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Category: Spain

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Bilbao’s Pintxos: Proving the Sociologists Right

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  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 29, 2018

One of Spain’s culinary gifts to the world is tapas, and no trip would be…

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If You Build It, Will They Come?: The Guggenheim and the Bilbao Effect

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  • Posted on November 27, 2017September 6, 2020

A 1999 Washington Post article posed the question: “Can a single building bring a whole…

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  • Architecture

Papamoscas on the Job: It’s about time!

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  • Posted on November 13, 2017August 11, 2018

Like all Gothic churches in Spain, the Burgos Cathedral has soaring vaults, sturdy flying buttresses,…

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A Little Comic Relief in Spain: The Icing on The Cake

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  • Posted on October 30, 2017November 13, 2017

Travel, above all else, is an opportunity to learn, but if you’re lucky, sometimes it’s…

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Pure Whimsy: Barcelona’s Palace of Catalan Music

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  • Posted on June 12, 2017January 12, 2020

As a first-year university student, I made a scheduling mistake which haunted me for four…

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  • Architecture

Salamanca Cathedral and a New Kind of Easter Egg

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  • Posted on June 5, 2017January 12, 2020

Saving souls is serious business, and the intricately carved entryways of Spain’s Gothic cathedrals start…

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  • Architecture

The Aqueduct of Segovia: An Amazing Legacy of Ancient Rome

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  • Posted on May 22, 2017January 12, 2020

There are vestiges of the Roman Empire scattered across most of Europe, showcasing the talent…

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  • Architecture

Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca: A Stunning Symbol of Religious Cooperation

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  • Posted on May 8, 2017August 10, 2018

It must say something about the architectural genius involved when an empty room without any…

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  • Architecture

Toledo’s Cathedral: See It Even if You’re Cathedraled-Out

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  • Posted on May 1, 2017August 10, 2018

Toledo’s most popular attraction and strongest tour-group magnet is Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo…

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  • Spain

Tantalizing Toledo: A Blend of Cultures

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  • Posted on April 24, 2017May 1, 2017

Not a day passes without news of a religious conflict somewhere in the world. But…

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