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Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines.

Casa del Acantilado is a bright white house nestled on a cliff in Calpe, Alicante, Spain by architecture studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos and features an 18 meters long balcony that stretches out towards the Balearic Sea.

"Fuente del Barco de Agua" is a sculptural fountain in Valencia, Spain that uses streams of water to mimic the form of a traditional sailboat.

Newly released documents reveal secret services paid out fortune in bid to stop Franco joining war on Hitler's side MI6 spent the present-day equivalent of more than $200m bribing senior Spanish military officers, ship owners and other agents to keep Spain out of the second world war , files released today disclose.

OUT OF AFRICA.. "I am in a rather remote area of Africa with few teaching resources, access to e.mail but not the Web.

A global committee of taxonomists -- scientists responsible for species exploration and classification -- announced its list of top 10 species from 2012 today, May 23.

The One Direction heart-throb is enjoying a short break with friends in Barcelona in some down time between dates on the band's Take Me Home tour.

A preparatory committee of the Korean Friendship Association was inaugurated in Tarragona, Spain on May 13 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.

Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen enjoyed perhaps an easier journey to Madrid than some German ministers of late, greeted not by protests against Germany's role in advocating austerity measures, but rather with hope for a new plan seeking to reduce Spanish youth unemployment.

Water adds so much to a garden. And while ponds and pools are nice, the trickle and splash of an active fountain breathes fresh air and even a bit of a mystical quality into your garden oasis.

It's easy to imagine the terrified screams of Spanish nationalists echoing from 1936, as they were tossed over a cliff into the gorge below.

Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major "technical innovation." There is just one problem the calculations show - if submerged into water, it may never come up again.

At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.

At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.

Modern Spain boasts a sleek high-speed train, the Ave, which can whisk you from Madrid to Sevilla in a hour.

Several personal, smaller boats were in bay near downtown St. Augustine, waiting to welcome El Galeon to the Old City.

In advance of her fifth CD Lumiere being released in September, next month, stunning songstress and classical crossover artist Sasha Lazard will offer two special NYC concert performances onWednesday, June 12 at 8pm at Top of the Standard at The Standard Hotel and on Wednesday, June 19 at 8pm at night club The Cutting Room .

The 17th edition of MITM Euromed, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, will take place in the city of Seville, Spain, from December 2 -4, 2013, sponsored by Seville's Convention Bureau.

CIE DEFICIT WOULD BE 45m WITHOUT ASSET SALE AND STATE HELP - Coras Iompar ireann would have incurred a deficit of 45 million last year if it had not received emergency assistance from Government and sold assets, its annual report for 2012 has disclosed.

Tio Diego, Amontillado Valdespino, Jerez, Spain . The wonderful Patrick Sandeman's memory lives on in the wines that he found for his UK clients over a period of three decades.