Making forts and dribble castles

spain and pictures

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November 20th 2008
17th November Drove from Villafranc to Olite today. We visited the castle. The king who built it back in 1402 wasn´t interested in war but building his castle - he wasn´t that successful as a king but he has an awesome castle. There´s alot of rooms for the queen and the king but not many for anyone else. In a dark part of the grounds was an egg shaped thing and theywould put in ice there an ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more