Wide is Castile (Spain) - Page 5

***buho*** · August 31st, 2015, 04:35 PM

Iglesia de San Miguel de Reoyo (Peñafiel) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Peñafiel by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Iglesia de Santa María de Mediavilla (Peñafiel) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Peñafiel by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Castillo de Peñafiel by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Peñafiel by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Some pics of the castle.

Castillo de PEÑAFIEL 2 (VALLADOLID) by MANUEL ZALDÍVAR, en Flickr

39 - Castillo de Peñafiel - Valladolid by Eneas Pedro Car, en Flickr

River Duratón crossing the village.

Peñafiel by antonio547, en Flickr

Peñafiel by Permorado, en Flickr

Protos winecellar, designed by Richard Rogers.

Peñafiel - Bodegas Protos 9 by Ramon Bassas Segura, en Flickr

Visita al Castillo de Peñafiel y las Bodegas Protos by Ana Ramirez de Arellano, en Flickr

10 Bodegas PROTOS Peñafiel 700 by Javier, en Flickr

***buho*** · August 31st, 2015, 04:50 PM

River Duero, in the border with Portugal.

Arribes del Duero by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Arribes del Duero by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

And the fields around Zamora.

Campos de Zamora by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

openlyJane · August 31st, 2015, 07:43 PM

Love the fields of lilac; the Wine cellar, and the fabulous image of the castle.

***buho*** · September 2nd, 2015, 09:10 PM

Thank you Jane!

***buho*** · September 2nd, 2015, 09:37 PM

8 kms away from Zamora city there is a village called la Hiniesta, with a beautiful church.

Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

The gothic porch, late 13th century.

Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 2nd, 2015, 10:28 PM

El Campillo is a really small village (40 inhabitants) 20 kilómetros away from Zamora, and there is a small church, San Pedro de la Nave. Small but important, because it's a visigothic building of the 7th century.

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Specially beautiful are several capitals.

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

In one of them there is Daniel with the lions. The visigothics were a barbarian people, but the most civilized of all of them. As a nomadic people until they arrived to the Iberian peninsule, the objects they could carry with them were very important. So they copied in the capitals pieces of clothes from Persia, pendants from the Bizantine empire, etc.

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

In the other side, Abraham trying to sacrifice Isaac.

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 4th, 2015, 08:41 PM

Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 4th, 2015, 08:47 PM

Tordesillas is a small 9.000 inhabitants city in Valladolid.

One of the many cities in the Duero river.

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, nothing special from outside, a real jewel inside.

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

In the entry, just crossing the medieval bridge, a monument to the "toro de la Vega", the reason that every spanish person knows Tordesillas... Is a medieval tournament where the bull goes out from the village and is prosecuted by people with spears until they killed it...
Most people in Tordesillas support this activity, but it's very controversial and criticized in all Spain.

Toro de la Vega (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

I'm putting just one pic of the "caballistas", because it's not very nice watching someone killing a bull with a spear...

Tordesillas. by F.C.D., en Flickr

marlonbasman · September 5th, 2015, 10:59 PM

these are breathtaking shots of old (medieval) churches and houses and likewise,
the landscapes are equally exhilarating. what a super lovely country.

***buho*** · September 7th, 2015, 12:40 PM

Thank you Marlon!

***buho*** · September 7th, 2015, 12:51 PM

Toro de la Vega (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Las casas del Tratado (the houses of the Treaty). The left one, 15th century, and the right, 17th century. Here the Tordesillas treaty was signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494, dividing the new discovered lands: they divided up América.

Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

The Catholic Kings heraldic shield.

Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

1502 map with the division.

***buho*** · September 7th, 2015, 01:03 PM

Attached to the palace there is San Antolín church.

Iglesia de San Antolín (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Iglesia de San Antolín - Sepulcro de don Pedro de Alderete, de Gaspar de Tordesillas by Alberto, en Flickr

Tordesillas - Museo de Arte Sacro, San Antolin by Rex Harris, en Flickr

Tordesillas - Museo de Arte Sacro, San Antolin by Rex Harris, en Flickr

At the back, Santa Clara la Real convent.

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 7th, 2015, 01:11 PM

This is the convent.

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

In the 14th century there were several mudéjar palaces built in 1311-1363, some romos were preserved and some were modified along the centuries as it was converted into a convent. It was very common to donate the palace when the owned died to be a convent, a way to buy the heaven.

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

The sober facade, with the old mudéjar palace gate. It was a model copied later in Sevilla, in the Reales Alcázares that appear in Game of Thrones.

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 7th, 2015, 01:39 PM

Pictures are forbidden inside the convent... I just made 2, and I'll post some of the few pics of Tordesillas convent in the internet.
Behind the mudéjar facade there is the old palace hall, with polilobulated arcs and plasterworks with haunging scenes.In the late 14th century as it was a convent, they added religious paintings.

The next is the arab courtyard, a tiny mudéjar courtyard from the palace.

Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

3 Tordesillas-Sta Clara-Patio arabe by josemariarevalo, en Flickr

DSC01462 by dodvan, en Flickr

The next is the Gold chapel, the old palace chapel, with mudéjar arcs and a dome.

***buho*** · September 9th, 2015, 04:56 PM

The old big mudéjar courtyard was demolished in the 16th and 17th century, and they replaced it so the actual one is "herreriano".

The church, with a mudéjar roof made in 1450.

Tordesillas, Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, Capilla dorada, ceiling by groenling, en Flickr

Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, Capilla Dorada by groenling, en Flickr

Arco by Pedro Solis, en Flickr

Finally, the arab baths of the palace.

Baños árabes, Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

***buho*** · September 9th, 2015, 05:02 PM

Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

Plaza Mayor de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr

paul62 · September 9th, 2015, 08:27 PM

Spain is a beautiful part of the world. Nice shots.

***christos-greece*** · September 9th, 2015, 08:30 PM

Wonderful, very nice updates

***buho*** · September 10th, 2015, 04:49 PM

Thanks for commenting!

openlyJane · September 12th, 2015, 12:11 PM

Amazing detail. you really must get around to that book.......

September 2nd, 2015, 09:10 PM	#84
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September 2nd, 2015, 09:37 PM	#85
*buho* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 17,099 Likes (Received): 25279	8 kms away from Zamora city there is a village called la Hiniesta, with a beautiful church. Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr The gothic porch, late 13th century. Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Iglesia de Santa María la Real de la Hiniesta by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr __________________ Ancha es Castilla Catedrales de España Comunidad de Madrid

September 7th, 2015, 12:40 PM	#90
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September 7th, 2015, 12:51 PM	#91
*buho* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 17,099 Likes (Received): 25279	Toro de la Vega (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Las casas del Tratado (the houses of the Treaty). The left one, 15th century, and the right, 17th century. Here the Tordesillas treaty was signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494, dividing the new discovered lands: they divided up América. Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr The Catholic Kings heraldic shield. Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Casas del Tratado (Tordesillas) by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr 1502 map with the division. __________________ Ancha es Castilla Catedrales de España Comunidad de Madrid

September 7th, 2015, 01:39 PM	#94
*buho* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 17,099 Likes (Received): 25279	Pictures are forbidden inside the convent... I just made 2, and I'll post some of the few pics of Tordesillas convent in the internet. Behind the mudéjar facade there is the old palace hall, with polilobulated arcs and plasterworks with haunging scenes.In the late 14th century as it was a convent, they added religious paintings. The next is the arab courtyard, a tiny mudéjar courtyard from the palace. Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr 3 Tordesillas-Sta Clara-Patio arabe by josemariarevalo, en Flickr DSC01462 by dodvan, en Flickr The next is the Gold chapel, the old palace chapel, with mudéjar arcs and a dome. __________________ Ancha es Castilla Catedrales de España Comunidad de Madrid

September 9th, 2015, 04:56 PM	#95
*buho* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 17,099 Likes (Received): 25279	The old big mudéjar courtyard was demolished in the 16th and 17th century, and they replaced it so the actual one is "herreriano". The church, with a mudéjar roof made in 1450. Tordesillas, Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, Capilla dorada, ceiling by groenling, en Flickr Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, Capilla Dorada by groenling, en Flickr Arco by Pedro Solis, en Flickr Finally, the arab baths of the palace. Baños árabes, Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr Baños árabes, Real monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas by santiago lopez-pastor, en Flickr __________________ Ancha es Castilla Catedrales de España Comunidad de Madrid

September 10th, 2015, 04:49 PM	#99
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