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Save the Cordoba Mosque:
The Catholic church in Spain has been exploiting to it's financial advantage the World Heritage Site of the Cordoba Mosque (Mezquita) for decades. They now even pretend to turn this public site into church estate. They actually have already banned the term Mezquita (Mosque) to impose religious monopoly, while the Mezquita is actually one of the few great universal paradigms of harmony between cultures (main reason why it was declared World Heritage in the first place). Public pressure is needed towards the government of Andalusia to keep this monument as public property instead of loosing it to private, christian dominion.
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Petitions
to save unspoiled nature from destruction by mindless speculation
and construction
WWF World Wide Fund for nature
WWF's ultimate goal is
to
build a future where people live
in harmony with nature.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF.org)
Independency Project
in search for a better society
(first eradicate Tax Havens)
Chipiona, Costa de la Luz - Andalusia
Chipiona is to be found in the far west of the province near the estuary of the river Guadalquivir.
The impressive sight of its lighthouse ( the highest in Spain and third highest worldwide ) is to be seen at the Punta del Perro, offering a welcome to visitors and relief to mariners. The name Chipiona really belongs to the lighthouse, as the Romans gave the name "Turris Caepionis" to their first basic construction.
The highest lighthouse in Spain, Chipiona
The town, which was a rural and seafaring spa in the 19th century, is one of the most popular resorts in the province for today's visitors. Formed by the action of the two rivers Gaudalquivir and Gaudalete, the countryside around Chipiona is a fertile plain which makes full use of greenhouses in the production of cut-flowers and other market garden produce. Along the coast there are dunes, marshes - ideal for wildlife, and beaches - ideal for people.
Chipiona BeachesThe coast, which stretches for over seven miles, has superb beaches with every kind of service. The best known ones are: Playa de la Cruz, de la Canteras, De Regla, Camaron, Tres Piedras and Ballena.
An interesting outing is to visit one of the four corrals - Longuera, Trapillo, Cabito and Nuevo - which are opposite the town of Chipiona. Locals use traditional fishing techniques that make use of low lying stretches of irregular red sandstone which provides shelter for fish during low tides.
What to see or do in ChipionaOne of the most popular past-times is golf and the 18 hole, par 72, course at the Costa Ballena Club, designed by Maria Olazabel attracts many enthusiasts. But if you want to do something serious why not visit some of the local wine producers and taste the delicious muscatel de Chipiona in the Bodega Cesar Florido and the Bodeguita de Castillito(calle Castillo 1). The origin of this wine goes back some five centuries where the muscatel grape is grown in soil that is a mixture of clay and sand which produces a quality that, they say, is fit for the palate of a god.
Specially during the summer, Chipiona offers lots of bars, terraces, cafes, restaurants and leisure attractions around and on the beaches which provide entertainment until the early hours of the morning. Among the local festivals the ones that stand out are: Romeria del Pinar (June), La Velada de Nuestra Senora de Regla (September) and the Carnival de Chipiona (February) where hundreds of people dress up and enjoy the festivities throughout the night and the day. |
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