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Serrano ham at Costco, Getafe |
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Chinchón |
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Chinchón |
Belmonte castle, seen in 1960s movie El Cid |
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Alarcón, 8th century castle |
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Castle is currently a hotel |
Plaza Mayor, Alarcón |
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Hoz de Alarcón path |
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Cathedral, Cuenca |
Plaza Mayor, Cuenca |
Bridge crossing the gorge and Parador |
Hanging houses, Cuenca |
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Teruel, Escalinata Del Óvalo |
Plaza del Torico |
Tower of the cathedral, Teruel |
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Mausoleum of the lovers (legend) |
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Albarracín |
Paseso Fluvial |
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Albarracín |
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Camino natural del Río Guadalaviar |
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Daroca |
Fountain of the 20 spouts, Daroca |
Constructed in 1638 |
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Hermitage of Nazarete, Daroca |
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Belchite - Town destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) |
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When rebuilt, the destroyed part was left as a memorial |
Zaragoza, Aljafería Palace |
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Fuente de Hispanidad |
Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Pilar |
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3 minutes pizza vending machine |
Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Pilar from Ibis hotel |
Mudejar wall on the Cathedral del Salvador |
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Plaza de Pilar, Goya display, Zaragoza |
Trasmoz |
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Trasmoz, the only town ever excommunicated by the Pope for witchcraft. Plaques on a house for being voted witch of the year. |
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Ágreda, Convent of the Concepcionistas Franciscanas and Mary Jesus of Ágreda, the Blue Nun. She was said to bilocate (be in two places at the same time) |
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Sádaba castle |
SOS del Rey Católico, birthplace of King Ferdinand |
Javier castle |
Basilica of Saint Francis Xavier |
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Monastery of Leyre. Remains of Navarra´s kings and queens (left photo). Crypt at the monastery |
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Canfranc train station. It was a hotbed of spy activity during WWII. It was also used to trade goods for gold between the German and Franco governments. |
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Foz de Lumbier walking path |
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SOS del Rey Católico church, mason carvings on the walls and pillar design. |
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SOS del Rey Católico streets and from the hotel cafeteria |
Olite Parador-old Castle |
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Our room with wrap around balcony |
Santa María la Real, Olite |
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14th century Royal Palace of Olite. Home to the kings of Navarra |
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Plaza in Olite |
Monastery of Iranzu, founded in the 12th century |
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12 century portable music player |
Estella, San Pedro de la Rua, carved serpent pillar and cloister |
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Irache wine fountain on the Camino |
Romanesque bridge in Puente de la Reina |
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Church of Santiago, Puente de la Reina. Statue of Saint James |
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Alto de Perdón overlook along the Camino de Santiago |
Santa María de Eunate Monastery |
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Artajona |
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Artajona |
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Name translated: Nipple cheese. Legend has it that when the church forbid depictions of nudity, the Galician farmers got even by forming the chesse into the shape of a breast. It dates back to at least the 11th century. |
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Bodega Vega del Castillo Olite |
Cosecheros Bodegas y Vinados, Olite |
Érmita de la Ascensión, Ojacastro |
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Ezcaray |
Plaza Mayor |
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Cathedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, chicken coop (legend) |
Tomb of Santo Domingo de la Calzada |
Belén (nativity scene) |
Laguardia, El Gaitero Plaza |
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Saint James carving in the church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Briones |
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Érmita de San Saturio, Soria |
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Monastery of San Juan de Duero, Soria |
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Cañon Río de los Lobos |
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Érmita San Bartolomé, Knights Templar built in the 12th century. Equidistant between the easternmost and westermost points in Spain |
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Ucero castle |
El Burgo de Osma main plaza |
Instagram girl. She had her boyfriend take dozens of photos just to post them to Instagram. |
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Burlanga Del Duero castle |
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Almazán chapel |
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Restaurant seen in the movie "The Way," where Martin Sheen's character's backpack was stolen. |
Crew filming something by the cathedral in Burgos |
Filming location of Sad Hill cemetery from the movie "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly."
Santo Domingo de Silos |
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First century Roman arch, Medinaceli |
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Medinaceli main plaza |
Siguenza hotel. Castle of Siguenza |
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Castle of Siguenza |
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Siguenza, Plaza Mayor |
Pelegrina and its castle |
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Hoz de Pelegrina |
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Hoz de Pelegrina from Félix overlook |
Camino de Santiago sign in Palazuelos |
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Church of the Savior, Carabais |
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Guijosa castle |
Jadraque castle |
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Plaza de Cervantes, Alcalá de Henares |
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Room in Cervantes birthplace museum |
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Storks |
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Don Quijote and Sancho Panza |
Supposedly haunted House of Seven Chimneys (legend), Madrid |
Churros and chocolate |
Painting in the Prado |
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Plaza Mayor Chinchón |
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San Vicente de la Sonsierra |
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