Art Deco architecture in the city. It was renovated in 2007 and can now offer totally modern amenities in its charming and unique environment.
#2 Hotel Plaza Mayor
Boasting a privileged location in the heart of the historic district, Plaza Mayor Hotel is a central good value for money hotel in Madrid. The hotel is within easy reach by public transportation from Madrid Airport as well as from Atocha train station
#3 BEST WESTERN Carlos V
Guests of the BEST WESTERN Carlos V will enjoy visiting the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum, Puerto del Sol, Queen Sofia Art Center and all of the sites of Madrid. Amenities of the hotel include a buffet breakfast, cocktail lounge, snack bar
#4 Tryp Ambassador
The Tryp Ambassador is located near the Teatro de la Opera Theatre. Guests will also find that this is one of the closest hotels in Madrid to the Royal Palace. The Gran Via and the Senate are both within easy reach of the hote
#5 Espahotel Plaza de Espana
Those looking to book their stay in a serviced apartments complex in Madrid, Spain will be happy to know that Espahotel Plaza de EspaA±a offers great accommodation deals. Located in a central area, the complex is easy to reach from Barajas international airport. Centrally located in the Spanish capital
SPAIN: SPANISH FISHERMAN ACCUSE EU OF SELL OUT
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Spanish fishermen are accusing Europe and Madrid of selling out following yesterday's deal with Canada to end the fish war in the north Atlantic.
The fishermen are threatening to ignore the agreement and have called for the resignation of Spain's fisheries minister.
Vigo, Spain's main fishing port and home to the turbot fleet, was not happy about the fishing rights deal agreed on Sunday between the European Union and Canada.
The town council called an emergency meeting to protest the agreement.
All four political parties represented on the council backed a resolution calling for the resignation of Spain's fisheries minister.
The Spanish government viewed the deal as a positive move.
Vigo's Socialist Mayor Carlos Principe disagreed:
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I think the agreement, and I've been saying this since yesterday, is absolutely unsatisfactory for the Spanish Galician fishing fleet and it's also a bad precedent for the European Union because it shows weakness in the unreasonable concessions they made.
SUPER CAPTION: Carlos Principe, Mayor of Vigo
Vigo newspaper headlines against the deal reflected local sentiment. The fishing industry characterized the deal as a betrayal of its interests.
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I think it's a very negative agreement and not in the interest of the Spanish fleet.
SUPER CAPTION: Reinaldo Iglesias, Vice-Chairman of the Ship Owners Cooperative, Vigo
The Spanish fishing fleet warned that they would ignore the new set of turbot quotas, saying it would hurt their industry and thousands of fishermen would lose jobs.
Canada's Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin said he hoped Spanish anger at the deal would be short-lived.
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There may be some anger and we should give that a few days to wash through the system. Now we've got to become, we must really become good partners to have an effective regime in place, good partners with the European Union. I'm willing to work very hard to become, as I said, not an outlaw but an in law in conservation.
SUPER CAPTION: Brian Tobin, Canadian Fisheries Minister
In the deal Canada gets ten-thousand tons out of the total 1995 catch limit of 27-thousand tons and recognizes the Spanish right to fish in international waters near Canada's coast.
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The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and Bourbon Spain (with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland allied with the Kingdom of Portugal), for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807, and escalated in 1808 when France turned on Spain, previously its ally. The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814, and is regarded as one of the first wars of national liberation, significant for the emergence of large-scale guerrilla warfare.
The Peninsular War overlaps with what the Spanish-speaking world calls the Guerra de la Independencia Española (Spanish War of Independence), which began with the Dos de Mayo Uprising on 2 May 1808 and ended on 17 April 1814. The French occupation destroyed the Spanish administration, which fragmented into quarrelling provincial juntas. The episode remains as the bloodiest event in Spain's modern history, doubling in relative terms the Spanish Civil War.A reconstituted national government, the Cortes of Cádiz—in effect a government-in-exile—fortified itself in Cádiz in 1810, but could not raise effective armies because it was besieged by 70,000 French troops. British and Portuguese forces eventually secured Portugal, using it as a safe position from which to launch campaigns against the French army and provide whatever supplies they could get to the Spanish, while the Spanish armies and guerrillas tied down vast numbers of Napoleon's troops. These combined regular and irregular allied forces, by restricting French control of territory, prevented Napoleon's marshals from subduing the rebellious Spanish provinces, and the war continued through years of stalemate.The British Army, under then Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, guarded Portugal and campaigned against the French in Spain alongside the reformed Portuguese army. The demoralised Portuguese army was reorganised and refitted under the command of Gen. William Beresford, who had been appointed commander-in-chief of the Portuguese forces by the exiled Portuguese royal family, and fought as part of the combined Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellesley.
In 1812, when Napoleon set out with a massive army on what proved to be a disastrous French invasion of Russia, a combined allied army under Wellesley pushed into Spain, defeating the French at Salamanca and taking Madrid. In the following year Wellington scored a decisive victory over King Joseph Bonaparte's army in the Battle of Vitoria. Pursued by the armies of Britain, Spain and Portugal, Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, no longer able to get sufficient support from a depleted France, led the exhausted and demoralized French forces in a fighting withdrawal across the Pyrenees during the winter of 1813–1814.
The years of fighting in Spain were a heavy burden on France's Grande Armée. While the French were victorious in battle, their communications and supplies were severely tested and their units were frequently isolated, harassed or overwhelmed by partisans fighting an intense guerrilla war of raids and ambushes. The Spanish armies were repeatedly beaten and driven to the peripheries, but they would regroup and relentlessly hound the French. This drain on French resources led Napoleon, who had unwittingly provoked a total war, to call the conflict the Spanish Ulcer.War and revolution against Napoleon's occupation led to the Spanish Constitution of 1812, later a cornerstone of European liberalism. The burden of war destroyed the social and economic fabric of Portugal and Spain, and ushered in an era of social turbulence, political instability and economic stagnation. Devastating civil wars between liberal and absolutist factions, led by officers trained in the Peninsular War, persisted in Iberia until 1850. The cumulative crises and disruptions of invasion, re ...
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I think “Hard Times should be listened to carefully, but, above all, it should be felt because it is a sincere emotional experience that will leave no one indifferent. It is moving in its anger, its tenderness and in its implicit and explicit contradictions. To paraphrase Kristofferson in one of the songs from the album, ...ain’t it just like a human?...
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Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain 1808
In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon's Empire suffered its first major defeat, and though Napoleon himself then arrived in Spain to reassert French military dominance, he could not prevent the escape of Sir John Moore's small British army, after its defensive victory at Corunna on 16 January 1809. The British army would return, under new leadership, to play a major part in his downfall.
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