The Catholic Travel Logue

Fifty-two miles of London, in the county of Hampshire, is the town of Petersfield. It was one of Norman towns during the eleventh century. Today, there are markets in the main square of the city that are open twice a week. The place where markets are also held, has a statue of King William II, it is also the city where the scientist lived John Worlidge John Small and cricket was.

If you want to have a turn, you can start in several museums in the city, whose gallery of renowned artist Flora Twort. You can learn a lot about the history of the city at the Field Museum in Saint-Pierre. Incidentally, the city was also the headquarters of the Teddy Bear Museum, which was the first of its kind. Unfortunately, they closed a few years ago.

Those who can not visit the traditional churches find many in the surrounding region. The main church is the Anglican Church of St Peter, where the city takes its name. It is in the village square. There is also a Methodist church and a Catholic church, both of which were found in the bus station.

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A land of love and exotic flavors, Spain is a place to take in broad outline. If you are planning a trip, here is an overview of the country.

The official name is the Kingdom of Spain. It covers an area of about 194.000 square miles. This includes both the mainland and the Balearic and Canary Islands. The total mileage makes Spain one of the most important in Europe, about the combined size of the states of Arizona and Utah.

The capital of Spain is Madrid, which has about 5.5 million inhabitants. Other major cities are Barcelona, with 4.9 persons, Malaga, with 1.3 million euros, with 1.8 million of Seville and Valencia with just over 2 million inhabitants. The country Spain varies from flat to mountainous. Temperatures range from cold to boiling hot in winter in summer, especially in cities such as Madrid, who have no access to coastal breezes.

Until 1975, Spain was a dictatorship under the leadership area of General Francisco Franco. Upon his death in 1975 was Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon y Borbon as King and Head of State. He then moved to liberalize the country and maintains an independent head of state, who is now an elected official.

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