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Castillo de Curiel, a medieval castle converted into a hotel situated near Penafiel in Spain

Castillo de Curiel in Spain, Spending the Night in a Renovated Medieval Castle

November 4, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

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 […]

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Experiencing History, Spain
A model of the dinosaur that made the three-toed Huellas de Dinosaurio, 'Dinosaur Footprints' embedded in the stone

Time Travelling in Spain

August 26, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

October 14, 2014. Today we went back to the time of dinosaurs then fast forwarded to the days of early Christians, then back to Roman times, and finished by spending […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Experiencing History, Road Trip, Spain
The 'Horoscope Garden' within the Fressin Medieval Castle Ruins, France

Medieval Gardens at the Feudal Castle in Fressin, France

May 23, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The three medieval gardens dating back to the 15th century within the ruins of the Feudal Castle in Fressin are the Garden of Eden, the Garden of Evil and the Garden of Good. A three-dimensional […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, France, Gardens
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Medieval Village

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, an 11th Century Medieval Town in France

May 17, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

To me it seems that France has been more diligent than most countries in preserving its heritage. Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, just up from the plage (beach) at Cap Hornu, has a well-preserved medieval city dating back to the […]

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France, Weekly Photo Challenge
Gravensteen at night

Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie Gravensteen Castle

November 2, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 9 Comments

To make Ghent’s Gravensteen Kasteel (Castle) more spooky they have turned it into a medieval torture museum. To make my photos more eerie I have played around with most of […]

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Belgium, Photo Challenges, Photoshop, Weekly Photo Challenge

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