Santiago de Compostela

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Santiago de Compostela

The Cathedral seen from the Bridle-Track

Sent by Raphi from Barcelona, Spain

 

Summer Mood

The ocean as far as the eye can see. FB-swap sent by Jarno from Spain

Gran Canaria

Souvenir de Gran Canaria

My niece sent greetings sent from Canary islands, Gran Canaria

 

 

Advent calendar Day 9

 

Feliz Navidad y prospero Año Nuevo. 

Sent by my grandaughter from Malaga Spain

Transport

The Postman of the Agora, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

 

Map Monday

Gran Canaria, Spain 

Mapa de la Isala

 

Multiview Monday

Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain 

Spain

Plaza de España,  (Spain Square) Seville, Spain

Sent by Jenifer on 13 Jul 2017 from France

 

Canary Islands

Memories from Gran Canaria and Tenerife

Tenerife

Tamadaba Natural Park. Gran Canaria

Atlantic Ocean 

El Teife

 Costa norte, Tenerife

Puerto e la Cruz, Tenerife

 

Multiview Monday

Pythagoras Cave, Marathocampos, Samos Greece

 Divers aspects, Barcelona, Spain

Warm greetings from North Sea

The Wadden Sea.  Germany

UNESCO World Heritage Site 

 

Black and White

Girona, Costa Brava, Spain 

Sent by Nuria on 3 May, 2017 from Girona

Volkswagen. The accident  - Pictures of the northern German countryside from the '60s

Sent by Sabine on 3 Oct, 2+15 from Oberhausen, Germany

Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Sent by Maarit on 29 Sep, 2014 from Kontiolahti, Finland

Prague Astronomic Clock

Sent by Annie on 8 Jun, 2022 from Prague, Czech Republic

 

Ocean Liner, July 1960 

Photographed by Don Honeyman. Dress by Susan Small. British Vogue. 

Sent by Tam on 30 Jul, 2014 from Kitimat, Canada 

 

 

Five old Multiviews

Sweden

Southern Idylls, 1989 

Spain

Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain, 1975

LLoret de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain,  1971

Padasjoki, Finland, 1971 

Some of Öland's 30 different Orchids, 1970

Multiview Monday

Memories from my travels

Potami, Samos Island, Greece

Costa de Adeje y Arona

 Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 

Sousse, Tunisia

 

Sunday Church

 

Santiago de Compostela, Spain 

Cathedral and Plaza del Obradoiro (Night view)

Sent by Rafael on 13 Dec, 2022 from Valencia, Spain 

Rocky landscapes

Calpe (Alicante)

Calpe, often known as Calp, is considered one of the most popular resorts on the Costa Blanca in Spain. The fairly mild winters make the town a popular holiday destination for outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking and climbing, and the warm summers guarantee a perfect beach holiday. Calpe is most famous for the so-called Peñón de Ifach, an imposing rock in the sea that gives the resort its distinctive appearance.

Souvenir from Spain♥

Roque Bentayga, Gran Canaroa, Spain

Roque Bentayga is a rock formation on the island of Gran Canaria. Roque Bentayga is considered an archaeological monument because it contains an "almogarén" (a sanctuary built by the indigenous Guanche people).

Souvenir from Gran Canaria ♥

Masca, Tenerife, Spain 

Masca is a small mountain village on the island of Tenerife. It was originally a Guanche settlement before the Spanish conquest in 1496. The village is now home to around 90 inhabitants. The village lies at an altitude of 650 m in the Macizo de Teno mountains, which extend up to the northwesternmost point of Tenerife.

Souvenir from Masca ♥

In the perfect silence one hears the whole world ♥

 

 

This and That on Tuesday

Zeeland Windmills

Wendy sent kind regards with this postcard on 13 Mar, 2015 from Assen

Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Sent by zhoufan on 12 Jul, 2014 from China

Keukenhof, Holland

Sent by Petra on 12 Feb, 2014 from Diemen, Netherlands

Tyrannosaurus Rex

MUJA - Museo del Jurasico, Asturias, Spain

Sent by Karla on 17 Mar, 2014  from Pola de Lavana, Spain  

Niagara Falls, Canada

The Floral Clock is very popular attraction in the Niagara area. There are more than 16,000 bedding plants in each design. 

Sent by Marti on 20 Feb, 2014 from Manchester U.S.A. 

Monday Multiviews

Scotland diversity

Sent by John from Aberdeen 

Mallorca, Spain

Sent by Maaria on 24 Mar, 2000

Narvik, Norway

Narvi is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Sent by Pauliina on 20 Jul, 1988 from Narvik

Pythagoras Cave, Marathokampos, Samos, Greece

My travels

The Cave of Pythagoras is the place where the famous mathematician and philosopher was hiding when the tyrant of Samos, Polycrates, was chasing after him. It is located on the eastern side of Mount Kerkis, the highest mountain of the Aegean, at a distance of 3 km from Votsalakia beach, and its access is quite difficult.

There are actually two caves, one close to the other. It is said that Pythagoras was living in one of them and used the other cave for teaching. One cave is flatter and therefore more appropriate for a living. It has three rooms but you can visit only the two. It ends in two gorgeous steeps and if you walk a bit more, you will meet a spring from where it is believed that Pythagoras used to drink water.

Casa de Colón (Columbus House)

Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

UNESCO tentative

Date of Submission: 27/04/2007

The Casa de Colón is one of Las Palmas most attractive buildings with ornate doorways, beautiful latticed balconies, large courtyards and carved wooden ceilings, representing numerous aspects of the island’s architecture. This palace was the residence of the first governors of the island and it is claimed that Christopher Columbus stayed there in 1492 while one of his ships was repaired, hence the name Casa de Colón (Columbus House). 

This charming building was rebuilt in 1777 and since 1952 has housed a museum comprising 13 permanent exhibition rooms, a library and study centre as well as several spaces reserved for temporary activities, such as lectures, seminars and exhibitions. On display are pre-Columbian artefacts, ship models, a replica of a cabin of La Niña, one ship of Columbus’ fleet, navigation instruments, nautical maps and charts, paintings as well as many other artefacts related to voyages made by the famous navigator and the history of the Canaries and their relationship with the Americas.

This house was also the birthplace of the celebrated opera tenor, Alfredo Kraus (1927-99). Of more interest to younger visits will be the pair of parrots in the courtyard, especially as they’re particularly talkative.

Sunday Church

Cathedral y plaza  Santa Ana

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain 

The Cathedral of Santa Ana (Holy Cathedral-Basilica of Canary or Cathedral of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) is a Roman Catholic church located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias. It is situated within the Vegueta neighborhood, next to the Plaza Mayor of Santa Ana.

Souvenir from Las Palmas on 2018

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain 

Sent by Montse on 4 Nov, 2022 from Lleida, Spain