San Nicholas del Real Camino

Finding the Roman Road - Calzadilla de los Hermanillos

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April 17th 2010
Options Today presented two quite different paths. One could take the senda after Shanagun, and continue on it for a couple of days, or one could head towards Calzadilla de los Hermanillos and have a quiet country walk on the way, and then walk along about 20km of Roman road the next day. The latter sounded like a good choice. Notebook Entry Started with a short stint to M ... 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