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Tag Archives: castle
Castle Drogo: where modern battlements & fortifications became the hopes and aspirations of a 19th century business magnate
It’s not often I find myself in awe of scaffolding, but when it’s housing the deteriorating grandeur of a Lutyen designed castle, one cannot help but be taken aback by the scale of this gigantic project taken on by the National Trust. … Continue reading
On one side the Roman amphitheatre where they killed anything/one and on the other side the bull ring where they kill bulls
After much heated debate and anguished discussion, I finally got my fix of real culture with a trip to Malaga’s Alacazaba and Gibralfaro castles. The available tourists’ literature was scant and anything of the original structure that remained was heavily reinforced and any missing bits had … Continue reading
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Tagged Alacazaba, bull ring, castle, Festival, fiesta, flamenco, Gibralfaro, gladiator, Malaga, Roman, Rome, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Spain, toreador
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