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All the time in the world

February 13, 2013by theromantictraveller 2 Comments

Apart from the massive walls of the Alhambra, which are reminiscent of the Krak des Chevaliers crusader castle in Syria, Granada most impressed me by the quality of its air. […]

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Spain

We will rack you

February 5, 2013by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

The leg irons recovered from liberated Christian prisoners of the Moors that decorate the walls of the San Juan de los Reyes monastery in Toledo are a shock reminder that […]

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Spain, Toledo

Segovia Aqueduct

July 9, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This is the single most important Roman artefact in Spain, and is the symbol of Segovia. Many things in this world lay dubious claim to being awesome, but this one […]

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Segovia, Spain

Espana Square, Seville

July 6, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This astonishing construction in Seville is actually a semicircle 200 metres in diameter with two huge stylised towers at each end, like the skeleton of a Roman amphitheatre but without […]

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Seville, Spain

El Greco and US Culture on Display in Toledo

July 4, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This museum in the Jewish Quarter of Toledo was opened in 1911. Built in the 16th century and consisting of two buildings constructed around a courtyard, it exudes the exquisite […]

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Spain, Toledo

Tortured in Toledo

July 2, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

The main Bisagra gate into Toledo always reminds me of the Hammer horror films I was addicted to as a teenager. The huge round towers and massive gateway surmounted by […]

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Spain, Toledo

Mezquita of Cordoba

June 24, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Cordoba’s great mosque, the Mezquita, was built in 786 and personifies the power of Islam on the peninsula at that time. Many different architectural forms were embodied in the mosque […]

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Cordoba, Spain

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