Nothing But Vineyards

Day 8: 33kms To Cirueña, A Modern Day Ghost Town. GFC ? Who Knows.

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September 27th 2018
Staying in a ghost town tonight. Cireña is a modern development with many condominiums and houses, nestled around a top class 18 hole golf course. But most of the town is overgrown, unloved, and uninhabited. Big money poured in and seems to have created a lemon. Dinner is being set up around me and the owner has given me the far corner of the table to tap this out. This morning was fresh, an ... read more

Europe » Spain » La Rioja » Santo Domingo de la Calzada

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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