Cadiz Tourism. Prized International Video.

You can see in this video the best images of Cádiz (South of Spain - Andalucía).
This video was prized on the International Cinema Festival of Brasil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHpZoS-Wtz8

Accessible Tourism in Lanzarote - Bungalows Nautilus

The beautiful island of Lanzarote offers spectacular and unique landscapes, easily accessible with a car: the impressive volcanic landscape of the Fire Mountains, the wine area of La Geria or the charming fishing village of Arrieta to mention just a few. Nearby the Nautilus bungalows there is a nice, comfortable beach promenade inviting to explore sandy beaches, shops, restaurants and bars.
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Welcome to Bungalows Nautilus
Our resort is cosy and welcoming: 70 double and single bungalows, within a 12,000 sqm green terrain surrounded by palm trees, and just 100 m away from the beach.

Comfortable – quiet – well located
You will find all comfort in a quiet but very well located space and the pleasure of the canarian and international food in our Nautilus restaurant next to a sea promenade several kilometres long, close to a commercial centre and the fun of Puerto del Carmen. Only 3.5 km away from the airport.

Relaxing or active?
In Nautilus we sum our experience to our dedication to being up to date in all the necessities of our visitors, both those who come to relax and those who also want an active holiday. Browse the different activity packages we offer online or contact us for personal advice.

Commitment to Art & Environment
At Nautilus we make big efforts to bring art closer to everybody. A specially designed bungalow for creative persons helps to inspire and many results of this inspiration are spread throughout the gardens of the complex.

Care about the Environment
Being a member of the Biosphere Hotel, Nautilus has a strong commitment to protect natural environment and to develop a sustainable tourism. We help to preserve the extraordinary beauty of this island and offer our guests a truly “healthy” way of exploring Lanzarote.



Mobility at Bungalows Nautilus

Mobility for everybody
We know that life, time and health impose a number of limitations, but we are committed to diminishing those artificial limitations. That is why those who in one way or another are impeded physically can find in Nautilus bungalows fully adapted to their necessities.

No limitations throughout the resort
All the 12, 000 square meters of our resort are accessible through ramps. We have two heated swimming pools: one for children, the other one equipped with a hydraulic chair lift. There is an adapted toilet close to the pool and restaurant. The staff at Nautilus bungalows will be more than happy to help you with any need arising.

Bungalows with all facilities
All 1 and 2 bedroom bungalows of 53 square meters with terrace and a patio of 16 square meters have fully equipped living room and bathroom, including a hair dryer. They feature satellite TV to receive national and international channels, a built-in safe, telephone and answering machine. The kitchen has a stove with 2 or 4 burners and oven, micro wave, refrigerator, toaster, kettle, iron and ironing board and a complete set of kitchen equipment.

The facilities in the adapted bungalows have the following elements and measures:
Bathroom:
* Sliding access door: 110 cm width (90 cm width of free space)
* Non-slip floor and shower surface
* Door-free, floor access shower tray
* Shower controls 80 cm above floor>
* Folding shower chair, 45 cm above floor
* Fixed support arm in the shower, 80 cm above floor
* Washbasin 80-85 cm above floor
* Toilet seat 45 to 46 cm above floor
* Folding support arm beside toilet seat, 80 cm above floor

Bedroom:
* Access door: 110 cm width (90 cm width of free space)
* Bed 40-45 cm above floor
* Room for 360 degree turn for wheelchairs



http://www.nautilus-lanzarote.com

Confortel Hotels, Spain, Receives Three New Certificates of Universal Accessibility from AENOR

On 23 December 2009 the Confortel Hotels, Almirante, Barcelona Confortel Bel Art and the Confortel Puerta de Triana in Seville, received the Certificate of Accessibility of the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification ( AENOR ), UNE Universal Accessibility 170001-2:2007.

By obtaining these three, new certificates, the hotel chain of the ONCE Business Corporation now has eight venues with this distinction.

Hotels Confortel Suites Madrid, Confortel Auditori Confortel Barcelona received this label last July while the Confortel Alcalá and Norte Confortel Pío XII, in Madrid achieved the label in January 2009 and June 2007, respectively.

The Universal Accessibility Certification established by AENOR guarantees to any person, with or without disabilities, equal access and enjoyment of the services provided by the establishment.

The aim of Confortel Hotels is to reach excellence in accessibility, eventually aiming to achieve AENOR certification for all its establishments.

Confortel Hotels is a pioneer in the promotion of accessible tourism and intends to continue incorporating new technical facilities in this regard. Currently, all hotels have fully adapted rooms, designed with the same aesthetic criteria as other facilities in the chain.

In addition, Confortel means universal accessibility as a precondition. For this reason all staff undergo training, when joining the chain, on how to make the hotel services accessible to all customers, regardless of whether they have disabilities or not.

http://www.confortelhoteles.com/en/

Formentera Island adapts Cavall d´en Borràs Beach.

Formentera Council (Balear Islands) expect that the beach Cavall d'en Borrás next summer will become the first of the island fully adapted for persons with reduced mobility. This was announced by the Environment Councillor island, Silvia Tur.

Toor said that this adaptation involves the intervention in both the wooden walkways and umbrellas on the beach, with a view to removing any barriers which affect their accessibility. Intervention within Cavall d'en Borrás is partial, since the summer of next year is to extend it to the beaches of Es Pujols and Migjorn. This is a plan that prompted beaches at the time the Platform for Physically Handicapped State Representation (Predif), which defends and advises the handicapped groups in projects of universal accessibility and accessible tourism.

Moreover, the first half of May will be installed the first four health services on the beaches of Caló and Migjorn. It is a wooden model specially designed for Formentera and whose cabins are equipped for disabled guests. The user must pay 50 cents per use and are trained to 700 applications each day. Beach entrepreneurs have reached an agreement with a local company for cleaning and maintenance.

Silvia Tur said formalities are being completed to renew contracts with contractors for beach services and being made a general cleaning of the entire coastal area of bathrooms, with the removal of the remains of sea grass in the city's most presence of this material.


http://www.guiaformentera.com/english/index.asp

The beach Santa Marina in Rivadesella (Asturias) is now accessible for all.

Santa Marina is a "good example" of the road must be traveled to achieve "basic levels of accessibility 'for all people, said yesterday the head of the Asturian Agency for Disability, Javier Antuña. A few months ago the City purchased a new vehicle to facilitate access to the beach to people who use wheelchairs or have disabilities. It is a model "MR," Caterpillar ", with seat platform on which to anchor the wheelchair, belt and a simple control panel for the person who is responsible for its management. "We came to Ribadesella because we wanted to see this device so new that there is not any other beach in Asturias," said Antunes. The Asturian Agency for Disability subsidized the purchase of the car, which cost about 14,000 euros.

"It offers many guarantees and is safe," said Antuna, after giving a short ride with the contraption, which led the mayor riosellano, Ramon Canal. "They will adapt quite well to the service for which you are thinking," the director said, adding that it would be interesting also to consider their use of forest roads and even visits to the snow, since it has the capacity to explore different types of surfaces . "It is very important that tourism start thinking about the disabled to provide quality services," said Antunes. The director is convinced that the beaches of Asturias are working to improve accessibility but the sands of the South take advantage because 'have long been working in this field. "

Santa Marina Beach is the only Bay of Biscay which has a European certificate Aenor global accessibility, awarded in September 2008. The award certifies the site as ideal for access to all users, both people with disabilities and those without any kind of disability but who benefit from the services.

"We want to keep the certificate and improve," said the mayor riosellano. For Ramon Canal, investment in this type of facility is "a good initiative" and expect a high level of demand for the service over the summer. The beach and had a "anfibugui" that allows the toilet for the disabled with greater mobility problems, but it was necessary to facilitate access to the water. "We found that was very challenging to reach the shore with their wheelchairs and others," Channel said, adding that the new vehicle solves that issue and "low and rises from the sand with no problems."

The vehicle needs a person responsible for their management and effective will be the Red Cross who will take over handling. "We are in negotiations with the Red Cross to conduct the rescue of our beaches this summer," announced the Mayor. So far, the City was responsible for first aid service of the sands, but has decided to request the Red Cross because he has "great experience, can do better and we will cost the same," he acknowledged Canal.

The council has since last December a comprehensive municipal accessibility plan, a detailed guide with recommendations for conditioning spaces and services in the area so they can access and enjoy them all citizens, without exceptions. The paper analyzes in detail the accessibility of public spaces, buildings and other services like banks, sports facilities and exhibition halls. The town already has measures in this regard, in addition to the beach of Santa Marina, as the historical route by the artist Antonio Mingote on the promenade of the crane, which features panels with braille texts and speech.


http://www.lne.es/oriente/2010/04/24/santa-marina-accesible/905471.html

http://www.desdeasturias.com

New Madrid and Sevilla Guides for Accesible tourism

New Madrid and Sevilla Guides for Accesible tourism are available in french, edited by "Toujours un chemin. Guides touristiques pour personess àmobilité réduite"

These guides are available online at the following link.
http://www.toujoursunchemin.com

Costa Blanca accessible apartments for everyone.

Welcome to Villa Romántica.
Beautiful and charming tourist apartments situated between the two towns Alfaz del Pi and Albir, just
north of Alicante on the Costa Blanca.

Villa Romántica offers fully equipped apartments with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. The surroundings are very peaceful and quiet. Favourable to children.

It has a beautiful garden full of lovely plants and flowers in nice colours all year through. Here you can enjoy our pool and spa, on a sunny terrace with spectacular views towards the mountain. The tennis court is just next to the establishment. The social area around the BBQ is very popular and has many seatings.

Free private parking.
The establishment is suitable/accessible for everyone.

Villa Romántica is located in a quiet area called Jardín de Alfaz (The garden of Alfaz),only 600m away from where you can take the bus to Alfaz-Albir-Altea-Benidorm. The train station (Alicante-Denia) is within a 5 minutes walking distance.

Few minutes by car or 15 minutes walking, you will find the centre of Alfaz. A town that offers all kind of services such as: sport centre, culture centre, public health service, shops, restaurants, bars, market every Friday etc.

Within a 25 minutes walk you get to the beautiful beach of Albir, with its cosy bars and restaurants. Here you will also find the famous beach promenade, called the promenade of the stars. Every famous spanish actor that have passed by the film festival of Alfaz during the years, have gotten their names written on the pavement on this particular promenade. The promenade joines up with Altea town.

Altea is a fishermans town known for its charm and narrow streets with small white town houses. It is an idyllic and picturesque town with lots of artistic details. On the well known church square in the old town you will find lots of bars and restaurants in a cosy atmosphere. Every summer you will find a handicrafts market here, with some of the local artists selling their arts.

Benidorm is a 10 minutes drive away. A typical tourist spot with numerous shops, restaurants, discos, sandy beaches, theme parks: Terra Mítica (amusement park), Terra Natura (zoo), Aqualandia (water park), and so on.

http://www.villaromantica.es