Santiago

Santiago De compostela/La Coruna

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January 7th 2009
Wrong order folks, went to this place in Nov after seville!!!!! November Saw my third trip to Spain, the north west this time to Galicia. A very historic place when there is a large cathedral, the burial place of St James, the patron saint of spain. Also the end point of a pilgrimage taken on by people on bike and on foot covering hundreds of miles in probably the wettest and greenest part of Sp ... read more

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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