Ruta de la Plata sign on the N-630 |
Enigmatic 'Osborne Bulls' perplex the passing motorist |
Pouring cider at a sidreria in Gijon, Asturias |
Aquarium at Gijon (Asturias) |
Universidad Laboral at Gijon |
Villaviciosa on the Atlantic coast of Asturias |
Asturian horreo or granary |
Oviedo Cathedral, Asturias |
Oviedo Cathedral, showing slots for pilgrim ladders |
Selling handmade Gamonedo cheese in Covadonga, Asturias |
Selling local cheeses at Covadonga |
Parador at Cangas de Onis, Asturias, an historic monastery |
Hotel Aultre Naray, Cangas de Onis |
Rio Cares Valley, Picos de Europa |
Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa |
Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa |
Lago de Enol in the Picos de Europa, Asturias |
Picos de Europa, Castilla y Leon. The Rio Cares valley |
Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias |
Rio Duje gorge, Picos de Europa |
The Sanctuary of Covadonga |
Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias |
Sharing a joke, Covadonga, Asturias |
16th C. Parador de San Marcos at Leon |
Cloister of the Parador at Leon |
Retablo or altar piece in the Leon Museum |
Posters on a wall, Zamora |
Colegio Anaya, now the faculty of philology, Salamanca |
University city of Salamanca, Spain |
Successful candidates wrote with ox blood on the college walls of Salamanca |
Plaza Mayor, the main square of Salamanca |
Bar staff, Salamanca |
Salamanca's New Cathedral was to replace the 12th century building, but both survive |
Ice-cream cone features in a bas-relief outside the New Cathedral, Salamanca |
The university city of Salamanca, Spain (Plaza Mayor) |
Main building of Salamanca University, older even than Oxford |
Sierra de Francia, Salamanca. Cattle grazing by the roadside in early morning |
Pine forests, Las Hurdes |
Miranda de Cantanar, Sierra de Gata, Salamanca. Local character |
Miranda de Cantanar |
Sierra de Gredos countryside, Extremadura |
Local nuts and honey for sale in La Alberca, Sierra de Gata (Las Hurdes) |
Mountain village of Candelario, Sierra de Gredos, Extremadura |
Plaza Mayor at Plasencia |
Plasencia, Extremadura. Church tower with storks' nests |
Plasencia: The Parador in this walled city is a 15th-17th C. convent |
Plasencia, Extremadura. 15th-17th convent is now a Parador |
Merida, Extremadura. Roman Theatre |
Roman Theatre, Merida |
Roman mosaic, Merida, Extremadura |
Image of the Virgin Mary in ceramic tiles, Zafra, Extremadura |
La Giralda, Sevilla (Andalucia) |
Burghers at ease, Sevilla |
Cafe patrons, Sevilla |