In brief: The remote pair of monasteries at the World Heritage sites of Suso and Yuso draw pilgrims en route to Santiago and Spaniards honoring their language's roots. Amid all the religious sites – and…
In brief: Neither Compostela pilgrims nor tourists would want to miss this World Heritage monument, still soaring in detail yet artfully enhanced since the 13th century. In 1221, pilgrims journeyed through Burgos in northwestern Spain,…
In brief: The sacred and the secular have always lived side by side in Salamanca. This post wanders along the secular side (university, courtly, and commercial life). Our other post about this delightful city honored…
In brief: The sacred and the secular have always lived side by side in Salamanca. This post honors the first, the grand churches and monastic centers. Our other post wanders along the secular side (university,…
Except for one day during our visit in Spring 2018, Granada was as sodden and chilly as the rest of western Europe. Yet, on this first trip together to the south of Spain, we were…