Toledo es El Greco, El Greco es Toledo
When I arrived in Toledo the first time, the bus dropped us at the road below the city and we began a long magical trudge upwards through the winding medieval […]
Category Archives: Spain
Castillo de Curiel in Spain, Spending the Night in a Renovated Medieval Castle
October 15, 2014. It never stopped raining that day so we headed straight for our destination that night, the Castillo de Curiel, a renovated medieval castle that had been converted […]
Clunia, an Extensive Roman Ruin in Spain
October 15, 2014, morning. CLUNIA, A ROMAN RUIN We started our soggy day by heading to Clunia, a Roman ruin that had existed as a town for several hundred years […]
Valvanera, an 11th Century Monastery in La Rioja, Spain (& the Journey There)
October 14, 2014. On our drive through the province of La Rioja in Spain we spotted this unusual rock formation in the village of Anguiano. We were on our way from […]
Mansilla de la Sierra, a Drowned Village in La Rioja, Spain (plus Lunch)
I love taking backroads – somehow I find them more interesting than the ‘big’ sights of an area. On the way to Mansilla de la Sierra we were frequently stopped […]
Nájera with Its 11th Century Monastery in La Rioja, Spain
The Monasterio de Santa María la Real is an extremely photogenic monastery in the town of Nájera, Spain. Built in the 11 century, its slightly bland exterior belies the many […]
Necropolis de Revenga near Quintanar de la Sierra, Spain
Imagine discovering an early Christian settlement with hundreds of empty tombs carved into the rocks! The necropolis was called Cuyocabras in our book (Backroads of Spain) but we got quite […]
