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SPANISH STYLES – The Plateresque ornate style flourished in Spain’s Golden Age and left a legacy intricate facades

SPANISH STYLES: The ornate Plateresque style flourished during Spain’s Golden Age, leaving a legacy of intricate facades

SILVERWORK is delicate and it’s all about detail, so when an exclusively Spanish style of architecture flourished in the time of Cervantes and Philip II, it earned the nickname ‘silver smithery’. It’s now known today as the ‘Plateresque’ style. Plateresque is a Spanish artistic movement that developed between the late Gothic period and the early Renaissance in the 15th century. …

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Spain is introducing higher Airbnb taxes as well as a 100% tax on non-EU buyers.

Property prices reach new high in Spain with foreigners making 14.6% of purchases - CSN News

Congress has registered a BILL that will increase the tourist flat rental tax in Spain, which includes a 100% new levy for non-EU buyers of property. The socialist PSOE party group on Thursday presented the first draft written of the package which includes the extensive housing reforms announced by the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in January. The bill seeks to …

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Electric boat history from Sotogrande – Ceuta

Electric boat makes history with Sotogrande to Ceuta

Candela C-8 can save up to 90% of energy compared with traditional boats. Credit: Candela The Strait of Gibraltar has seen the first ever fully-electric boat cross from Sotogrande, Spain to Ceuta, in less than 60 minutes. The Candela C-8 developed by Swedish firm Candela became the first vessel to make an intercontinental journey without emitting any emissions. The boat …

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