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Spain. From the air

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we see a nation that is known
of wild history and passion

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and where ancient traditions
combine with innovations.

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That's how the earth is formed,
which has no equal.

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In this program series
we circle Europe by air

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and we see the sights
from a new perspective.

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We shoot from above
for a year,

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when the scenery changes
according to the seasons.

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We get to know culture, history
and technology,

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which the great nations of Europe
have built.

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EUROPE FROM THE TOP DOWN
SPAIN

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Spain. Europe's southern border.

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It is in the north
the cold Atlantic Ocean

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and in the east the warm Mediterranean Sea.

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Spain is a country of color and passion.

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Festivals and parties are
the heart of the community.

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The country also has history and battles,

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where millennia
many cultures fought for power.

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Rome was
first foreign powers,

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which left its mark on Spain
to the culture 2,000 years ago.

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In the Middle Ages, the Muslim kingdom of the south

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and northern Christians
Kingdoms fought over the land.

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Historical landmarks and forts
are still standing in Spain.

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You can see from the air,
how many of them have survived.

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Like Castillo de Malpica,
which is an Arab fortress from the 9th century.

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As well as Castillo de Consuegra
from the same period.

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The fortress lasted for years
under Muslim and Christian rule.

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Spain's cosmopolitan past
is still best seen

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together with the country
of the finest cities.

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Located north of Madrid
a city rich in architecture,

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which is fully declared
as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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This is Segovia.

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Segovia, Spain
the three most significant landmarks

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rest next to the scroll
in one small town.

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It's summer.

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The hot sunshine is scorching
Historical treasures of Segovia

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like the great Virgin Mary
gothic cathedral.

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Its 88 meter high tower
was previously the highest in Spain.

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And the aqueduct, which is so old,
that it is hard to believe that it is standing.

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And a medieval castle from the 12th century
on a high cliff.

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A mixture of fortress styles
is believed to have inspired

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Walt Disney's Enchanted Castle.

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Historian Néstor Marques
is the guardian angel of Segovia.

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He documents, photographs and observes
ancient buildings.

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I have always loved my city.

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It's a pleasure to work
for the protection of its heritage.

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Segovia's famous aqueduct
cuts through the city's central square.

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It reminds me of a Victorian railway,
but it is 2000 years old.

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Viewed from above
it looks impossibly narrow.

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The Romans led
cool water from the mountains

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in the center of the city
along a narrow stone channel.

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This is the best preserved
Roman aqueducts.

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The technology of the Romans was so good,
that the aqueduct is still intact.

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The aqueduct is one of the few
of similar buildings.

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For the people of Segovia, the aqueduct is famous.

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It brought water to the residents
Until the beginning of the 20th century.

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Now a beloved part of the structure
is missing.

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For 500 years the Virgin Mary
the statue stood on a stone base

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and oversaw the city.

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Wind and rain consumed
the features of the statue so,

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that it was taken for restoration.

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Néstor with his colleagues
is for 3 months

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made almost
a perfect copy of the statue.

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Today the copy is finally exported

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over the aqueduct.

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It's great to have the statue in place.

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I have been able to participate
in a great project.

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Néstor takes a copy of the wrappers
at the foot of the aqueduct

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and check it again.

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The old statue was made of soft limestone

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and suffered much from weather erosion.

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The copy is made of ground marble
and resin.

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It is a very strong new substance,

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which should take time.

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Working on a historical monument
there is a great responsibility in the couple.

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A copy of the Virgin and Child Jesus

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rises with a hydraulic crane
to a height of 23 meters.

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A crowd gathers to watch
decisive moment.

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Spain is a Catholic country,

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and Madonna had protected
Segovia for centuries.

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People want to see him
is returned to its rightful place.

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The moment is important for Néstor.
The statue fits neatly into place.

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The withdrawal was successful.
The whole group worked hard for it.

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It feels great to see everyone coming together
to the aqueduct to see the statue.

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So people care about their heritage
and from his city.

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Located in central Spain
the oldest buildings in the country.

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On the Mediterranean coast
is equally rich in architecture,

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but with a modern twist.

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The northernmost part of the coast
is Catalonia.

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The region has a strong identity of its own

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and a history that stretches
more than a thousand years later.

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There are also many newer ones in the area
gems of architecture.

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A surrealist artist in Figueres
Salvador Dalí Museum

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stands out clearly
against the beige buildings.

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The area's greatest view from the air

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is not a single building,

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but the capital of the region, Barcelona.

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You can see Barcelona from the air
something that cannot be seen from the ground.

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A large part of the city consists of

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800 from identical blocks.

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From the air to Barcelona
huge grid pattern

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spreading like a huge
terracotta checkerboard.

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Urban planners expanded
town in the 1850s

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chaotic and cramped medieval
outside the center.

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A new section in every block

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has distinctive 45 degree angles.

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Corners are an ingenious solution,
thanks to which tram drivers

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can see around the corner.

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From above, the core of Barcelona
looks completely geometric.

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One incredible exception
except for.

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in the middle of Barcelona

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is famously unfinished
cathedral, Sagrada Família.

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Most European Cathedrals
are strictly geometric.

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Sagrada Família hardly has any
straight lines or angles.

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The organic lines of the stone show
flowing like hot wax.

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A revolutionary cathedral

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is a Spanish architect
Antoni Gaudí's creation.

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Even today Gaudí's distinctive style

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inspire architects,

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like Benedetta Tagliabue.

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Barcelona is a special city.
It is very rational,

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but still found here
very special and crazy stuff.

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Sagrada Família is just
such a crazy thing.

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Despite the very unusual style

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La Sagrada is perhaps the most famous
of its incompleteness.

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The workers have built it
For 130 years.

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A gigantic construction project
the end may be looming soon.

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In the next six years

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the last five towers rise
around the huge central tower,

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which rises
to a height of almost 200 meters.

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Barcelona skyline
changes forever.

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Gaudí's revolutionary vision

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hasn't just moved
Barcelona's urban core.

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It has inspired contemporary architects
to defy geometric shapes.

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Also with Benedetta's amazing
Santa Caterina square.

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The market's roof is colorful and buckled.

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We didn't know
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We were happy
that people fell in love with it.

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Maybe people were ready for organic

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and colorful because of Barcelona
the city is also like that.

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Sagrada Família
is an architectural marvel,

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which defies the city skyline
and perhaps the spirit of the region.

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Spain from the air
is divided into different colors.

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The south is a dry mix
shades of brown and yellow.

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In the north the mountains collect water,

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which paints them a beautiful green.

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Several tributaries join there
into the mighty Ebro River.

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Rivers nourish the surrounding lands,

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where grows one of the world
of the most acclaimed varieties.

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This is the wine growing region of La Rioja.

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Every year the area's vineyards

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are going through
a dramatic transformation.

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The hot summer sun is receding
on the way to autumn.

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AUTUMN

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María Urrutia belongs to the family,

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which has produced Rioja
world famous wines for 140 years.

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Wine is in my being and in my blood.

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I walk in the vineyards
and I pick and eat grapes.

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Wine is family, joy and happiness.

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In the summer months to the vines
growing new leaves.

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Thus plants can absorb light,
which makes the grapes grow.

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When September arrives,
an incredible transformation takes place.

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The green leaves are changing
golden yellow and red.

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And the grapes ripen.

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It's late afternoon.
María takes her colleague Valentín

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to see if the high class
the grapes are ripe for picking.

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There must be enough sugar,
to make wine,

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but not too much.
Otherwise, the taste of the wine will be ruined.

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The sugar content is just right.

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María will start harvesting tomorrow morning.

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When the sun rises María
Over the grape harvest, the pickers gather.

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Today the pickers are gathering grapes
to the estate's high-quality wine.

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The grapes are harvested by hand,
so that they are not damaged.

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The work is heavy.
It is important that the right people

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make the best possible wine.

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María's pickers must pick
50,000 kilos of grapes

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during the day,
and time passes quickly.

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You can see from the air
The extent of María's family estate.

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There are more than 500 hectares of land.

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María plans to produce this year
6 million bottles of wine,

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but only 800,000 bottles
high quality wine,

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whose grapes are now picked by hand.

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High-quality wine is maturing
in oak barrels for two years,

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in order to produce red berries
and vanilla aromas,

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including fine Rioja wines
is known.

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María's pickers in the vineyard
get the last lines collected

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and lift the last baskets onto the trailer.

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The party starts with the pickers,

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but María will have to wait a long time
information about the quality of the vintage.

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Harvesting is a challenging time,

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but it keeps moving
and makes you move on.

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In addition to top wines
In the mild northern part of Spain

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quality food is produced.

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The Basque town of San Sebastián
known for fine dining restaurants.

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Inland of the center of gastronomy
there is something very strange:

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traditional coastal area economy
far from the coast.

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There are yellow fields in the Basque country
and green forests.

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60 km from San Sebastián,
In the Añana Valley...

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...white grid
emerges in the landscape.

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They are from the Añana Valley
famous salt pools.

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The salt factory is
unique in the world.

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Usually in salt pools from salt water
salt crystals are evaporated.

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Añana is, however
kilometers from the sea.

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So where does salt come from?

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High above the salt pools of Añana

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an incredible secret is revealed.

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Underground salt water spring.

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Deep below the valley

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water flows for 200 million years
from the old seabed.

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When the water rises to the surface in Añana,

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the water is just as salty
like the water of the Dead Sea.

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Edorta Loma belongs to the salinero
i.e. to the family of salt collectors.

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He uses the same methods
like his grandfather and great-grandfather.

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As far as I know, my family has worked
as salt mines since the 16th century.

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Always salt, salt and salt.

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When I die, you have to be buried with me
a pinch of salt.

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Edorta salt is from the Basque Country
appreciated by famous chefs.

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It can cost more than 20 euros per kilo.

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When the salt is evaporated,
salt water is run into the wooden channel.

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Gravity transports water
to 3 km long gutters,

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to the channels and warehouses through which it moves
to salt evaporation ponds.

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The pools bring to the valley
checkered look.

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Then the hot and heavy work begins,

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because the salt water turns into salt crystals

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only during the hottest time of the day.

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We work with our best colleagues
that is, according to the sun.

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The majority of Spaniards
protects from the midday sun.

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Edorta's group spreads salt water

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in the factory's 5,000 evaporation ponds.

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When the early autumn sun shines,

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the water in the evaporation ponds evaporates
and all that remains is salt.

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The water in each basin is mixed,

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until the water is so little
that salt crystals start to form.

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The sun does the rest.

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Late afternoon sun rays
have evaporated all the water.

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The salt collectors rake
dry salt crystals.

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The work is hard, but Edorta's group
will soon get a well-deserved rest.

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Salt can only be collected,
when the sun shines.

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Winter will soon stop work.

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As the months go by, the days get shorter.

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Snow covers the mountains of Spain.

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Biting winds change
the cold Atlantic coast

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into stormy waves
and into a thick mist.

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Winter has come.

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WINTER

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This is Galicia, the northwesternmost region of Spain.

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It is known
from the treacherous Atlantic coast.

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Costa da Morte means "Coast of Death".

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It is clear from the air,
where did the name come from.

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Kilometers of jagged rocks

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are of many drowned in storms
ship graves.

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The harsh Atlantic conditions are
paradise for one seafood delight.

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For goosenecks or percebes.

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They are paid triple
price compared to lobster.

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Fishermen go far
to ask for them.

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Juan Carlos and Manuel are percebeiros

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i.e. gooseneck catchers.

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Catching goosenecks is
an old profession in Galicia.

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We depend on the tides.

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We can't work every day.
Only 15 days a month.

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The best goosenecks live
in the heaviest waves.

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of Juan and Manuel
you have to swim to the outer rocks.

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They reach the goosenecks only,
when the low tide is at its lowest.

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They only have an hour
collect as many as possible.

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Strong winds in Galicia in winter
stir the water into icy slush.

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The waves are so strong,

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that Juan and Manuel are the only ones
percebeirot in this part of the coast.

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It suits them well.

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It's best to leave
when the sea is at its worst.

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We get all the goosenecks ourselves.

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Percebeiros use a sharp iron rod,

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with which they hit the bottom of the gooseneck.

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They are always on the lookout for surprising waves.

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You have to be reasonable.

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You have to be brave and know your job.

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Many percebeiro have lost
his life on the Costa da Morte.

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But for the likes of Juan, constant danger
also makes work interesting.

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I'm hooked by the sense of danger.

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It's unbelievable,

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and the work is very rewarding.

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In the end, the rising tide forces the wild heads
to return to shore.

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But the catch was good.

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They take to the fish market
16 kilos of goose necks.

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At the market, the experts choose
the best seafood

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for the demanding customers of their restaurants.

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Only Juan and Manuel sell goosenecks.

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That's why the price is good:
600 euros for a day's work.

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My relationship with the sea is similar
like my relationship with my wife.

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There are great moments and difficult moments,

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but this is my life.

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Centuries of sailors
have feared the "coast of death",

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but by those who plunder its riches
the reward for the brave is rich.

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At the eastern end of Spain's verdant region

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the towering peaks are the highest in Spain.

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In winter, the mountain changes
as an adventure terrain.

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Skiers arrive on the slopes

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and mountaineers pursue
jagged peaks.

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This is the great Pyrenees mountain range.

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To the south of them is Spain
and France to the north.

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The highest peaks are
more than 3,000 meters high.

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A closer look reveals
a huge structure

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deep at the foot of the mountains.

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Canfranc International

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is one of the largest in Europe
from railway stations.

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From the air it looks huge.

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The main building is 241 meters long.

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It has 365 windows and 150 doors.

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The giant building hides
a strange secret.

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It has been abandoned for over 40 years.

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In its heyday in the 1930s
A profitable railway ran through Canfranc

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Through the Pyrenees from Spain to France.

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However, the route's popularity declined.

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In 1970, a train derailed,

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and the French closed the track.

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Fernando Sanchez Morales
is the mayor of Canfranc.

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He is involved with 27 million euros
in the project to open a position.

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The station had all services.

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I went to the post office here, to the doctor,

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in a restaurant and hotel.

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The station was the center of the city's life.

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Fernando wants to restore the position
to its former glory

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and Canfrancin back on the map
by creating a tourist center,

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which would include a hotel,
new station building

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and an international railway line.

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Fernando's plan is controversial,

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because Canfranc has a dark history.

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Canfranc was in World War II
important to the Nazi war effort.

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Spain was Hitler's gateway
to the rest of the world.

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In the war, Canfranc became
Hitler's important transport hub,

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from which iron was brought to Germany
and tungsten for making weapons.

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Nazi gold was brought as payment.

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But in front of Hitler's nose

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the same train cars carried
Jews out of Nazi Europe.

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The train transported people to freedom.

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On the other hand, Hitler gained an advantage through the track
With Franco's support.

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The track prolonged the war,
and through that the Nazis got raw materials.

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Despite the past, Fernando believes,

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that the Canfranc station still brings
prosperity to the region.

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I'm excited
and I want to complete the project.

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I enjoy the results when it's done.

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Winter passes,
and gradually the coldness begins to recede.

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For the lower slopes of the Pyrenees
a sea of flowers appears.

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Spring arrives in Spain.

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As warm weather spreads across the land,

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in the middle of the earth burst into flower
golden sunflower fields.

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In Segovia, the historian Néstor

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still protects the city
gems of architecture.

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Today he finishes the project,

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which he has been working on for the last few weeks.

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This is the Alcázar of Segovia,

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one of the most special castles in the world.

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Much of the core part of the castle
dates back to the Middle Ages,

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when he lived in the castle
Spanish Royal Court.

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Christopher Columbus met here
of Queen Isabella

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before his journey to the New World.

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Néstor's project ensures,

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that model of a unique castle
will be preserved for future generations.

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For a week, he has been filming with a drone
Alcázaria from every corner.

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He connects the pictures
and create an accurate 3D map of them.

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If the castle was damaged
in a natural disaster,

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it could be digital drawings
help to rebuild.

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Video recordings are the best means of preservation

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a castle and a legacy for future generations.

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That's the best way to make sure
preservation of structures,

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even if the castle is sometimes damaged.

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The last piece of Néstor
in a huge 3D puzzle game

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is the great front of the Alcázar.

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Medieval builders
built a wall on the cliff,

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so that the castle would be difficult to attack.

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Because of the location, historians
have not been able to study it

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before now.

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We get a very accurate 3D model

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of all the details of the building.

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Drones reveal the Alcázar
an order of magnitude better than ever.

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The towers rise to a height of 80 meters
from the edge of the cliff.

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There are 12 conical towers.
They have slate roofs.

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However, the tops of the towers are quite new.

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They were added for almost 400 years
after building the castle,

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and they adapt to Central Europe
romantic style of castles.

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Alcázar is a unique combination
Spanish and German architecture.

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Even the last part of the castle has been scanned.

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Néstor finally sees a complete map.

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He hopes that in the future

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map helps historians
to build the Alcázar.

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It can also reveal secrets.

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You can see things on the map,
which cannot be seen with the naked eye.

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You can see better on the map
Details of the Alcázar.

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We have seen the whole structure,
the details of the stones

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and building decorations.

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Thanks to Néstor and the drone

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one of the gems of Spanish history

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is secured for future generations

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nevertheless,
what the future holds.

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In the southern tip of Spain in Andalucia

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the spring sun rises
over the driest region of the earth.

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Andalusia stretches to the west to the Atlantic

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and in the east to the Mediterranean Sea.

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It is located only 13 km away
off the coast of Africa.

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Andalucia is the heat
and the land of passion.

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That's where flamenco music comes from
and many old movies.

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Italian director Sergio Leone
came to Andalusia in the 1960s

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to film his famous spaghetti westerns.

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The landscape was the most reminiscent of Europe
America's Wild West.

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A closer look reveals
something very strange in the landscape.

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A huge, circular structure,
that glows like a giant pearl.

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The sci-fi vision is a futuristic powerhouse.

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It collects the sun's energy,

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00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:37,440
but these are not
solar panels but mirrors.

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Over 92,000 mirrors

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is attached to the moving ones
for platforms, i.e. heliostats.

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They reflect the sun's rays

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to the top of the 147 meter high tower,
which heats up.

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Inside the tower, the pumps push
liquid to the top.

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The liquid heats up to over 500 degrees
and come back down,

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where it runs steam turbines
and generate electricity.

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With just the heat of the sun

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the power plant produces electricity
25,000 for a Spanish home.

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A huge solar power plant
maintenance

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is a site manager
In charge of Raúl Mendoza Ruiz.

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Andalucia is
The sunniest regions in Europe.

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The sun is shining
3,000 hours per year.

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There are mirrors for 30 football fields
in the size area.

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In order for the power plant to operate at peak power,

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mirrors must be clean
and correctly oriented.

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It's definitely not easy
in a dry and dusty area.

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Raúl's group supervises
the condition of the mirrors from the control room.

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Raúl?

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There is an alarm in the control room.

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The sensor reports the problem in the mirror.

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My job on a typical day
is to generate energy,

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so the cleanliness of the mirrors must be checked.

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If the mirror is dirty,
it must be removed for washing.

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Raúl must find it first.

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It's not easy
In an area the size of Monaco.

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Site manager Raúl
check the cause of the alarm.

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He needs to check the condition of the mirror
and see if it needs to be replaced.

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00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,920
The longer the mirror failure lasts,

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the more inefficiently the power plant works.
Raúl must hurry.

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00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,960
He eventually finds the problem mirror

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and measure with a reflectometer
from reflected light,

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how dirty the mirror is.

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Surprisingly, the result is telling
that the mirror is clean.

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Something else has triggered the sensitive sensor.

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Perhaps a bird that flew by.

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00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,800
Raul was lucky.

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The control room starts the heliostat again

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00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:47,280
and the power plant is working again
at full power.

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00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:55,960
Because of the southern location in Spain
it is worth collecting solar energy.

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00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:02,880
Raúl's job is one
50 solar thermal power plants in Spain.

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Spain produces more energy
by this method than any other state.

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I am proud that
that Spain is the leading country

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in the utilization of renewable energy.

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Andalusian solar power plants
are a modern phenomenon.

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There is also a business in the area,

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which stretches back 5,000 years.

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100 km west of the solar power plant

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the landscape changes dramatically.

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A glance reveals something astonishing:

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of a bright red flowing river.

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The river is the Rio Tinto.

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The name means "red river".

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Tens of thousands of tourists
come every year

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to see this natural wonder.

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The colors come from minerals.

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Iron, copper and precious metals
is washed from the ground into the water.

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The strange sight is completed by

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centuries old mine
abandoned ruins,

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which are scattered in the park.

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00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:37,840
José Francisco Dominguez
takes adventurous tourists

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to a special place.

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The most interesting

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the variety of colors in the landscape.

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Shades of gray and ocher
fascinate people.

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00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:00,920
The area could perhaps be compared
To the landscape of the moon.

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Many train passengers say,

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that the landscape reminds me of Mars.

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The first mine

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believed to be from the Bronze Age
5,000 years ago.

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Much later came the Romans
to mine precious metals for money.

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And in the 19th century

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British engineers expanded
from the mine to the industrial level.

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They built a train track and
dug a huge copper mine.

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The mine is now closed,

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and a different way of life has taken its place.

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Astronauts take advantage
An environment reminiscent of Mars

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00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:04,200
when testing equipment,
which may someday land on Mars.

487
00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:10,120
Astrobiologists study
from acidic waters,

488
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:13,840
how alien life forms could live

489
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:17,040
far away,
in chemical-rich worlds.

490
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:27,360
It seems incredible to think
that colorful landscape in Spain

491
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:32,840
can still reveal life
the secret beyond the stars.

492
00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:41,040
Spain is of passions
and the land of contradictions.

493
00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:47,200
Ancient traditions flourish
alongside modern innovations.

494
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:52,800
Landscape and climate
provide rich natural resources,

495
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:57,400
and the culture of creativity
build a sustainable future.

496
00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:02,480
Spain's ability to change
contrasts into harmony

497
00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,400
makes it a large European country.

498
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,480
Subtitles: Sami Marjamäki