Google Maps to find out how it has changed from the 50s to today

Looking back to see what the maps of yesteryear were like can be fascinating because, well, you may find that In the Roman Empire they had a whole tangle of highwaysbut it is not necessary to go that far: the road infrastructure of the Spanish state has changed enormously in recent decades. You can ask … Read more

Roman roads changed the world. And this Google Maps from 2,000 years ago allows you to explore them

What have the Romans given us? It’s not a question I ask myself when I can’t sleep, but the brilliant satire that Monty Python captured in ‘Brian’s life‘. He aqueductsewage, education, irrigation, health, wine, public baths… and roads. At its peak, it is estimated that The empire’s network expanded over 120,000 kilometersbut as excavation has … Read more

I’ve been using Google Maps for years and I didn’t know this button. It is wonderful to follow routes on foot

Although There are more and more optionsGoogle Maps is still The queen of navigation apps. But even the most used app, there are functions that not everyone knowsI the first. Today we talk about an option that makes Google Maps is much more intuitive on foot routes. Google Maps on foot is not the same … Read more

Girona has managed to decongest its historic center copying a trick of Barcelona: erase from Google Maps

Girona has made Google and Waze modify the routes that took cars, especially tourists, to cross the old town of their city known as Barri Vell. This historical area has the Restricted circulationwith priority for pedestrians and limited access to residents and businesses. For Avoid excess traffic and preserve the pedestrian character of the center, … Read more

The fires that are ravaging Spain, seen from the space and through the maps

Although the heat wave that we have been supporting for days begins to send and, According to data from the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET)the maximum temperatures will descend in a generalized way this week, the forest fires They are still out of control. So far this year, More than 344,400 hectares have already burned throughout … Read more

The maps that explain why Castilla y León have become the “zero zone” of forest fires

The fires are a pressing problem every summer, but in the midst of the heat wave that shakes peninsular Spain, the problems derived from fire grow Without giving us breath. One of the areas most affected by fires is the northwest quadrant of the peninsula. Something that we can verify in a series of maps … Read more

A small town in Holland has the solution to mass tourism: to fool Google Maps

Mass tourism has unable consequences for residents. Recently we talked about the Avalanche of tourists who go to the lavender fields in Brihuega. In the Parkbuurt neighborhood, located in a small coastal town in Holland, they also have problems with tourism. Specifically because, in the most influx days, it is impossible for them to park. … Read more

Between 2026 and 2028 Spain will become a paradise of eclipses. And we have new maps to know where they will look better

The 2026 and 2027 will stand out in the astronomical: Two total eclipses in two consecutive years that can be seen from different areas of Spain. And if someone had been wanting more, 2028 keeps us a new eclipse, this annular, which can also be seen from the Iberian Peninsula. Many are already expectant, including … Read more

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