The AVE train already serves Seville, cutting journey times from six hours to just two and a half. It is uncertain how long the new Málaga journey will take. The news will please those flying on Budget Flights to Spain as many budget carriers fly to Málaga.
The AVE train in addition to the existing Seville service, will also take passengers from the capital to Barcelona within the next year. The route is half finished, with the Madrid-Zaragoza section already in service.
In other news, Málaga Town Council has announced that Málaga only has enough water to last until the end of May. If it doesn't rain in the next two months emergency measures will have to be brought in for next summer. Read more on Weather in Spain.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I have heard the news that the government of Spain has approved a project that puts in serious danger the Expiatori Temple of the Sagrada Familia (and the Milŕ House), the greatest work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, in Barcelona. The project in question is the imminent construction of a tunnel for a high-speed train (TGV) that will pass below the main facade of the building.
My concerns are the following:
1. The vulnerability and the weight of a building as unique as this one.
2. The unstable nature of the foundation of the construction and the underground currents that cross it.
3. The work with the tunnel will put a strain to the Sagrada Familia and its surroundings. The work will last 28 months.
4. Bearing in mind that the monument every day every day every day receives an average of 7.000 daily visits.
I would like to stress that any collapse of the building would be a danger for the construction workers and/or visitors – the outcome could be fatal. The building is declared Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO.
I ask you, to please fill in the form you’ll find in this website:
http://www.sossagradafamilia.org
And here is the line!
I published a short article discussing this issue today in my transport information blog.
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=21