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El Greco”s mesmerising and dramatic View of Toledo. ~1600. I love the threatening clouds, the hills seem about to swallow the town or perhaps slide into the Tajo below. This is one of the earliest examples of a landscape painting though not a true topographical representation.
Wildflowers ablaze one spring on the slopes near where George Orwell fought with the POUM militia in the Sierra de Alcubierre.
I would love to be driving again on this road today watching the Peninsula pass by.(N-240, Berdún. Huesca, one summer)
Abandoned train line. San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria in August heat several years ago. 1000s of kilometres of lines were lost in the 20th century, Many are now idllyic cycling and walking routes but others like this in 1995, closed. A symbol of la España Vacía/da (Empty/ied Spain) as the tragedy of the depopulating hinterland … Read More “Abandoned train line” »
Date palm, possibly the oldest in Barcelona, planted in 1873 in the Casa de l’Ardiaca (Archdeacon) next to the cathedral. In the late 19th century Spain, palms were very much associated with the “Indianos”, hardworking, often ruthless men who made their fortunes -one way or another- in the Indies. They form an essential part of … Read More “Date palm in Barcelona” »
