One Man's Visual Prayer for Global Solidarity & Peace.
Visions of Spain
Photo Essays of Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Monserrat, Segovia, Granada, Cordoba, Gibraltar, San Sebastian, Guernica, Bilbao, and more…
Vamanos! (Let’s go!)
Barcelona
Dali Museum, Figueres
Montserrat
Madrid
Atocha Station Memorial
Located at Atocha station in Madrid, commemorating 191(2) victims of the 11 March 2004 train bombings.
Segovia
Valley of the Fallen
Valley of the Fallen is a very strange place indeed. It does not seem to know what it is dedicated to. Is it the tomb of Dictator Francisco Franco or a memorial to all the victims of the Spanish Civil War?
It seems that it cannot be both. As such the monument remains a subject of intense controversy.
Cordoba
Granada
Granada is absolutely dripping wet with Moorish influence. The exquisitely beautiful Alhambra is the main draw here, but don’t miss
Nerja
Ronda
Sevilla
Gibraltar (geographically part of Spain)
“The rock” is taller, steeper, and more massive than I expected, topping out at 1400 feet elevation. Geographically part of the Iberian Peninsula, but politically eminently British.
Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum alone make Bilbao worth one night’s stay.
Gernika (Guernica)
Gernika (Guernica), bombed by the Nazis at Franco’s request, is the namesake of Picasso’s world-famous anti-war piece.
Lekeitio
San Sebastian (Donastia)
Picturesque San Sebastián (Donastia in Euskara) is in the heart of Basque country…