Santiago is a good choice for a visit in this country. If you are a newcomer to the area or haven，t visited for a while， the information provided on this and related pages will prove invaluable in assisting you to make your holiday or business venture here， as simple as a stroll down your local street back home.
Santiago de Compostela is the city where， according to a legend， the remains of the apostle Saint James were found. Nowadays Santiago is the third most important Christian pilgrim centre after Jerusalem and Rome.
Situated in the very northwest of the country， some 40km from the coast， Santiago de Compostela is one of the wettest places in Spain.
One of the most beautiful of all Spanish cities， Santiago de Compostela has been a travellers， destination for so long that it boasts the oldest hotel in the world！ The city is also the subject of the first guidebook in history - the early 12thcentury Codex Calixtinus - part of which details the famous pilgrim route， the Camino de Santiago (Way of St.James).
The city，s past is what most visitors frequent the place for. Cathedrals， museums and monuments are scattered everywhere and are one of the main reasons many folk visit. A trip to the “old quarter” is a definite “must do” activity， with its picturesquepicturesque adj.独特的 winding alleyways， built from local granite. On clear days， the warm， golden huedhued adj.有某种色调的 stone glows in the sunlight and the place is a honeycombhoneycomb n.蜂房， 蜂巢， 蜂脾 of architectural charm， perfect for exploring on foot.
Santiago de Compostela of today is a university town， cosmopolitan， dynamic and young at heart， yet remains an exquisitely preserved medieval cathedral town waiting your discovery. Excellent hotels and resorts of international repute accommodate travellers， needs perfectly. The infrastructure is good， so getting around is a breeze.
Shopping facilities are perhaps not the best one can find in the country， but are none the less diverse and well worth exploration. The eateries offer typical Spanish and International cuisines that will certainly tempttempt vt.诱惑， 引诱， 吸引， 使感兴趣， 考验， 试探 your tastebuds and on an entertainment level， there，s lots to see and do for all ages.
Mallorca
马略卡
马略卡岛 （Mallorca Isla)是西班牙巴利阿里群岛中最大岛，位于地中海西部，半热带气候。面积3，640平方公里，多山，最高峰马约尔（Mayor)，海拔1445米。景观多样，有松林、椰丛、急流、石灰岩洞、地下湖等。经济以农业及旅游业为主，产油橄榄、无花果、葡萄、杏、橘等。有过磷酸盐、玻璃、制鞋等工业。主要城市帕尔马（Palma)有定期航空线联系巴塞罗那和法国巴黎。
马略卡是世界着名的旅游胜地，每年360天的日照和细腻的沙滩让这里的自然风光无与伦比。常见的风景是海滩，高高的棕榈，碧绿的海水，宏伟的披满阳光的大教堂，还有那清鲜的海风。
去马略卡吧，如果你想享受地中海的阳光。或者，如果你想体验一种被唤醒的颤抖。 那里的阳光，炙烈而有穿透力，包裹你，融化你，你身上所有的沉重被一点点揭开，一层层撕裂，最后，你找到了隐藏在灵魂深处的自己；那里的海水，浸润你，冲击你，漫卷而来，束缚你的种种压抑，被一点点冲刷，一丝丝荡涤，最后，你找到了像地中海那泓辽阔的水、那片透明的天一样，透明的蓝色，空明的心境。 于是，你的肉身和灵魂，赤裸裸面对海之浪和光之烈，通通透透地被地中海洗礼。 天地之间，海中之岛，人在沙滩，你被解放。 你可以驾着游艇在海上漫步。 你可以让风带着你冲浪。你可以游泳，可以被沙滩埋葬，还可以枕着情人的胳膊沉入黑甜之乡。
粗粝的阳光下，马略卡的哥特式大教堂的外墙也显得粗粝而耀眼。这座地中海上最宏伟的大教堂，是游人必去之处，如果你乘夜而去，感受它周遭古城的历史意蕴，也许会有时空颠倒的迷幻产生吧。
马略卡之所以游客如织，之所以连西班牙王室每年夏天都要来这里流连一段时间，之所以那么多的欧洲艺术家喜欢隐藏在这炙热的所在，也许正因为这片袒露在汪洋中的岛屿，在让你灵魂陡然惊醒的同时，又让它获得一种渴求。
Mallorca is the largest and most visited of the Balearic Islands. It has a surprising number of historic sights worth seeing and its villages and rural areas retain much of the charm that attracted visitors to the island originally.
Come discover Gothic architecture， hilltophilltop n.小山顶 villages， olive groves and hidden beaches. Party the night through， dine on cuisine straight from the sea or sail on a luxury yachtyacht n.游艇， 快艇， 轻舟 vi.驾游艇， 乘游艇 offshore. Whether you，re after a holiday with style， a beachbumming time out or an allday breakfast in one of the open beachside cafes； Mallorca， will not disappointyou.
Mallorca is a good choice for a visit in this country. If you are a newcomer to the area or haven，t visited for a while， the information provided on this and related pages will prove invaluable in assisting you to make your holiday or business venture here， as simple as a stroll down your local street back home.
The island of Mallorca is more than a place to go for sand， sea and sun. Here visitors can discover Gothic architecture， hilltop villages， oliveolive n.橄榄树， 橄榄叶， 橄榄枝， 橄榄色 groves and hidden coves. With an average of 300 days of sunshine each year， though it，s certainly an excellent spot for beach lovers， who frequent the place in their 1000，s each year.
Popular places to spend some time at are Palma de Mallorca， the main centre， or the northwest coast with the Serra de Tramuntana mountain ranges， or somewhere along the north and east coast beaches.
There are many attractions here besides the usual scatteringsscattering n.散射 of cathedrals， galleries and museums. There，s a vast selection of watersports， golf courses， excursionsexcursion n.远足， 游览， 短程旅行， 远足队， 离题， ［物］偏移， 漂移 in glassbottomed boats， huge caves， hilltop monasteries and castles， mashes full of wildlife and some truly stunningstunning adj.足以使人晕倒的， 极好的 mountains， which are enjoyed by walkers and cyclists alike.
Hotels on the island range from convenient budget lodging to luxuryluxury n.奢侈， 华贵 accommodation， both on the seafront and inland. Finding accommodation can be difficult， especially during the peak tourist season (July to August) and therefore booking your hotel reservation in advance is advisable and virtually compulsorycompulsory adj.必需做的， 必修的， 被强迫的， 被强制的， 义务的 in high season.
Escaping to a remoteremote adj.遥远的， 偏僻的， 细微的 area away from the crowds isn，t all that easy， but can be done as the inland towns are fairly undeveloped and offer a more relaxed way of life， with many interesting attractions. An excellent road network， which includes stretches of motorway as well as winding mountain roads， with simply breathtakingbreathtaking adj.惊人的， 惊险的 views it，s an island well worth visiting whatever the time of the year.
