MANCAMONDO

Western
Europe

Kingdom of Spain

Spain

Gran Canaria

Las Palmas

Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the third
largest and second most populous island of the Canary
Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of
Northwest Africa which is part of Spain.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a city in the island of Gran Canaria, in Spain.

It is the co-capital (jointly with Santa Cruz) and the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.

It is located in the northeast part of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, about 150 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Africa within the Atlantic Ocean.

Las Palmas enjoys a subtropical climate, with mild to warm temperatures throughout the year.

According to a study carried out by Thomas Whitmore, director of research on climatology at
Syracuse University in the United States, Las Palmas enjoys "the best climate in the world".

The city was founded by Juan Rej�n on 24 June 1478, with the name "Real de Las Palmas".

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a sister city of San Antonio, Texas in the United States.

Las Palmas offers a variety of theater, cinema, opera, concerts, visual arts and dance performances.

The city hosts the Canary Islands Music Festival, the Theatre and Dance and the International Film Festival.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus (Spanish:Crist�bal Col�n) anchored in the Port of
Las Palmas, and spent some time on the island on his first trip to the Americas.

Christopher Columbus also stopped on the way back to Spain.

The Casa de Col�n museum in the Vegueta area of the city is named after him.

The raid and partial destruction of Las Palmas by the Dutch under Vice Admiral
Pieter van der Does in 1599 is considered a major event in the city's history.

The Las Palmas seaport, Puerto de la Luz, known internationally as La Luz Port,
benefited greatly from the closure of the Suez Canal during the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Due to its situation as nexus of two continents and its importance as
a tourist destination, many foreign workers have migrated to the city.

Gran Canaria july 1998

The island is of volcanic origin, mostly made of fissure vents.

The capital city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was founded on June 24, 1478, under the name "Real de Las Palmas", by Juan Rej�n, head of the invading Castilian army.
In 1492, Cristopher Columbus anchored in the Port of Las Palmas (and spent some time on the island) on his first trip to the Americas

This island is called a "Miniature Continent" due to the different climates and variety of landscapes found,
with its long golden beaches and endless dunes of white sand, its green ravines and picturesque villages

The Dunes of Maspalomas are located between Playa del Ingl�s and Maspalomas

The island possesses 32 Natural Protected Spaces.

Spain

IBIZA

Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea
79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

Ibiza has become well known for its association with nightlife, electronic dance music
and for the summer club scene, all of which attract large numbers of tourists.

Ibiza Balearic Islands Spain september 2018

Ibiza is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ibiza and the nearby island of Formentera to its south are called the Pine Islands, or "Pityuses".

The official Catalan name is Eivissa. In British English, the name is usually pronounced in an approximation of the Spanish.

Ibiza is a rock island covering an area of 572.56 square kilometres (221.07 sq mi), almost six times smaller than Majorca,
but over five times larger than Mykonos (in the Greek Isles) or 10 times larger than Manhattan in New York City.

Ibiza Balearic Islands Spain, 13 september 2018.

Ibiza Balearic Islands Spain september 2018

Ibiza Balearic Islands Spain, 14 september 2018.

Ibiza Balearic Islands Spain in the NINETIES

Ibiza has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate bordering on a Hot semi-arid climate.

Ibiza is considered a popular destination, especially due to its legendary and at times riotous nightlife, centered around two areas: Ibiza Town, on the southern shore and Sant Antoni to the West.

Ibiza is a very popular vacation spot for long-time naturists and amateur nudists alike. Above it's Me naked at the beach (1999).

The wild Es Cavalett beach is another one of the world's most popular nude beaches, and also happens to be in Ibiza. This beach is well known for it's gay corner, on the northernmost side.

Ibiza amazing clubbing

Well-known nightclubs are Privilege, El Divino, Amnesia, Space, Pacha...

During the summer, the top Dance Music Producers and DJs come to the island and play at the various clubs, in between touring to other international destinations.

The most famous DJs in the world run their own weekly nights around the island.

For many DJs Ibiza is like a super outlet for new electronic dance music, within house, trance and techno genres.

The city has achieved renown worldwide fame as a cultural center for house and trance in particular, with its name often
being used as a partial metonym for the particular flavor of electronic music originating there, much like Goa in India.

The season traditionally begins at the start of June with Space and DC10's opening parties and finishes on the first weekend of October with the Closing Parties.

Since 2005, the live music event, Ibiza Rocks, has helped to redefine the Ibiza party landscape. Bands such as
Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, The Prodigy, and the Kaiser Chiefs have played in the courtyard of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel

Spain

PALMA DE MALLORCA

Palma is the major city and capital city of the
autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands february 2020

Palma was founded as a Roman camp upon the remains of a Talaiotic settlement.

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands Spain, february 2020.

Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands september 2018

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands Spain, 14 september 2018.

Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands may 2013

It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma.

After the conquest, Majorca was incorporated into the province of Tarraconensis by 123 BC. The Romans founded two new cities: Palma on the south of the island, and Pollentia in the northeast.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral.

Built on the site of a pre-existing Arab mosque, it is designed in the Catalan Gothic style but with Northern European influences.

It sits within the old city of Palma atop the former citadel of the Roman city, between the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and the episcopal palace.

The Old City (in the south-east area of Palma behind the Cathedral) is a fascinating maze of streets clearly hinting towards an Arab past.

The Banys �rabs, or Arab Baths, one of the few remnants of Palma's Moorish past, are accessed via the quiet Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral.

With the exception of a few streets and squares which allow traffic and are more populated with tourists most of the time, the
walkways of this city quarter are fairly narrow, quiet streets, surrounded by a diverse range of interesting buildings, the
architecture of which can easily be compared with those in streets of cities such as Florence (Italy), for example.

Me walking around Palma. May 2013.

Me walking around Palma. Street artist. May 2013.

Palma. Street artist. May 2013.