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Aug 27, 2025 16 tweets 5 min read Read on X
My favorite photos from researching Spain every day for two years... 🧵

1. The ruins of Calatañazor Castle, rising above an ocean of sunflowers in Soria. Image
2. A patchwork of green fields leading into Castrojeriz, heart of the Camino de Santiago. Image
3. Inside Salamanca’s New Cathedral — soaring Gothic pillars and golden light. Image
4. Cliff jumping into the Atlantic as the sun sets over Cueva de Porís de la Candelaria on the Island of La Palma. Image
5. Looking up at the Drago Milenario of Icod de los Vinos — an ancient tree said to be over 800 years old. Image
6. Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. A lone figure walking beneath the Pont del Bisbe. Image
7. Albarracín looks carved from the very rock it sits on. Image
8. A hamlet in the Picos de Europa of Cantabria. Does anyone know the name? Image
9. Seville Cathedral’s Giralda bell tower crowned by a Blood Moon. Image
10. The Olympic Ring of Barcelona — where the 1992 Games transformed the city forever. Image
11. The stained-glass skylight of the Palace of Catalan Music in Barcelona. Image
12. Valencia’s Sistine Chapel — the frescoed vault of San Nicolás de Bari y San Pedro Mártir. Image
13. Sheep grazing under Anboto, said to be home to the Basque goddess Mari. Image
14. Stone walls, wooden balconies, red-tiled roofs — Santillana del Mar is one of Spain’s most beautiful towns. Image
15. When the sun sets, Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor turns to gold. Image
Cheers, everybody! I hope you enjoyed 🇪🇸✨

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