We had a great day at this animal park but it could have been even more fabulous, save for a silly mistake we made. We were parked just a couple …
Category: Destination reports
Capricho Gaudi. The Caprice, a small but comfortable house
We went to the coastal town of Comillas, in Cantabria, in the North of Spain for one reason only, to visit The Caprice designed by one of our favorite architects, …
The Castle of Coca (not Coca Cola)
The Castle of Coca was constructed in the 15th century and has been considered to be one of the best examples of Spanish Mudejar brickwork, which incorporates Moorish Muslim design …
Segovia has one BIG aqueduct
The aqueduct of Segovia has got to be one of the most beautiful Roman pieces of architecture that we have ever seen, and this one was right in the centre …
The medieval walled city of Avila
Avila is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name. It’s a city in the rolling hill countryside northwest of Madrid. It’s one of the must-see sights of …
Uruena’s hermitage and walled library village
When travelling from Astorga to Avila we wanted to find a nice place to break up the journey. Deby found us a gem of a place. Usually, we look at …
Guadi’s Episcopal Palace in Astorga
We’re huge fans of Guadi after we were lucky enough to visit many of his buildings on an earlier trip in 2002 to Barcelona. So when we learned about Gaudi’s …
Leon’s Sistine Chapel of Romanesque art.
Casa Botines We’ve been fascinated with any building that Antoni Gaudi has been involved with since we went to Barcelona back in 2002. There is surely no similar architect in …
Pre-Romanesque churches of Naranca
You’ve heard of Romanesque when it comes to architecture, but have you ever heard the term Pre-Romanesque? It’s really for architecture that was before its time before the Romanesque style …
The sun returns in Gijon
It’s been 24 days since we had a day that was sunny AND warm. What’s wrong with that? What a terrible summer we’ve had! We arrived in Alcobaca and it …