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UNESCO / Innova Films28 June 2024On Friday Chipiona was officially recognized as the fifth community in the North-eastern Atlantic Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAM) region to achieve ‘Tsunami Ready’ status marking a significant milestone under the CoastWAVE Project The Recognition Ceremony was held in the 13th-century Castle of Chipiona situated on the seafront a fitting venue that underscored the critical importance of preparedness against coastal hazards The event opened with a speech by the Mayor of Chipiona who expressed his pride and gratitude for the collective efforts that have led to this recognition He emphasized the importance of raising awareness and educating the community about the risks of tsunamis Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO- IOC) and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO “Recognizing Chipiona as Tsunami Ready is a significant step forward in ensuring the safety and resilience of coastal communities This recognition underscores the importance of raising awareness and educating communities about coastal hazards ensuring a proactive approach to disaster preparedness.”  The implementation of the Tsunami Ready Programme in Chipiona has been made possible through collaboration with local stakeholders The partnership with the Environmental Hydraulics Institute has been critical to the success of the programme The Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme is a comprehensive tool designed to enhance the preparedness and resilience of coastal communities evacuation mapping and the organization of regular drills promoting active collaboration among stakeholders The CoastWAVE project is funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) many towns in the province have decided to prepare for this possible event and have drawn up different safety plans in the event of a tsunami One of these towns is Chipiona that last week received the distinction of being deemed 'Tsunami Ready' an important recognition awarded by Unesco Following the 2004 tsunami that devastated the coasts of Indonesia and Thailand and beyond several international bodies developed initiatives to try to reduce the risks associated with such events It was then that the Tsunami Unit of Unesco's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) was created is "to prevent the loss of lives and livelihoods caused by tsunamis by providing support to IOC Member States in assessing tsunami risk implementing tsunami early warning systems and raising awareness of preparedness measures among communities at risk." This unit also evaluates the different tsunami safety systems developed by towns and cities to determine whether they meet the requirements set by UNESCO Municipalities that do comply with these measures are awarded the 'TsunamiReady' distinction Unesco has established a series of indicators that are evaluated in order to award this distinction The first indicator involves an initial assessment which in turn is divided into three processes the municipality must have mapped and designated tsunami hazard zones calculated the number of people at risk and determined the economic and infrastructural resources are in place to be able to reduce the risk of a tsunami The second indicator relates to preparedness The municipality in question must approve easily understandable evacuation maps place information and signage for said info in public places make information resources available to residents run outreach activities at least three times a year and conduct tsunami simulation exercises every two years The last Unesco indicator refers to the response phase it is necessary to have adopted a community-wide tsunami emergency response plan to have the capacity to manage emergency operations to have sufficient means to receive information about possible tsunamis and to have the means to disseminate this information to the population Municipalities that pass the entire UNESCO assessment and each stage of the process receive the distinction of being 'Tsunami Ready' which determines that the area is prepared to minimise the consequences of a tsunami The municipality of Chipiona received this recognition last week This town in Cadiz has been designing safety plans for several years to act in the event of a tsunami and to avoid the possible consequences of such an event if it were to occur The efforts of the municipality have now been recognised with the 'Tsunami Ready' town title granted by Unesco The risk of a tsunami is very real on the coast of Cadiz which is why many other towns are also working on the design of emergency plans Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados irresistible cravings just over 1 hour from Seville an Andalusian-accented version of the hanging houses of Cuenca and an essential stop in the heart of the Sierra Morena Hornachuelos is still an unknown golden mile for many wild and also historical place with a finger-licking mountain gastronomy 30 kilometers separate Seville’s capital from this beautiful Sevillian town Carmona offers the visitor hundreds of charming corners and imposing spaces full of history From its Archaeological Ensemble, the Alcazar de la Puerta de Sevilla, the Roman Necropolis or its sweet treasure: the torta de inglesa A small town with extraordinary views where time seems to stand still bends and historical gems promise one surprise after another baroque temples and one of the most interesting attractions are condensed in its streets: the Coto de las Canteras A still unknown wonder that many also know as the Petra of Andalusia For the visitor is this ruin of what was once the hermitage of the Via Sacra and a necropolis Tickets can be purchased on site although it is recommended to check on the official website which days may remain closed due to events of different kinds is invariable: 4 € per person (5.5 € in the case of guided tours) Another of Andalusia’s Baroque treasures The City of Towers (11 Baroque-style towers preside over this municipality) coexists with dozens of churches and other artistic buildings along its streets All this raises Ecija as one of the most attractive getaways just 1 hour from Seville Life in Estepa transcends its pastry tradition, which makes it one of the most Christmas villages in Andalusia as the second summer residence of a good handful of Sevillians It has five beaches of fine white sand that has healing properties due to its high level of iodine continues to breathe a homey and close atmosphere to enjoy it all seasons of the year but Chipiona is one of the most beautiful getaways just 1 hour from Seville In the Sierra Norte de Sevilla are scattered villages of whitewashed houses narrow streets and viewpoints in which a mountainous and seductive stamp is outlined in many ways The castle of Constantina dominates this landscape of Muslim roots that recall the cistern its gastronomy and tabancos that make this destination barely 1 hour from Seville an unbeatable for an express getaway Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain A team of divers and archaeologists have made a discovery deep in the sea off the Gulf of Cadiz that they hope could possibly solve an enigma that is thousands of years old They uncovered large concentric circular structures that look like artificial walls which are said to bear similarities to Plato’s descriptions of the mysterious lost city of Atlantis At a press conference held in the Cádiz municipality of Chipiona this Saturday the divers and technicians who carried out a scan of the area They were accompanied by Michael Donnellan an American who directed a documentary series on this research called ‘Atlántica’ As confirmed by EFE, it will be presented at the South International Series Festival which is being held in Cádiz on October 8, reported larazon.es the historian and archaeologist Mercedes de Caso Bernal indicated that the team was not going to reveal the location of these findings: ‘We have notified the corresponding administrations and it is they who are responsible for maintaining and protecting them’ Boris Martínez Abad and Antonio Fernández Olivero while returning from one of their underwater explorations they detected ‘some anomalies’ in the area with sonar ‘We were going with empty oxygen tanks so we marked the area and left it for other explorations’ they said they thought they had detected shapes similar to walls something that was ‘quite special’ they contacted the topographers and hydrographers Sergio Aleu Ruiz and Alejandro Aleu Ruiz The two specialists used technology to carry out bathymetric surveys of the area with which they detected structures rising from the seabed with a height of five metres and some of them up to 450 metres long The only thing they do know is that they have never before seen others like them in the area also explained that during the dives they were surprised to see: ‘square and triangular stones because right angles in nature are not very common’ The archaeologist indicated that what they found is ‘the first data’ of an investigation that must continue with numerous technologies he pointed out that they must verify whether these supposed walls form part of the mainland or if they could in fact be an independent island like the one Plato referred to in his texts about a mythical civilisation where he spoke of a lost paradise that for many scholars is no more than a legend ‘We don’t know what we have found Mercedes de Caso Bernal commented at the conference with ‘maximum caution’ was nevertheless convinced that he was ‘on the verge’ of ‘a monumental event’ the structures located coincided ‘perfectly with Plato’s writings’ The ancient Greek philosopher mentioned an empire built 11,000 years ago which was formed ‘by a series of cities facing the sea’ It had a capital located on ‘an artificial island’ that was surrounded by concentric circular walls and in which some 20,000 people lived at the time which he had carried out ‘respecting the law’ He concluded: ‘We cannot say that it is that place we are simply saying that it is very curious and that we are in the process of continuing our research’ Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish he was accompanying “El Mani” on Canal Sur he gave his first guitar recital at the same flamenco venue Cerpa had already won the prestigious 1st Prize for Flamenco Guitar at the Javier Molina competition in Jerez judged by respected guitarists Paco Cepero and José Quevedo “El Bolita.” That same year he became a finalist in the first edition of the talent show “Tierra de Talento,” with a jury that included José Mercé José Mercé enlisted Cerpa as a guitarist for his Entre Verea tour and Cerpa continues to serve as the principal guitarist for Mercé’s Oripnadó tour In 2021, Cerpa participated in the Movistar+ documentary film Lola Flores, collaborating with artists like Rosario Flores, Lolita Flores, Enrique Pantoja, and Tomasito. His debut album La Séptima Cuerda features original compositions and contributions from renowned figures such as José Mercé Cerpa is pursuing advanced studies in Flamenco Guitar at the Conservatorio Superior “Rafael Orozco” in Córdoba He has performed at some of Spain’s most prominent venues Please enter an answer in digits:seventeen + fifteen = Navy and Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a 31-year-old sailor missing for nearly a week from his home near Naval Station Rota a small town on Spain’s Atlantic coast about 10 miles north of the base Navy officials are working with Chipiona police in the search and the case also is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service It’s unclear exactly when Caldwell went missing "I chose to become a PA because I love patients love talking to them and getting to know each person,” Caldwell wrote in a post made one day before his disappearance He was last seen wearing blue shorts and a long-sleeved white shirt with small blue polka dots according to a story published Tuesday by the newspaper Viva Rota Dozens of residents as well as Caldwell’s friends and fellow service members participated in at least one coordinated search Monday Anyone with information about his whereabouts can call NCIS at +34 956 824 384 or +34 649 479 689 View this post on Instagram A post shared by SAAM Club de mar (@saamclubdemar) If in addition to the must-visit beach bars in Cadiz, you want to know the mandatory stops in the rest of the country, discover the 25 best beach bars in Spain, according to Tapas Magazine It is an image that became a symbol of the global financial crisis -- about 20 bankers attending an emergency meeting at the London office of Lehman Brothers as the firm slid towards collapse one of those pictured in the Reuters photograph taken on Sept recalled how the growing sense of panic in financial markets contrasted with the mood inside the building at the time "It was almost a festival atmosphere at the bank But people were still coming to work and just chatting to each other," Moore said The photograph caught the moment when he and his colleagues were being told by bosses that things were going to be OK despite the plummeting Lehman Brothers share price "Senior management thought they needed to get the workforce focused again," Moore said "The phrase was stop 'goofing around and get back to work' I don’t think anyone took the message very seriously because we went back to doing what we had been doing beforehand intensifying the already widespread chaos in markets that brought the financial system to its knees and tipped the world economy into a deep recession Moore's department -- European fixed income -- was not among the parts of Lehman Brothers that were sold to other banks his security card stopped working and he was laid off Moore spent six months unemployed before finding a job as a fund manager The crisis also shook up the life of Eric Lipps who appeared in another well-known Reuters photograph from the period he was pictured in a long line of people seeking to meet potential employers at a jobs fair in New York unemployment rate had soared to 10 percent wrapped up against the cold in a beige raincoat his face appearing to reflect the despondency of many people at the time "Mercifully I had money so I wasn't going to be hand-to-mouth," Lipps said "Still it was a little nervous time because I didn't know how long I was going to be unemployed." He was hired again a few months later as a child support enforcement officer in New York who was Britain's finance minister 10 years ago recalled how his warnings of a looming disaster for the economy had generated howls of protest from economists and fellow politicians "But I could see the rupture in the financial system was quite catastrophic," he said now a Labour member of the upper house of Britain's parliament the damage done by the crisis in Britain was all the greater for the decision taken in 2010 by the newly elected Conservative-led government to aim for the eradication of the country's budget deficit in only five years "What is commonly called austerity has prolonged the downturn far longer to see a recovery and of course the process is by no means complete," he said the damage wrought by the near-meltdown in the world's financial system and the subsequent debt crisis in many European countries remains deep Jose Manuel Abel bade farewell to his wife and children and left his native Spain in 2012 after losing his job He worked doing low-paid jobs in Germany before returning to Spain last year but he expects to be laid off once the summer tourists stop coming to Chipiona a coastal town near Cadiz on Spain's southern Atlantic Coast Unemployment in Spain peaked at nearly 27 percent in early 2013 before falling back to just over 15 percent in the second quarter of this year -- still much higher than in many other countries "I'm working as a waiter and I don't have a problem with that because I think that any kind of job is respectable," Abel said training and I intend to use them in the future." He is also working with friends to set up a local political party which will contest municipal elections in 2019 "I don't want my sons to suffer and live what I had to live through," Abel said "I don't want to them to migrate and to look for a job opportunity away from this marvellous place." takes a rest at a yen trading room in Tokyo in 2008 works with a colleague at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow almost 10 years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers some of the firm's customers left the market Now Fukasawa thinks Japan's economy is gradually recovering lost ground "It seems to me that Japanese economy suffered a big hit However it is slowly but surely catching up with the global financial market," he said who in the past entertained female customers as a host in a club poses for a photo in Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district in 2009 poses for a photograph at one of his offices in Tokyo the first thing people did was to stop spending money in the red-light district," said Aizawa He has three clubs of his own and employs more than 70 men to staff them Aizawa also set up two other business ventures unrelated to his clubs Maria Isabel Rodriguez Romero (right) and her husband Benigno Ferrer sleep next to their daughter Maria Isabel Ferrer Rodriguez (top left) outside the apartment they were evicted from in Madrid in 2013 The family lost their home in a rent-controlled apartment in Madrid after falling behind with payments lowers the shutters so her father Efren Rodriguez Gonzalez can sleep in the living room of the home where they are squatting in a village in the province of Toledo "We are squatting because we can't afford to rent We are being asked for deposits of more than 1,000 euros and we don't have that kind of money saved," Rodriguez said Bank of England Governor Mervyn King arrives for a working dinner meeting with other members of the G-7 to coincide with the IMF and World Bank fall meetings Lord Mervyn King poses for a photograph at New York University in Manhattan "The banking system is certainly safer than it was prior to the the crisis naked beer-swilling on a dinghy and pagan rituals in the nude … top photographers pick their best summer shot at dusk otherworldly’Parklife: Danielle and Iyanna but with a baby daughter and commissioned work to juggle as all my professional work completely disappeared and the world came to a standstill The River Lea runs through Hackney marshes the area felt bacchanalian – lots of flesh The weather had been beautiful but things still were quite green Danielle and her daughter Iyanna had been on the marshes all day It was sunset and they were packing up to go home I had first spotted one of their friends – drawn by her amazing pink hair – and was talking to her when I saw these two on the river bank standing almost exactly in this very pose This is one of my favourite shots from the whole series Those early summer months of lockdown felt like a special time as people flocked to their local parks for a little respite from the monotony of lockdown I believe passionately in the healing abilities of nature Studies have shown how being near trees and open spaces can reduce cortisol levels and bring down blood pressure Last year we all found ourselves suffering from a kind of collective anxiety and depression and I think we intuitively flocked to these green spaces seeking comfort and calm The weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable in our region of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) It’s an area that has historically been home to many lakes a major problem and a consequence of climate change us locals are still making the most of them They are places to escape to at the heat’s height It was one of those sweltering summer weekends in 2018 when my husband son and I drove down to Powidz Lake from our home in Poznań it’s one of the country’s cleanest and largest My son is an only child; he brought this huge inflatable shark along for company I could see him having so much fun with it as he swam throwing it in the air and making up games with it Not that it’s unexpected – I’ve been photographing Jan since he was a little boy This picture is part of a series called Boyhood I’m photographing his childhood from a mother’s perspective And neither this place – nor this moment – were particularly special As the UK hunkered down for its first national lockdown last year I took to my bike to enjoy the empty roads I noticed people had colonised spaces that are never occupied otherwise – areas between their front door and their gate or little patches of the road outside their homes and neighbours gathered in the streets for cold beers and birthday celebrations You could hear the birds – there were no planes I loaded my camera equipment into my panniers and cycled north to Tottenham and down as far south as the river and Tower Hamlets – to photograph a broad spectrum of people and of building backgrounds I cycled round one corner and there was Alexandra I think everyone was so isolated in those months that they craved connection The project has become an exhibition and now a book that feels like a time capsule – a glimpse back at a unique moment We’re normally such a busy city you can’t get five seconds with somebody Days on Repeat is at Haggerston Park, E2 8NG until 5 August, order the book at olivia-harris.co.uk Down by the Hudson Watering Hole Three Boys Floating The watering hole in Poughkeepsie is on the outskirts of town next to the movie drive-in theatre and across the bank from the American Legion and the town is typical of so many small US towns struggling with post-industrial decline In the 2016 election it was neck and neck between Trump and Clinton and that sense of tension was palpable in the years following This watering hole offered this amazing counterpoint to all that People from a wide range of backgrounds go there during the summer It’s a place where they let their guard down and relax It’s not that everyone immediately becomes best friends but they acknowledge each other’s presence as human beings and treat each other with respect I like to make photographs that could have been taken 100 years ago There’s something about black and white that immediately gets us into the mindset of memory It has become a sort of shorthand for the past and for me it’s a way of updating and revisiting the mythology of the small American town Midsummer is big in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries Here in Norway we light fires and sing and dance the summer solstice is one of the most important events of the year The longest day and shortest night are marked with a national holiday as people gather to worship the pagan gods through rituals I went to a small town in Latvia to capture the summer solstice festival one year the shortest night of the year must be spent staying awake we gathered on a hilltop in front of a huge bonfire The women carried herbs collected from the forest; many people were dressed in traditional costumes At midnight the men took off their clothes lit their torches and processed down to the water’s edge There was a raft on the shore that was set alight and the men waded out into the lake carrying their torches as the burning vessel drifted out into the deeper water I was shooting using just the brightness of the fires and what little light there was – that night it never gets truly dark Being naked was not something anyone was self-conscious about it’s simply part of what they do every year and the dancing and feasting continued into the night and as the sun rose The festival may be named Jāņi after St John it has deep and ancient pagan roots that honour the sun I’m from a really small town in Texas It’s not a place I ever felt I belonged – it’s very southern But in my late 20s I went back to be with my mom returning I felt that I wanted to better understand where I came from I became good friends with a group of people and documented them in what I call their natural state They knew me as the friend who took cool photos; at some times they could be performative It was late one night when two girlfriends and I were hanging out at a pool drinking beers Nobody was around and we didn’t have swim clothes with us so we decided to go naked but I didn’t know at the time that my friend was pregnant Had I known I would have had reservations about taking the photo – it makes you read the image completely differently and maybe some will condemn her recklessness in drinking beer – but I’m glad I did as I think people can relate to her emotional turmoil and she just wanted to live her life – instead she was having to deal with this incredibly difficult situation There had been a horrible wind all day in Cádiz so I had found a sheltered beachin Chipiona While most of the beaches in the area are golden and blissful but that doesn’t stop your eye seeing something I noticed the colours were really special: dark ground and water’s reflection; bright side light from the slowly setting sun I went over to these three women to say hello “We are enjoying ourselves; this is the real life,” said one Turns out she had spent plenty of time in Catalonia From what she had heard about the unrest around independence she had assumed my city was a war zone now part of an ongoing body of work called You Are the Color of Memory is one I made during my pregnancy with my daughter When looking at this image now – my son and my pregnant silhouette both naked on a balcony in the Alaskan summertime – I’m glad that my son so confidently walked into the frame and threw the sheet aside the boldness of his gesture remarks on the intimacy of raising young children and how little stands between us which is something I was looking to convey about the pregnancy itself along with the mystery of it all and I are in the height of another Alaskan summer planning for fish and spending long days half-dressed in the mudflats which was difficult both personally and globally and during which I experienced a pregnancy loss with devastating after-effects we are basking in the freedom of the season together "From its beautiful pueblos blancos (white villages) to the seashore and deep into the forests these are the essential (and gastronomic) stops on a route through Andalucía's Cadiz province," declared the prestigious National Geographic Traveler magazine gastronomy and nature has often looked to the seas to tell us about the unique culinary experiences on offer in the pueblos blancos of Cadiz province people are led to believe that everything that is cooked and served up is all to do with bluefin tuna or comes from the sea you will discover a very tasty province where you won't miss getting away from the cities," said the publication As a result National Geographic Traveler magazine compiled a list of the best places to eat in Cadiz Less than twenty kilometres from Vejer de la Frontera and with 'retinta' beef as the star ingredient on its menu Aasador La Castillería has built up a well-deserved reputation as one of the best steakhouses in Spain A restaurant run by Juan Valdés that has brought thousands of meat addicts to Vejer de la Frontera looking for that grill experience National Geographic Traveler also mentions this different foodies' treasure that makes "cheese honey and cured meats its three gastronomic pillars." El Bosqueño cheese factory serves as a place of pilgrimage for those in search of quality cheeses El Bosque's charcuterie is also a must to fill your bags with 'morcones' (a sausage made from tripe) chorizos or their unique white blood sausage In this part of Cadiz the territory ruled by the 'alfajor' (a type of caramel biscuit) is dominated by Medina-Sidonia Before passing through the bakery of Aromas de Medina the savoury side can be enjoyed in places like Venta La Duquesa a charming restaurant where the favourite dish is the classic rice with rabbit The galeras (mantis shrimps) of Chipiona are what this magazine calls a "blessing" Here we are in the land of Rocío Jurado and the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Regla A place where you can also fall in love with moscatel wine which here is almost worshipped like a religion in its bars Try both in Casa Paco or El Quinto Pino further inland This is one of the favourite towns for tourists as bluefin tuna is the must-have dish to sample when passing through where the tuna with tomato is the main dish to try "An infallible classic to turn to during tuna season." making an authentic grape juice (mosto) is the first step in creating the fortified wines that have made the area world famous In Alcalá de los Gazules their famous variety of cabbage is spring greens (aka collard greens) Not forgetting their gazpacho soup served hot both a la carte and on some set lunchtime menus This alarming prediction focuses on the Averroes fault beneath the Alboran Sea, situated between the Málaga coast and North Africa An earthquake in this region could trigger six-metre waves reaching the Spanish coast in just 21 minutes residents would have only 35 minutes to evacuate inland While a Mediterranean tsunami might not reach the catastrophic scale of the 2004 Indian Ocean or 2011 Japanese tsunamis experts stress that even smaller waves can be deadly but more like one to two metres,” explained Hélène Hébert national coordinator of France’s Tsunami Warning Center (CENALT) The potential impact includes significant flooding and damage to beaches “Even 50cm can be dangerous to swimmers,” noted Pascal Roudil France has a red-alert plan in place for the first 15 minutes following a tsunami, and UNESCO is actively assessing risks from underwater volcanoes in the Aeolian Islands near Sicily Spain’s State Plan for Civil Protection against the Risk of Tsunamis includes an early-warning system and coordinated response strategies the town of Chipiona is preparing to become Spain’s first ‘tsunami-ready’ municipality conducting mock evacuation drills as part of an ICO initiative to ready communities in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean for the inevitable tsunami On 8 March the world celebrates International Women's Day and in some countries it is traditional to mark the day by gifting flowers to women and efficient irrigation systems in the western part of the Cadiz province are optimal for cultivating tulips Manuel Miranda Jurado decided to substitute green vegetables for colourful flowers Mirabel Reyes is one Manuel's daughters who is continuing the family business “Tulip cultivation was possible thanks to international collaboration and the active participation of Dutch specialists In autumn lorries from Holland deliver bulbs to Chipiona to plant in November We cultivate tulips in many different colours "There is actually a variety named after a famous Spanish character," she added "The deep pink Don Quichotte has twice won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society,” said Mirabel Don Quichotte blooms in gardens in the Netherlands in the spring But in Andalucía the peak for tulips is January and February scientists in Holland wanted to find out why tulips had such unique colourings Only in 1931 was it discovered that tulip colourings were actually caused by a virus Multi-coloured tulips are now artificially bred and we can't help but admire these new varieties developed by Dutch tulip hybridisers This season orange tulips are in demand," said Mirabel “In many Eastern European and northern countries gifting flowers has become a norm on International Women's Day Tulips especially are a hit in flower shops on 8 March there So far there is no special flower tradition in Spain for 8 March But why not give a bouquet of purple tulips Purple is widely associated with contemporary feminism," explained Maribel "We still have some last rows of tulips in purple and we have to cover them because this February has been extraordinarily warm and sunny and tulips like shade and cooler temperatures.” most of the grown tulips had been cut and the women were packaging them tulips represented compassion and kindness These flowers are considered a perfect way to honour women Although tulips are mostly associated with spring and the Netherlands they are believed to have originated in mountain ranges in Central Asia - the word 'tulip' is derived from a Persian word for turban The flowers were cultivated by gardeners in the Ottoman Empire and were actually unknown or quite rare in Western Europe until the end of the 16th century some believe that tulips came to Spain much earlier Tulips became one of the first flowers to be grown and cultivated in Europe They were an expensive gift in the 17th century They were even used as a form of currency by the Dutch Nowadays the Tulip remains the icon of the Netherlands National Tulip Day was founded as a prelude to the tulip season the Dam square in the centre of Amsterdam transforms into a big garden covered with 200,000 tulips Most of the cultivation of tulip bulbs takes place in Kennemerland in North Holland The colourful flowers can be seen in Dutch fields around April But the demand for tulips year-round means that Dutch lorries head to south Andalucía to pick up tulips in the winter months and around the middle of March tulips disappear from the Andalusian fields Flores Miranda’s last purple tulips will be sent for sale to the Costa del Sol the Dutch think that purple tulips are the perfect present if you want to wish someone a great new start And traditionally spring is all about new beginnings A recent study by Unesco's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/Unesco) has highlighted the hypothetical risk of a tsunami in Spain Now experts say that a huge wave will hit the Spanish coast again in the next 30 years In the 'Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard in the Mediterranean Sea' report the IOC analyses the probability of a tsunami occurring in the Mediterranean and affecting Spain The research warns that the possibility of a tsunami exceeding one metre in height in the Mediterranean in the next 30 years is almost 100 per cent the possibility of the big wave affecting Spain is not as high a tsunami could be the consequence of an earthquake And southern Spain (Andalucía and Murcia) are areas with high seismic activity as two tectonic plates converge: the African plate and the Eurasian plate The Canary Islands are also not exempt from risk because they are of volcanic origin The volcano on La Palma erupted three years ago (2021) devastating part of the island with lava flow while local residents watched on as their houses collapsed or were burnt to the ground the waves generated could reach a height of up to six metres and would reach the coast in 21 to 35 minutes The same time the population would have to evacuate The IGN (national geographic institute) in Spain is in charge of monitoring seismic activity that could generate tsunamis They do this through networks of sensors and buoys capable of detecting changes in sea level in real time providing early warnings to authorities and the public Although these phenomena are quite difficult to predict in the short term these tools would at least help the population to evacuate the area and avoid a humanitarian catastrophe the risk of a tsunami is much lower than in other areas since the recorded earthquakes tend to be of a lower intensity regions such as Andalucía have their own tsunami protocol The document includes a risk study to help town halls draw up their own Local Action Plan and the Junta de Andalucía has approved its Emergency Plan for the Risk of Tsunamis in Andalucía The areas of highest tsunami risk in Spain include the coasts of the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alborán Sea Although strong earthquakes do not occur frequently in Spain there are several earthquake zones due to the European and African tectonic plates Also the eastern coastal area - from Torrevieja to the Strait of Gibraltar - could be an area with a higher risk of tsunamis as there is more seismic activity The most critical danger zone is the Averroes fault in the Alborán Sea in southern Spain An earthquake in this zone could cause six-metre waves which would reach the coast in between 21 minutes and 35 minutes "The greatest danger is in the eastern Mediterranean due to earthquakes along the Hellenic Arc but most of the Mediterranean coast is prone to tsunami impact (...) We have found that the probability of a tsunami wave of more than one metre in height occurring somewhere in the Mediterranean in the next 30 years is close to 100 per cent This underlines the urgent need for a tsunami warning system in the region." The battle that Spain's state security forces are waging against drug smugglers in the Strait of Gibraltar is entering a phase that increasingly resembles a conventional war with both sides using similar control and espionage systems But in the last few days there has been a coup by the National Police and the Aduana customs force which have dismantled a sophisticated spying system used by a major drug trafficking group to monitor the movements of cars helicopters and planes of the state’s security forces and customs surveillance It was also discovered that the counter-surveillance operation was hired out to other traffickers in exchange for 20,000 euros per landing has made it possible to locate and neutralise a modified nautical radar and a thermal camera used for the control of ships and aircraft of the police services after its location was discussed by the drug dealers The discovery of the 'narco' spying system which has been active for at least two months took place during the last phase of the 'Saline' operation Three searches have been carried out in the towns of El Puerto de Santa María including the alleged operator of the counter-surveillance system The commanders of the operation consulted by SUR said that the radar system which was installed in an attic of a house in Chipiona covered practically the entire coastline of the province of Cadiz From this "strategically located" penthouse which had a monthly rent of around a thousand euros the 'spies' directly controlled the entire Bay of Cádiz the mouth of the Guadalquivir and part of the province of Huelva The thermal camera used by the drug gang was a military model and could be operated remotely to monitor the movements of both law enforcement officers and the traffickers themselves Investigators highlighted the difficulty of finding a similar device on the black market which would cost in excess of 100,000 euros "It is a very similar technology to the one we use,” explained a senior operative in charge of the operation the specialists of the Special Response Groups for Organised Crime (GRECO) of Cadiz and Customs Surveillance are focusing on two aspects The first is to locate the infrastructure of a large trafficking organisation in La Línea de la Concepción for which this espionage network worked The second is to determine which police operations were monitored by the drug traffickers' radar system The investigators are convinced that the decision of some drug traffickers to throw a thousand kilos of hashish into the sea was linked to a tip-off from the counter-surveillance network because it occurred simultaneously with the departure of a Guardia Civil patrol boat that had no connection with the operation which led to the discovery of the tracking network had two previous phases on 8 August and 1 November when a total of 104 bales of hashish were seized The criminal organisation was targeted by the security forces after the discovery of recreational boats moored in the Guadalete river as it passes through El Puerto de Santa María and others hidden in industrial warehouses in the same town "all of them with clear indications of being used for the trafficking of narcotic substances" Police investigations revealed that an organisation was trying to introduce a boat loaded with hashish at an unknown point on the river This boat was found semi-sunken off the coast of Cadiz loaded with 29 burlap bales containing hashish officers intercepted 75 burlap bales containing narcotics inside a van The two inflatable boats used to transport the drugs were found at the scene of the haul prompts many people to question whether we are happy or not every year a ranking of the happiest countries in the world is presented Where can we find the happiest people in the country the company Azucarera has carried out a study with the consulting firm YouGov to help Spain climb the World Happiness Index More than 1,000 people took part in the study and voted for the 35 happiest towns in Spain all these towns have specific conditions that favour the wellbeing of their residents a slow and calm pace of life that is free of stress tradition and tranquillity are some of the aspects that have been taken into account to draw up the list Once the ranking of the happiest towns in Spain was known Azucarera has compiled its confectionery recipes in a recipe book of the happiest towns in Spain was the place chosen to film the campaign advert The recipe book has given a voice to the residents of the happiest towns in Spain through their recipes because one of the objectives of the campaign is to highlight the value of popular wisdom as a source of emotional wellbeing endless promenades and a sun that comes out with the rage of the Andalusian summer it reserves some of the best beaches in the whole country and many of them are only an hour or two away from Seville Seville has within reach some of the most beautiful beaches in Andalusia Attractive and unavoidable destinations year after year Stock up on the basics and prepare a getaway to the best beaches near Seville Matalascañas summons thousands of visitors all year round a good amount of Seville and Seville people in particular The reasons do not escape anyone: its proximity (possibly the closest beach to Seville) and family atmosphere a beach that seems not to end and succinct summer beach bars it also stands as a summer Eden wrapped in nature A curiosity for the most absent-minded: the Torre de la Higuera welcomes visitors since the Lisbon tsunami in 1755 The Costa de la Luz brings together a good number of beaches in the province of Huelva and Cadiz shows a fine golden sand between bushes and small baths Among its benefits are a surprising amount of unspoiled and quiet spaces for those who seek unexplored haven of peace In the words of the prestigious National Geographic magazine Cuesta Maneli, between Mazagon and Matalascañas, is among the three best beaches in the country rice with duck or chamomile are inserted in the seductive gastronomic universe of Sanlúcar Valdelagrana belongs to El Puerto de Santa Maria and is one of the best beaches that Seville has in terms of proximity: it is just over an hour away An authentic coastal paradise to which hundreds of bathers make a pilgrimage every summer those who come on a day trip and those who stay overnight extending their holiday preference in infinite days Valdelagrana is summed up in fine golden sand clean waters and spacious beaches overlooking Cadiz But this beach town is not short of goodness: a good amount of beach bars a quiet promenade and the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de los Milagros a heritage surprise for those who pursue endless leisure and cultural options in their summer Halfway between Tarifa and Barbate awaits Zahara de los Atunes one of the undisputed jewels of the Andalusian summer The Castle of Zahara and the Palace of Jadraza preside along with the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Carmen and tuna are the main heritage values of this town in Cadiz You will have more than enough reasons to go to its beaches very extensive and divine to enjoy a summer day in the sun a lively nightlife and fiery sunsets as to miss its beaches so beautiful and close to Seville that it will take you less than 2 hours to reach them entre em contato com: Apoio ao cliente e anexe o código do erro Tienda online de Mercadona donde podrás comprar todos nuestros productos y recibirlos en tu casa Servicio gratuito que te permite gestionar todas tus facturas de forma sencilla Creado por Mercadona para que nuestros proveedores Un modelo de recursos humanos reconocido por ofrecer puestos de trabajo estables y de calidad Eating tapas while watching the waves, scampering round Roman ruins, mountain-biking and beach-based family fun … welcome to the Cadiz coast as seen by Guardian readers• To add a tip for next week, and be in with a chance of winning a £200 Hotels.com voucher, go to Guardian Witness Winning tip: El Faro, CadizA masterclass in traditional tapas. Fish picked off the slab is cooked as you wait in the cool, tiled bar (standing only). If you only eat one thing here it should be the tortillitas de camarones: fritters of tiny shrimps. They’ll burn your fingers but it’s so worth it.elfarodecadiz.comworldstreets Photograph: facebook.com/bienstartarifaThere’s no better place to chill out than the Bienstar sunset terrace. Its magnificent location, overlooking crashing waves, makes the fresh lobster and sea bass go down a treat. On a good day, you can even see Africa.bienstartarifa.comfoxthecox Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia. Photograph: AlamyThe stunning (and free to enter) ruins of Baelo Claudia are a great place to visit with the family, since they are mostly open, and children will have a great time playing on them. The rest of the day can be spent on the gorgeous white sands of the windy bay.andalucia.comJuslibolLord Photograph: flickr.com/photos/fundacionnmac/with/8274736434The James Turrell skyspace is just one of many highlights here. The park has an extensive activities programme, including full moon guided tours.fundacionnmac.orgretapowell Jerez is famous for its bodegas but Bodega Tradición stands out. It has its own art gallery: an eclectic collection amassed by the original owner, boasting an El Greco, two Goyas and a Velazquez, plus other beautiful works. You get to savour superb wines and an art exhibition in one go.bodegastradicion.esMonica Murphy Photograph: facebook.com/MtbTarifaThere are many mountain bike trails in this, one of the largest cork forests in the world. Uphill efforts are rewarded with magical views of Tarifa, the Strait of Gibraltar and over to Morocco. Add the fragrance of pine trees and eucalyptus, migrating birds flying above you, and your expedition becomes priceless.mtbtarifa.comSuzanne van der Veeken This traditional tapas bar in Conil serves amazing seafood cheeses … great after a day of discovering the numerous secret beaches in the beautiful Conil de la Frontera.Calle de la Virgen 10,+34 956 44 04 03Samuel Simpson Photograph: Tim Booth/PRA beautiful small hotel in a hilltop village. The hotel tastefully draws on the owner’s travels in north Africa, which is a nice touch. Mint tea on one of the roof terraces watching the sunset was a highlight.lacasadelcalifa.comRwcclark Parking is easy and there are gradual steps down to the sand where all signs of life are tucked behind the green dunes A handful of small cafes are scattered along this vast stretch of beach.Eviesjames La Fraternidad Franciscana del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Regla ha informado a través de sus canales oficiales que ante la crisis sanitaria a la que nos estamos enfrentando desde hace meses se ha decidido suspender la procesión que preside anualmente la Patrona de Chipiona se ha tomado siguiendo las indicaciones de los medios sanitarios la opinión pública y los medios de seguridad considerando la situación y ante la cercanía de los cultos en honor de la Santísima Virgen de Regla la Fraternidad Franciscana mantendrá la Novena en las mismas fechas y horarios tradicionales así como el Rosario de la Aurora del día 7 de septiembre y su posterior misa de peregrinación parroquial adoptando para estos cultos todas las medidas de seguridad establecidas la ceremonia de besamanos del día 9 de septiembre será sustituida por un acto de veneración a la bendita imagen de Nuestra Señora de Regla Todos estos actos serán emitidos en Youtube a través del canal Santuario de Ntra. 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