Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados

Valencia - Day 3

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October 29th 2014
Geo: 39.4716, -0.375017Today I was determined to get onto that walking tour and now I knew exactly where to go. So at 10.30 I was standing in Plaza de la Virgen, ticket in hand, ready to walk. The tour was good, although many of the places we went I had already seen before....only now I know what they are. The first place we saw was the Basilica, located at the back of the cathedral. I had notic ... 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