These are photos from the Dayton (Ohio) Art Institute tour of Spain including Barcelona, Figueras, Gerona, San Sebastian, Bilbao, Burgos, Segovia, El Escorial, Madrid, and Toledo.
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City of Toledo
Toledo is on a hill, about 2,400 ft. above sea level, bordered on...
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Royal Palace in Madrid
You can tour 50 of its 2800 rooms -- and it's well worth it.
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Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid
Known as The Prado. Has over 8,000 paintings as well as thousands of...
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Tapas Bar
A typical Castillian sight.
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Maze in El Escorial
View of maze from Monastery of San Lorenzo – El Escorial -- 27 miles...
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Pantheon of Infants in El Escorial
In the Royal Monastery, San Lorenzo de El Escorial. These tombs hold...
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Alcazar in Segovia
The Alcázar was the fortified palace of the kings of Castile; the...
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The 16th-century Cathedral Segovia
A large Gothic basilica with a square tower. It is over 345 ft. high with a...
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Roman aqueduct Segovia
"One of the greatest surviving monuments of Roman engineering,...
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La Cartuja de Miraflores in Burgos
The tombs of Juan II and Doña Maria are in this 15th century church.
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Interior of Olentzo Sagardotegia
This is a typical Basque Restaurant in Zizurkil, near San Sebastian.
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Designed by Frank Gehry. Covering is titanium.
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Harbor of San Sebastian.
In northern Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, at the mouth of the Urumea...
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Carousel in San Sebastian
On the boardwalk.
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Dali Museum in Figueras
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was a Spanish painter and writer. He was a...
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Gerona
On the Ter River NE of Barcelona. Gerona as a beautiful 13th-century Gothic...
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Barcelona Symphony
Palau de la Musica Catalana
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Segrada Familia Barcelona
Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia (Church of the Sacred Family). Also...
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Segrada Familia Barcelona
Detail of rear facade.
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Caixa Catalunya Cultural Center Barcelon
Also called La Padrera and Casa Mila. Designed by Antoni Gaudí y Cornet...
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Western Europe
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