the view to Alicante

A morning at Santa Barbara Castle

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September 11th 2017
We headed out for Alicante this morning to visit the Santa Barbara Castle. The trek was only 26 miles and scheduled to take 1 hour according to Google maps. Travel through Europe sometimes involves a lot of minor highways with a lot of roundabouts! This was the case on the N-332 today. The Santa Barbara Castle is a 9th century castle and built during the time of Muslim control of the Iberian Pe ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

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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