Cathedral from Palazo Real

Walking on history

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August 19th 2014
One of the many things I love about travel is being in cities with layers of history through continuous occupation. Barcelona like Rome, Athens and Jerusalem, is a place where people live literally on top of history. Today we went to the Museum of the History of Barcelona, built on top of massive excavations of the original Roman city of Barcino, which we walked through with an excellent audio ... 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