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Tokyo is divided into two different areas, one is composed of a lot of islands; and the other one is the city, formed by 23 special neighbourhoods, and the region around it. The mainland part is where most of the population is, and it is also the politic and economic capital of the whole country.

This city has a warm climate, with temperatures around 14 degrees during the whole year. In summer the temperatures are about 24 degrees, and in winter, they are around 4 degrees with occasional snowfalls.

About monuments and sightseeing, there is a lot to see. First you should visit the imperial palace, home of the emperor and his family. That's why there are a lot of places closed, but you will anyway enjoy this visit. The palace is surrounded by the "Kyoko Gaien" (palace garden), the perfect place for a photo. There are also a lot of temples of different religions, where the several festivals are held, such as the Meiji Shrine or the Sensoji Temple. Those festivals are called "matsuri" and they commemorate a lot of important days in different religions, such as the birth of Buda.

A good place for going out is the district of Shibuya, completely dedicated to entertaiment and shops. It is famous for its shopping centres, and because the Asian trends usually start there.

I think Tokyo is a very interesting city and everybody should visit it one day, although I haven't been there yet.

I'm going to talk about a small village of Jaén called Lahiguera. It is placed in the country, approximately thirty km away to the north of the capital, Jaen; twelve km away from Andujar or Villanueva de la Reina; and six km away from Arjona. This village has an average altitude of 200 metres on the level of the sea. The climate can still be very hot in July and August and it can be colder (minimum of around 13 °C) between December and February. Economic activities mainly revolve around the olive growing, the olive oil production industry and kitchen furniture. It is a profoundly agricultural village with 100% of its territory used as farm land, with olive trees taking up to 80% and herbaceous crops the remaining 20% of the land, mainly located on the banks of the Salado de Arjona.

With regard to gastronomy, the typical dishes are fried breadcrumbs with sausage, a very rich vegetable so-called "cardillos", gazpacho and "salmorejo". The sweets made here come from old times. The most famous ones are the ring-shaped rolls of white coating, a cake of chocolate called blanket and the ring-shaped rolls of wine.

Its main economic activities are the cultivation of olive grove and of cherry tree, cattle (sheep and goats), craft and the industry of plastic and metals.

Famous people have walked along its streets, such as the sculptors Pablo de Rojas and Martínez Montañés, the composer Pep Ventura and the writer Arcipreste de Hita. Alcalá la Real is the head office of the award Arcipreste de Hita.

Its food is typically Mediterranean. In summer with the high temperatures they eat "gazpacho", "pipirrana" or "ajoblanco" in winter, sausages, blood sausages and bacon.

ETNOSUR (Festival of Ethnic Meetings in the Mountain Range of the South) is celebrated in June, there are concerts, forums, plays, circus, craft workshops, dance... Its importance has been increasing, reaching 40,000 visitors in 2006! In my opinion, Etnosur is a fantastic festival because many young people from Andalucia go there and there is big variety of activities.

It is a very pretty place, with many trees and gardens, in the mountain. I like living here very much being very calm and far from the noise and contamination of the city. Here you can stroll with your dog calmly and play with your friends in the country, organize hiking excursions or ride your mountain bike, etc.

The bad thing is that there aren’t any stores and that's why whenever you need to buy something you must go to the city, but  it takes about 15 minutes by car.

In my opinion this it is the best place to live in the world.

During centuries, Istanbul has received the Christian and Arabic cultural influences. Thanks to his spices and perfume fragances and its monumental buildings Istanbul is a paradise to sensitive people. Istanbul is Turkey's essence.

The architectural building in the Santa Sofia's museum and temple and the Blue Mosque stand out in Istanbul. The Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea with the sea of Marmara. Other two treasures are the defensive walls, seven kilometres long and declared by UNESCO as a World's Cultural Heritage, and the Roman Racetrack with Teodosio's Obelisk, the Streamer Column and Constantino's Column.

It's advisable to visit the Big Bazar, tight streets and low roofs where we can find a lot of souvenirs and articles such as jewels, shawls, spices, perfumes, ceramics, etc. The Turkish's baths are very famous.

The main courses of the Turkish food are kebap, made of lamb meat, iman bayildi, with vegetables, and sweets such as roses' preserve and lokums.

I have never been there, although I would love to do it. I think Istanbul is a very interesting city.

Granada is a city placed in Andalusia, in the South-East of Spain, near the side of Sierra Nevada in the confluence of the rivers Genil, Darro and Beiro, with an average altitude of 700 metres on the level of the sea.

Tourism in Granada is very important, you can visit wonderful places such as: Alhambra and Generalife, Sacromonte, Albahicín, the cathedral, el Mirador de San Nicolás... Granada´s history is interesting, there are monuments of different cultures, although the most important ones are Arabic.

Granada is a cosmopolitan city and you can do whatever you want. For example: go shopping, visit fantastic places, and taste its gastronomy. Sierra Nevada is thirty minutes from Granada, there, you can ski or pracise snowboard, and just in the opposite direction you may find the tropical beach.

I love Granada because there are many possibilities to have fun. I think it is a perfect city to study, thanks to its ancient and big university. I love walking around it, especially at Christmas, when the streets are decorated. I would like to study there. The worst thing in Granada is getting stuck in a traffic jam, although public means of transport are alright.

In conclusion, Granada is a fantastic city and everybody may have a good time, enjoying all these facilities.

I like going to torrox because I like a lot beaches and I like sunbathing and walking on the sand but I don’t like it a lot of days because I get bored being so much on the beach.

The main economic activities are tourism and agriculture. In the town you can enjoy a walk around the old area where the ruins of "Santa Maria” are. It was a church destroyed during the French Revolution, which has an important cultural value. But without a doubt the best thing in this region is the possibility of disconnect. In the town or in the mountain range you can do many different activities, from trekking to climbing a limestone wall. In Cazorla there are a lot companies that organise these activities, but the best one is Cazorla Extreme Nature.

To conclude I advise you to come here to be able to feel all these experiences, because I can’t explain what you feel when you are here. COME HERE. WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!!

In his more ancient sector, the streets are narrow and sinuous, but his new part has straight and broad avenues flanked by trees, beautiful squares and extensive public parks. In the periphery there are residential zones that have had an important development. Lisbon has an archepiscopal seat, and numerous ancient churches, convents and monasteries. Other representative buildings of the city are Belém's Tower and the castle of Saint George, of visigothic age. Between his notable cultural and educational institutions, you can find several libraries, museums, and universities, the University of Lisbon and Belém's Cultural center being the most ancient.

According to the Portuguese tradition, Ulises founded the city and gave it its original name, Olisipo. The Phoenicians occupied the zone about 1200 B.C.; later it was occupied by Rome in the 2nd; and by the Visigoths in the 5th century. The Muslims retained it from 716 A.D. up to his reconquest by the Portuguese in 1147. About the year 1260, Lisbon turned into the capital of the kingdom of Portugal. During the 15th century it happened to be one of the most dynamic European cities from an economic point of view and head of a colonial empire. In 1755 an earthquake followed by a seaquake and a fire, destroyed most of the city. After it, the city was reconstructed with neoclassic style, which has provided a beauty and typical uniformity to it. Portugal was kept neutral during the World War II, and Lisbon turned into a place of asylum and boarding harbour for the refugees of the whole Europe. In 1998 a Universal Exhibition, Expo '98, was held in Lisbon, dedicated to the oceans.

It is calculated that Roquetas is visited annually by more than 500,000 persons. It is a calm place, but in the nights there is a zone in the port to have fun, where all the young people meet.The celebrations and festivals in the harbour in honour of Saint Ana and the virgin of Carmen are the most important ones celebrated here.

There is so much to do in Roquetas!. What I like most is the sports centre where I practise football and more sport activities with boys of even other countries. I also like the two big shopping malls with many shops and snack bars. Nevertheless, I dislike crowded beaches because they are oppressive.

I think that there are no monuments but I am not sure. The people are friendly, very kind and open. I believe that you should visit this wonderful place.

The most popular celebration of Venice is the Carnival whose tradition goes back, possibly, to the 11th century when Venice began to dominate important portions of the Mediterranean Sea. It is in the 18th century when the Carnival of Venice reaches its maximum point. Aristocrats of all Europe went to the Carnival in search of diversion and pleasure.

Famous people like Marco Polo, Antonio Vivaldi, Giacomo Casanova, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Pietro Gabrini, Giorgione, Antonio Canal, el Canaletto Tiziano Vecellio, Francesco Guardi and Emilio Vedova lived there.

Some famous places are San Marcos place and basilica, bridge of sighs, bridge of the academy, basilica of Saint George, gallery of the academy, the great channel...

In my opinion I think that is a beautiful place with a lot of great places to visit. I recommend visiting Venice.

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Also it has welcomed in numerous foreign artists as Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and writers like Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, Francis Scott Fitzgerald and other celebrities like Alexander von Humboldt.

In addition the city counts with the greatest art work agglomeration, distributed in multiple museums and private collections. Within these treasures most outstanding it is the famous Monna Lisa, a painting of incalculable value. On the other hand the architectonic patrimony of Paris doesn't have comparison in the world, no other city has raised so many and so valuable buildings of the most outstanding universal architects.

I think that you should visit this wonderful city.

Las Teresitas is the most popular beach in Tenerife, it´s located north of Santa Cruz and it was extended in 1973 bringing sand from the Sahara desert, it has got some tree palms and the sea is very clear and clean.