Santa Eulalia Cathedral

Barcelona - Day 4

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November 2nd 2014
Geo: 41.3826, 2.18451The plan this morning was to do a walking tour of the gothic quarter. I thought the tour started at 11 so I slept in, had a leisurely breakfast then made my way to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St Eulalia. On the way I re-checked the pamphlet I had for this tour only to find the SPANISH walking tour starts at 11. The english tour started at 9.30. I was only an hour lat ... 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