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Spain,Andalucia,Seville. The striking terracotta coloured walls of an inner courtyard in the Alcazar contrasts with the lush green of a citrus tree.
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Spain,Andalucia,Seville. Formal gardens of the Alcazar Palace in Seville incorporate geometric forms,palm trees,fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A Portuguese woman picks grapes during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A Portuguese woman picks grapes during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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The foreman of works inspects barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Portuguese women pick grapes during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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Map of Italy and the Mediterranean made out of ceramic tiles on a street in Seville,Spain
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The foreman of works inspects barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery
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All the Rioja wine at Muga winery is aged in oak casks in underground cellars
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A few hundred metres offshore,the picturesque Bourtzi Castle is one of Nafplio's most recognisable landmarks. Originally the port of Ancient Mycenae and Argos,Nafplio came under Venetian rule in 1388. Despite the Venetian's attempts to fortify the town they also constructed the hilltop Palamidi Fortress),Nafplio fell into the hands of the Turks in 1715.
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Dinner on the balcony of one of the Asterias Suites looking out over the sea
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Dinner on the balcony of one of the Asterias Suites looking out over the sea
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Looking down onto the ancient estate of Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal. The Douro valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A swimming pool glistens in the September sun on the Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo wine growing estate in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. Quinta Nova was the first wine hotel in Portugal offering luxury accommodation. The area is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Thousands of vines during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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View from inside Ca d'Oro,a venetian Palace,overlooking the Canal Grande.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A bottle of Churchill's vintage port,from the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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A group of tourists stand in the centre of the compass pavement in front of the Monument of the Discoveries
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Malta,Valletta. Tourists look out from an elegant ballustrade on the old walls of Valletta over the Grand Harbour towards Vittoriosa.
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Italy,Tuscany,San Gimignano. Rows of vines and olive groves carpet the countryside in front of a rural village close to San Gimignano.
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A matador goads the bull to charge with his cape during a bullfight in Autol
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The vast semi-circular Plaza de España in Seville. The grand buildings,fountains and tilework of the complex were constructed for the 1929 Spanish Americas fair.
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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern,almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect,Santiago Calatrava
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Spain Basque Country Ondarroa BeachOutside; OutdoorPicturesqueNature,Natural; Natural BeautyLandscape; Scenery; Scenic Spain,Spanish; Continental; EuDay; Daytime; Afternoon Blue Sky; Sunny; Sun; Sunshine;Beautiful; Stunning; Striking; Christian Kober/John-Warburton Lee Photography
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Spain,Andalucia,Seville. A path flanked by roses,citrus trees and classical pillars in the Moorish garden of the Real Alcazar Palace in Seville.
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Carefully arrayed flower pots in the beautifully decorated courtyard of a house on Callejon del Agua,beside the Real Alcazar Palace,Seville,Spain
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Named after a 13th century Mycenean king,Nestor's Cave (or Spilia tou Nestora) commands suberb views along the southwest Peloponnese coast. The impressive cave may have been the inspiration for Homer's cave in which Nestor kept his cows.
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The striking architecture of Ysios winery,designed by world renowned architect Santiago Calatrava,mirrors the undulations of the limestone mountains of the Sierra de Cantabria rising behind
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Spain,Andalucia,Seville. A classical column surrounded by roses in the gardens of the Alcazar palace.
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Sun loungers and umbrellas lined up on the beach at Playa Matagorda in the early morning
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A castell (human castle) nears completion as the last performers scramble to the top,during the festival of La Merce in Barcelona. The formation of castells (human towers) is a Catalan tradition usually performed at festivals throughout Catalunya.
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Carefully arrayed flower pots in the beautifully decorated courtyard of a house on Callejon del Agua,beside the Real Alcazar Palace,Seville,Spain
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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern,almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect,Santiago Calatrava
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A Portuguese woman picks grapes during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A traditional Portuguese woman picks grapes on the Churchills Wine Estate during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. She is dressed in black because she is a widow. The Douro valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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A trumpeter plays charanga to accompany Gigantic plaster heads as they are processed through the streets of the village of Castanares during the festival of Giants and Bigheads (Gigantes y Cabezados)
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Portugal,Alentejo,Estremoz. A marble mine by the small town of Estremoz in the Alentejo region of Portugal.
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A statue of girls and children holding grapes to celebrate the wine harvest stands beside the entrance to Muga Winery on a stone plinth surrounded by flower pots
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Modern Vats used in the Port wine making process on an estate in the Douro Valley in the North of Portugal.
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Bottles of Muga Reserva and Torre Muga on top of new wine barrels at Muga winery
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Portugal,Alentejo. White marble quarry near Estremos. The marble produced here is among the best in the world and much of it is exported to Italy. As well as being used for local buildings,the marble chips can be heated in an earth oven to produce whitewash after water has been added,hence the traditional white-coloured buildings across the region.
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Portugal,Alentejo,Estremoz. A marble mine by the small town of Estremoz in the Alentejo region of Portugal.
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Massage on the balcony of one of the Asterias Suites looking out over the sea
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Malta,St George's Bay. Villa Rosa,a luxury hotel set in beautiful gardens looks down on St George's Bay.
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The surreal chimneys of Antoni Gaudi's architectural icon,Casa Mila in Barcelona. Known as La Pedrera (the Quarry),the builiding was built from 1905 to 1911 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
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The ornate carved portal of San Esteban Protomartir,the Catholic church in Abalos.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Grapes are crushed in the traditional way on an estate during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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Portugal,Lisbon. The Castelo Sao Jorge in Lisbon with the Rio Tejo in the background.
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Statue of St James at the Cathedral of Santiago in Santiago de Compostela.
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Venice Carnival People in Costumes and Masks on Canal with Gondolas and Isola Di San Giorgio Maggiore
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Traditional Port wine Barrels in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Traditional Port Wine Barrels in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. Port Barrels on the Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo estate in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. The valley was the first demarcated and controlled winemaking region in the world. It is particularly famous for its Port wine grapes.
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The Chiesa Soccorso at Forio a landmark whitewashed church that protects the fishermen
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Old lisbon man enjoying a cigarette in his doorway beside the Castelo Sao Jorge,Lisbon,Portugal
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Memorial to the Marques de Villaviciosa,carved into a rock at the Mirador de Ordiales,at 1850m in the Picos de Europa
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Segovia's Alcazar,or fortified palace,originally dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was virtually rebuilt following a fire in 1862. It is believed to be the model for Disneyland's Californian castle.
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Portugal,Douro Valley,Pinhao. A Portuguese worker separates the good grapes from bad during the september wine harvest in Northern Portugal in the renowned Douro valley. He is helped by the use of an assembly belt and modern technolgy.
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