Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Tarifa / Spain ( Strait of Gibraltar)

Strait of Gibraltar

Tarifa is a province of Cadiz which is located in Andalucia Region of Spain. The town is located on the southern coast of Spain which is called as "Costa de la Luz" (Coast of Light) and across the Straits of Gibraltar facing Morocco.

Tarifa has a Mediterranean climate with Oceanic influences, with warm summers and very mild winters. Winters are rainy whereas the summer is largely dry. 

Castle Guzman el Bueno
The town has a castle which was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III. The castle is called "Guzman el Bueno". In addition to this monuments the town has influence of the 13th century and a church which is named as St. Mary. 
The St. Matthew Church built in the early 16th century is in Gothic style which is also a former mosque like the St. Mary church. A must see place is also the Ruins of the Roman city Bealo Claudia.

Windsurf and Kitesurf
Tarifa has become a popular  tourist place of tourist originated from Europe. In addition to its historical places Tarifa is also popular with its coast where windsurfers and kitesurfers are their due to the strong winds caused by the straits.



Tuesday, March 5, 2013

2013 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Race Calendar

Formula 1


The new season of Formula One 2013 will start on the 15-17 March. The first official race will held in Melbourne / Australia. 
According to the offical race calendar seven races will be held in Europe.
The first European Grandprix Race will be the circuit at Catalunya (Barcelona) Spain on the 10-12 May. After Spain the up coming European races are marked in blue on the list below.





1 2013 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 15 - 17 Mar
2 2013 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 22 - 24 Mar
3 2013 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 12 - 14 Apr
4 2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 19 - 21 Apr
5 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2013 (Catalunya) 10 - 12 May
6 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2013 (Monte Carlo) 23 - 26 May
7 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2013 (Montréal) 07 - 09 Jun
8 2013 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 28 - 30 Jun
9 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2013 (Nürburgring) 05 - 07 Jul
10 TBA (TBA) * 19 - 21 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2013 (Budapest) 26 - 28 Jul
12 2013 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 23 - 25 Aug
13 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2013 (Monza) 06 - 08 Sep
14 2013 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 20 - 22 Sep
15 2013 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) 04 - 06 Oct
16 2013 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 11 - 13 Oct
17 2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX (New Delhi) 25 - 27 Oct
18 2013 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) 01 - 03 Nov
19 2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) 15 - 17 Nov
20 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2013 (São Paulo) 22 - 24 Nov

Click on each race to see the Circuit Map on the offcial Formula 1 page.....