Category Archives: Travel Experiences

Burgos: Heart of Castile.

This  Ancient  City of Burgos is situated in the Iberian central geographical Plateau and was for a very long time the Historical Capital of Castile, where  several Official Ruling Institutions were for the first time created and developed such as: ” El Consejo, El Jurado, El Alguacil.” On the other hand,Early human remains

Ávila: “Tierra de Santos y de cantos…”

        Our Visiting afternoon  to Avila was a bit chilly with unpleasant weather for the time of September.That was so perhaps  by the effects of being the highest town in Spain above Sea level. We went in and by different Historical Monuments & construction ruins which are clear signs of the different […]

Toledo-Spain

Just an hour car-drive from Madrid, but so much to see and to Feel…walking in a most ancient town with so much Stone all around: buildings, streets´ pavement all of stone. A brief Historical Summary: A town where in the Past the 3 Main western world Religions ( Christians, Jewish and 

Aranjuez

  Small Town lying 42 kms south of Madrid, bordering Chinchón and Toledo  Province. The Tagus & Jarama rivers water its strawberries, melons and Sparragus well known valley. It is a Historical Royal Site which was used for their Vacation and leisure time. The Explendid XVI century Royal Palace on

Chinchón: anisette, garlic…

Chinchón was a rightly  chosen Site for a day away from Madrid. This Village is South the Tajo-Jarama River Valley.The Main Church   “Ntra., Sra., de la Asunción”, XV-XVI Century, contains a Fine early Work by Goya, depicting “The Assumption of the Virgin.” Not far away stands the remains of a medieval castle.However, the village […]

Tabacco & red pepper plantations….(Candeleda).

Candeleda is a village in the far south of “Valle del Tietar” next to the Region of ” La Vera, Cáceres” , but belonging to Avila  Province though. Its previlage geographical location with mild climate makes possible the production of still important quantities of red pepper to be processed in powder and even tabacco plantations. […]

Memories of a Peculiar weekend.

On December the 7th., 2014 in the  late afternoon some friends and I went to  ” Madrigal de la Vera, Caceres.” When we arrived there were many groups of local people around Many Great  Piles of wood here and there  all throughout the village streets. At 8 p.m. sharp the main church bell started to strike […]

Plasencia: Historical town, bound Guijuelo

   A very Old historical town with a lot of political influence in the past. City parcially surrounded by walls with an outstanding Parador-Hotel.The trip was staying just one night here and when we arrived there in the afternoon was going on the main year weekend local Festival with many people all around. After doing the Hotel ́s […]

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Royal-Parador: Jarandilla de la Vera…

The Parador-Hotel of Jarandilla de la Vera used to be the Royal Residence of Charles the I of Spain in XVI Century when He abdicated from the Throne. Likewise, was the “Yuste Monastery” nearby. So after visiting both places on our way to Plasencia we stopped near the Parador in Restaurant ” El Descanso del Emperador”. We all […]

Viseu: Wonderful town…Near Aveiro,costa Nova.

Viseu, Portugal is a Historical, small and wonderful town. Well located: 2:30 hrs drive from Salamanca, Spain, 1 hour from Aveiro,Costa Nova, and 2:30 hrs from Porto. Viseu has many interesting pedestrian streets where , among other things, tipical portuguese items are sold. Regarding good sea food dishes we recomend Restaurant Refúgio,(Av. Alberto Sampaio) 200 meters from the town […]

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