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Santiago de Compostela: Pilgrims or Poseurs?

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April 29th 2013
Driving in to Santiago was easier than we expected. It isn´t a large city, and road directions are not particularly good, but the Cathedral dominates the cityscape so one just heads uphill towards the cathedral spires. We parked easily in an underground carpark beneath the Praza (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">plaza)de Galicia near to the cathedral and walked up the narrow wind ... 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