Driving across Spain

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June 28th 2011
Friday, June 10th, we drove 12 hours from France to the Andalusia region of Southern Spain. We arrived at 9pm in the tiny town of El Rocio. We hit traffic coming into town from the pilgrimage of thousands coming into town for the Romeria del Rocio festival. The pilgrimage is said to be the largest Europe. People (Romeros) travel from all over Spain in middle aged clothing and horse drawn wagons ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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

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