Category Archives: Art

A little random tour of Empordà: mountains, medieval villages and an onion cake

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Blogging about such a beautiful region as Empordà is very easy. One day the blogger can visit any of its charming Mediterranean villages, like Tamariu, drink a coffee, take some photos by the beach, and the post-of-the-day is almost finished. … Continue reading →

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Following the steps of the “Master of Cabestany”: The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes (Alt Empordà, Catalonia, Spain)

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

“Now, let me introduce to you this great artist: The “Master of” or “Maître de” Cabestany (XII century) was a mysterious, anonymous, errant and sublime sculptor (most probably Cathar) who worked in the very same geographical area which I cover … Continue reading →

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Romanesque churches in the Pyrenees

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains that forms a natural border between France and Spain. They extend for about 300 miles from the Cantabrian/Atlantic coast (West) to the Mediterranean coast (East). On this post I’m “hiking” just from the … Continue reading →

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Lost in Toledo

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

I knew it could happen. I was just wandering through the narrow and phantasmagoric streets of the medieval Toledo, taking pictures here and there for my universally acclaimed blog, when it happened: I got lost. So, my dear little bunch … Continue reading →

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A walk through the old Toledo

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

“Successively a Roman municipium, the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom, a fortress of the Emirate of Cordoba, an outpost of the Christian kingdoms fighting the Moors and, in the 16th century, the temporary seat of supreme power under Charles V, … Continue reading →

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Empordà and the Costa Brava

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

It has been a year since I started to post seriously and regularly in this blog (well, as “seriously and regularly” as I am capable, which is very little). My initial aim was to cover mainly the Empordà region, its … Continue reading →

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Rural Romanesque churches with porticoed galleries in the Province of Segovia (Spain)

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

A few days ago I did something wacky: I turned my TV on. I force myself to do this from time to time, let’s say once every three or four months, just to get an updated idea about how my … Continue reading →

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The awesome Alhambra of Granada

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Awesome. What an awesome word is “awesome”. According to my pocket dictionary, “awesome” means “inspiring awe”. Wow. I never would have guessed. Awe is an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by the sublime. The Alhambra … Continue reading →

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Staying focused

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

I like blogging. Among other reasons, it is a funny and creative way to practice a foreign language (English, in this case). Moreover, blogging encourages me to sharpen my otherwise dull imagination, my normally blurred photographic skills and my deathly … Continue reading →

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Don Quixote and Don Miguel

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

In a street of Alcalá de Henares, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since (y. 1547) one of the greatest geniuses of literature: Don Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra. I … Continue reading →

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