Juan Carlos Menendez (@juancar347) - PALnet

Juan Carlos Menendez

juancar347-romanica.blogspot.com

Madrid - Spain

Carpe Diem

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The Crystal Palace: A Journey Without Leaving Madrid Today, we travel without practically leaving home—or, to borrow a phrase from Vélez de Guevara regarding the chapters of his famous work *El Diablo

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2 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Santa María: The Gothic Mystery of the Cantabrian Coast / Santa María: el misterio gótico del Cantábrico There is no doubt that one of the most captivating—and enigmatic—examples of what might well be defined as Cantabrian Gothic architecture lies just thirty ki

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3 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Serón de Nágima: A Legendary Frontier / Serón de Nágima: Frontera de Leyenda Sharing the spotlight with Monteagudo de las Vicarías—along the line that once marked the medieval border between Soria and Aragon—lies another memorable town

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4 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Monteagudo: A Frontier of Stone and Mystery / Monteagudo: Frontera de Piedra y Misterio Known as rayanos —border dwellers—due to their location on the boundary between Soria and Aragon, the inhabitants of Monteagudo de las Vicarías maintain a de

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5 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Santa Cruz: The Stone Womb / Santa Cruz: la matriz de piedra Today we visited a very special place in Soria —a site whose striking characteristics lead many to define it as a place of "Power." I do not entirely agree wi

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6 days ago

[ENG-SPN] The Fortress Floating Above Castile / La Fortaleza que Flota sobre Castilla Had it been winter, I might well have envisioned an impregnable fortress, partially visible amidst wisps of mysterious fog. Yet my most recent memory is of a

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7 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Alpanseque: The Secret That Lay Dormant Beneath the Stone / Alpanseque: El Secreto que Dormía bajo la Piedra When discussing memory, mystery, unprecedented discoveries, and places that seem anchored in a timeless loop, one cannot overlook a certain village in Soria.

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8 days ago

Señuela, Where History Whispers Located just a short distance from Morón de Almazán—a place where tales still linger of possible Templar convents or noble necromancers like the fam

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9 days ago

[ENG-SPN] The Monks' Secret Refrigerator / El frigorífico secreto de los monjes Even today, those who—despite shuddering at the memory of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer’s eerie legend—dare to climb part or all of the Monte de las Ánimas (Mount

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10 days ago

[ENG-SPN] Villasayas: Where Romanesque Art Meets Legend / Villasayas: donde el románico se encuentra con la leyenda In the south of Soria—where fields, hills, and ancient paths still hold ancestral memories that—metaphorically speaking—pour historical streams into deep pool

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