Plaza Mayor, Tordesillas

Old Castile, the land of churches and castles

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April 19th 2013
We left the Lagunas de Ruidera yesterday at 11 a.m. to drive to Tordesillas in Castile y León. The journey took just under six hours, since we made several stops for dog-walking, changing drivers, coffee and a picnic. The distance was 431 kilometres and the sun shone down on us all the way! After leaving the gorge and Ruidera, in no time at all we were back in the land of windmills and wheat fiel ... 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