Explore Ames in Spain
Ames in the region of Galicia with its 26,983 inhabitants is a town in Spain - some 307 mi or ( 494 km ) North-West of Madrid , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ames is now 02:30 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Porto, Vigo, Vedra, Valladolid, and Trazo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Porto . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ames ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Clavelitos - Tuna de Derecho Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
la Tuna de Derecho de Santiago is singing Clavelitos at the Obradoiro Square in Santiago de Compostela. A warm night in June 2008 ..
Tuna de Derecho de Santiago de Compostela
La Tuna de Santiago is performing at the Obradoiro Square in Santiago de Compostela ..
Camino de Santiago - my journey to the beginning and the end
Went from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela in Spain... 5 weeks, 600km, one blister, two times heavy pain of tendinitis, loads of great people, beautiful landscapes, phantastic encounters every day, ..
Martin Blanes - O'Carolan's Jig for O'Connor
Irish music for an Irish guitar. This is my first test recording with my new amazing 'Emerald Guitars' X7 Forum Edition travel guitar. It was specially designed for macnichol.com carbon fiber guitar f ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Santiago (comarca)
Santiago is a comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña. The overall population of this local region is 150,286 (2005).
Located at 42.87 -8.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Brión
Brión is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Santiago de Compostela and is 13 km to the east of Santiago de Compostela. It has an area of 74.9 square kilometres, and a population of 7,347 inhabitants (2010). \t\t \t\t\tTorres de Altamira-Brión-Galicia 11. jpg \t\t\t Towers of Altamira in Brión
Located at 42.87 -8.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Sar (river)
The Sar is a river in Galicia, Spain. Rising near Santiago de Compostela, it flows through the A Maía valley for over 30 km. before entering the Ulla River, near Padron. Pomponius Mela (s. I AD) mentions it (Sars) in De situ orbis libri III. Galician local poetise Rosalia de Castro wrote a celebrated collection named En las Orillas del Sar ("At the Banks of the Sar"), in Castilian Spanish.
Located at 42.85 -8.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
FinisTerrae
Finisterrae was the 100th supercomputer in Top500 ranking in November 2007. Running at 12.97 Teraflops, it would rank at position 258 on the list as of June 2008. It is also the third most powerful supercomputer in Spain. It is located in Galicia. This project is promoted by the Xunta de Galicia (regional government of Galicia) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). It was founded in 1993 to serve as a platform to foster scientific innovation and invest in Research and Development.
Located at 42.88 -8.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Monasterio de San Martín Pinario
The monastery of San Martín Pinario (San Martiño Pinario in Galician) is a former Benedictine monastery in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Little remains of the original medieval buildings, as the monastery has been largely rebuilt since the sixteenth century. The monastery was closed in the nineteenth century in the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal. The buildings currently house a seminary.
Located at 42.88 -8.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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