Tarragona, situated on a 300-foot-tall rock, and called Tarraco by Romans, the city is just north of the river Ebro. During the Roman Republic, the city was fortified and enlarged by the [...]
Toledo, the city on the hill overlooking the Tagus River, was the Visigothic capital after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and later, the Castilian capital. It is a rich mixture of [...]
First, the castle – Alcazar of Segovia. It is believed to be the prototype for the Disney castles. It is really something. On the other side of town is the famous Roman aqueduct of Segovia, a [...]
At sunrise, a bus ride, almost to the border of Portugal and we are in a Roman city in Lusitania with one of the best preserved Roman theaters. Walking into the city’s Roman history museum we [...]
