I have been planning to visit Guadalajara for a long time. Now it is a bedroom suburb of Madrid. The city was catastrophically damaged during the Civil War, when the line of defense of the republican Madrid passed here.
Bavaria and its capital occupy a special place in Germany. It can be noted that since 1810. Oktoberfest beer festivities, in 1919 the Bavarian Soviet Republic existed here for half a month, and it was followed by the Nazi beer putsch in 1923.
After the resurrection of Christ, the Apostle James preached his doctrine in the Iberian Peninsula and did it very successfully. In the year 44 from the Nativity of Christ, his zeal was rewarded - he was beheaded.
Escorial (San Lorenzo de El Escorial) was erected at the direction of King Philip II in honor of St. Lawrence. The construction of the cult complex for Spain lasted from 1543 to 1584, the palace-monastery became an example of rationality.
The desire to visit Aranjuez appeared under the influence of Adagio from the “Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra” by Joaquin Rodrigo back in the 70s of the last century. Much later I heard the "Concert" completely performed by Narciso Iepes during his tour in the USSR.
"We have arrived, here is Toledo! " exclaimed Henri de Lagardè re (the unforgettable Jean Marais). "It's high time, " muttered Pascual (no less popular Bourvil) in response.
The lighthouse tower is visible from afar. This is the only ancient lighthouse in Europe that still functions today. Here was the very edge of the ancient world. The lighthouse on the site where, according to legend, Hercules twice descended into the Kingdom of Hades, was erected by the Romans in th...
Valley of the Fallen - a memorial complex near Madrid, where more than 40 thousand soldiers of the Republican Spain and supporters of the rebel general Franco are buried.