Cave paintings Museo de Altamira

Day 3: from Cantabrica to Asturias

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September 3rd 2019
SC writes: Our guides on this trip are A) The RUTA (route) of our pre package Paradores trip; B) Lonely Planet - a downloaded large PDF file and C) Our own instincts for a worthwhile visit. Yesterday was a good one for C) as Cathy explains; CJ writes: We left the delightful Santillana del Mar relatively early today (ie somewhat after 9:30 - but this is a holiday after all!) and travelled just a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Asturias

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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