Showing posts with the label Spain

Botafumeiro: The Most Famous Thurible in The World

Sep 8, 2023

In the Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica in Galicia, Spain, hangs a very special thurible. It is so special that it has a name o...

Sad Hill Cemetery

Aug 28, 2023

About 30 kilometers southeast of Burgos, a charming city in the Castilla y León region of northern Spain, rests a rather expansive cemetery....

Playa de Las Teresitas: A European Beach Made From Saharan Sand

Jun 2, 2023

Playa de Las Teresitas in Tenerife, Spain, is one of the most popular beaches of the Canary Islands, but the beach is not natural—it was cre...

The Fishman of Liérganes

Mar 22, 2023

In the small town of Liérganes, in Cantabria, northern Spain, a legend has been around since the late 17th century about a young man who dro...

Leaning Tower of Zaragoza

May 24, 2022

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is undoubtedly the most famous of all towers that lean at alarming angles, but it is not the tallest. That credit ...

Balmis Expedition: How Orphans Took The Smallpox Vaccine Around The World

Dec 29, 2020

The biggest hurdle to mass vaccination in the 19th century was keeping the virus alive out of the human body as the precious pus was being t...

Hostile Façades

Nov 27, 2020

The old city of Segovia, about 90 km north of Madrid, is best known for its aqueduct , but this historic city is full of architectural curio...

Casa de las Conchas: The House of Shells

Oct 20, 2020

Casa de las Conchas, or the House of Shells, is a curious attraction in Salamanca, Spain. This stately mansion built between the late 15th a...

Aqueduct of Segovia: The Mortar-Less Miracle

Oct 13, 2020

The aqueduct of Segovia is a classic example of Roman water transport architecture—simple in design, yet magnificent to behold, and surprisi...

Battle of Surfaces: The Epic Nadal Vs Federer Match

Aug 25, 2020

In the spring of 2007, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were two of the best tennis players in the world. But they excelled on different surfa...