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La Alberca es un municipio y localidad española de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Se integra dentro de la comarca de la Sierra de Francia. Pertenece al partido judicial de Ciudad Rodrigo
La población ya estaba asentada en La Alberca desde antes de la llegada de los romanos, como demuestra el castro prerromano bajo el cual se asienta una parte del pueblo. De la época visigoda hay pocos datos, no obstante se sabe que se reutilizó material de estos monumentos para construir la Ermita de Majadas Viejas.
En los dinteles de las puertas suele haber inscripciones religiosas, esto podría indicar que sus pobladores eran conversos y utilizaban este método para reafirmar su fe.
En la Edad Media, entre los siglos XII y XIII se produjo la repoblación por decisión del rey Alfonso IX de León. De la gente que llegó a esta tierra, parte destacada fue la de origen francés a través de Raimundo de Borgoña, noble francés casado con la posteriormente reina Urraca I de León, hija primogénita de Alfonso VI de León. Este origen justificaría la numerosa presencia de topónimos franceses en la Sierra de Francia.
En el siglo XIII La Alberca era una villa dependiente de la corona leonesa.
Al final de la Edad Media destaca un hecho de importancia capital para la zona: el hallazgo de la imagen de la Virgen de la Peña de Francia (1434), que convirtió el santuario construido posteriormente en un lugar de peregrinación, al que se unieron los peregrinos del Camino de Santiago que seguían el llamado Camino del Sur por la Via de la Plata.
Otro hecho importante de la historia de La Alberca, según cuenta la tradición en 1465 las mujeres albercanas vencieron a las tropas portuguesas, en esta victoria se arrebató a los portugueses el pendón, que aún hoy se conserva en el pueblo, esta victoria se festeja el segundo día de la pascua de resurrección.
En el siglo XV, Juan II hizo que la villa de La Alberca pasara a depender de la Casa de Alba, que años después logró el control de parte de la Sierra de Francia con el favor de Fernando el Católico, agrupando estos dominios bajo la jurisdicción de la villa cacereña de Granadilla. No obstante La Alberca logró mantener gran autonomía respecto a Granadilla, llegando a tener sus propias ordenanzas en 1515 y a ser Las Hurdes una dehesa de La Alberca hasta 1835.
En el siglo XVII la Peña de Francia, con su Virgen Negra, fue citada por Miguel de Cervantes en El Quijote; siendo el valle de Las Batuecas para Lope de Vega el escenario en el que se refugian dos enamorados que huyen de la Corte. Desde entonces La Alberca, con la Peña de Francia y Las Batuecas, han sido un escenario convertido en mito, en leyenda.
En 1940 el pueblo se convirtió en Monumento Histórico-Artístico. Fue el primer municipio español que consiguió tal distinción.(Wikipedia)
The Yellowstone river's lower and upper falls rightfully get the most attention in the park but Gibbon falls which is located roughly 5 miles north of Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road gets a lot of looks and love as well.
Falling 84' feet on it's way to joining the Madison River.
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Eilean Donan Castle is undoubtedly a Scottish icon and certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Highlands. When you see it for the first time, it's easy to see why so many people flock to its sturdy gates year after year. Strategically located on its own little island, overlooking the Isle of Skye, at the meeting point of three great sea lakes, and surrounded by the majestic splendour of the wooded Kintail Mountains, Eilean Donan's setting is truly breathtaking.
The creeping thistles (Cirsium arvense) are flowering everywhere right now. They are very popular among bees and butterflies but I had never seen a cricket on it before. This great green bush cricket didn't stay put for long as the bee was too annoying.
The subway at the end of Westminster Bridge London, is a popular place to have a photograph taken with parliament buildings in the background. (2328)
Popular art of Amazonian Brazil
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Esta peça foi comprada na região de Manaus. Tem um caráter mágico e funerário. A decoração foi feita com cores naturais.
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Aquesta peça es va adquirir a la zona de Manaus. Té un caràcter màgic i funerari. La decoració es va fer amb colors naturals.
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This piece was acquired in the Manaus area. Have a magical and funerary character. The decoration was carried out with natural colors.
Greenfinch & Goldfinch
The birds seem to like this branch & use it as a stopping off point on their way to the feeding station !
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This picture was shot on a tripod with three exposures (-2..0..+2EV). I used Photomatix to create the HDR with tonemapping and detail enhanced. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. Unsharp Mask.
A wider shot of Crater Lake with Wizard Island. Thanks for all your visits and kind comments.
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Durdle Door is one of Dorset’s most photographed and iconic landmarks. It is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and is an extremely popular beauty spot.
It is located on the Lulworth Estate in south Dorset and is part of the Jurassic Coast. The coastline is of such international geological importance that it was designated England’s first natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001 and is now part of a family of natural wonders including America’s Grand Canyon and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
The magnificent natural limestone arch was formed when the power of the waves eroded the rock and forged a hole through the middle. The name Durdle is derived from an old English word ‘thirl’, which means to pierce, bore or drill.
Text Ref: www.visit-dorset.com/listing/durdle-door/126276301/
Popular garden species displaying a striking pair of blooms at night in my Gold Coast hinterland home garden. As night temperatures drop below ten degrees Celsius flowers have all but disappeared here.
Above the City of Berkeley and the UC campus. Actually, this is still part of campus, as the university owns these hills. San Francisco in the distance.
Gullfoss waterfall - Iceland 20210714
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and Geysir, Gullfoss forms the Golden Circle, a popular day tour for tourists in Iceland. Gullfoss means “the golden fall”.
Gullfoss is a wide waterfall in the river Hvítá with a total height of 32 meters. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step “staircase” and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m deep. The crevice, about 20 meters wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s
Source European Waterfalls.
Common wood pigeons, scientifically known as Columba palumbus, are highly popular among bird enthusiasts for several reasons. They are far larger than the urban pigeons, with distinctive physical features, including a plump body, broad wings, and grayish-blue feathers with white patches.