Inside the cathedral

Aranda de Duero, land of lamb and wine

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June 1st 2013
Aranda de Duero is the capital of the Ribera del Duero wine region. This sentence alone was enough to get our attention! We had heard of a place with enormous underground wine cellars and bodegas, and one day we stumbled across some information online which led us to a weekend in Aranda. It was about 3 hours drive from Pamplona but the roads as always were fairly quiet and it was an easy journey. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos

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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