the ancient village with its arabic influences

Albarracin

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April 19th 2006
Once upon a time, a large boy spent a day in a forest of pine, with red sandstone boulders and grassy clearings. At 1300m altitude, it was beautifully warm (25-28 deg) with the sun out, but cooller when the odd cloud passed over. He climbed some hard and very fun boulders and that pleased him greatly. It was one of his best climbing days ever, which was great because it was also his birthday. ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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