The Old Oak

Guernica - Gernika - The Museum of Peace

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March 10th 2013
Many places around the world are known for the terrible things which have happened there. When you think of atrocities in Spain, most people immediately think of Guernica and it's a place we had wanted to visit ever since we moved to the North of Spain. Although we had been disappointed with Picasso's painting when we saw it in Madrid 8 years ago, seeing it reproduced in [url=../../Europe/ ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Guernica

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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