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Franco lives on at Casa Pepe

3 Jul

Wow. Literally, wow. [...]

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Categories Central Spain, Spain
Author Stephanie Dosch

Celebrating Corpus Christi in Toledo

25 Jun

What luck! I’m currently helping to lead a group of travelers around Spain for Rick Steves, and our day in Toledo coincided with the Corpus Christi festivals. Corpus Christi isn’t celebrated everywhere in Spain, but boy is it celebrated in Toledo! [...]

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Author Stephanie Dosch

Segovia’s stucco smorgazboard

14 Oct

Segovia is famous for its Roman aqueduct, its Gothic cathedral, and its fairy-tale castle. These three structures leave me in awe every time I visit them, but I have to confess that one of my favorite things about Segovia is just wandering its streets and admiring the buildings. [...]

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Author Stephanie Dosch

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