Spain is one of those places with thousands of years of culture and history woven into the fabric of a modern country. Amy and I just returned from three weeks there, for both of us the second time (me in 1969 and Amy in 1970). After flying to Barcelona, we started with a road trip north, along the Costa Brava, seeing the Pyrenees Mountains and a beautiful coast. Then to the island of Mallorca (Majorca) which, along with other parts of Catalonia, was part of the Kingdom of Mallorca (1276-1344). There we met two of Amy’s art history colleagues, and spent several hours in Mallorca's Museum of Sacred Art, studying a 13th-century painting. With Anne Derbes, Amy plans a book or series of articles on this important painting. We also rode a historic 19th-century/early 20th-century train over the Serra de Tramuntana mountains to Port de Soller. Barcelona followed with visits to a multitude of art museums and cathedrals, highlighted by the unique and, after 100 years, still unfinished Basílica de la Sagrada Família. Then Amy and I flew westward and did another road trip, visiting several ancient towns, each with wonderful old centers, great for walking but not for driving the sometimes just a bit more than car width streets. Sights included the incredible Alhambra Palace in Granada, the Great Mosque in Cordoba, and the view of Toledo, now famous in El Greco’s painting, “Vies of Toledo.” Finally we ended up in Madrid and saw mainly its incredible art museums (Prado, Thyssen-Bornemiszaa, and more). For photos, see this link: theskeltonview...
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