Ávila

St. Teresa, the celebrity of this town

[ Jan.2023 ] Ávila in Castile and León, Spain is famous for St. Teresa as well as its well-preserved medieval walls. Especially in the Christian world. St. Teresa was born in this town in 1515…

Ávila

The perfect wall

[ Jan.2023 ] On the second day in Ávila, a world heritage town in Castile and León, Spain, we were able to climb the walls, which we really wanted to do. At the time of…

Ávila

Cathedral and the walk in the town

[Jan. 2023] In Ávila, which is about 100km northeast of Madrid in Spain, we stayed at a hotel near the cathedral, so we started by visiting the cathedral. There were lion statues lined up around…

Sierra de Francia

To La Peña de Francia

[Jan. 2023] We went on a day trip to Sierra de Francia, a mountainous area south of Salamanca, a university town in western Spain. It was introduced in a guidebook that there are “beautiful villages…

Salamanca

Looking around the street art

[ Jan.2023 ] In the afternoon of New Year’s Day in Salamanca in western Spain, we took a walk in the street art district called Galeria Urbana. This was also recommended by the guy at…

Salamanca

A walk on the New Year’s Day

[Jan. 2023] This year, we celebrated the New Year in Salamanca, a university town in western Spain. The day before, we had asked the man at the tourist information centre about how to spend the…

Salamanca

Being tricked on New Year’s Eve

[Dec. 2022] On New Year’s Eve in Salamanca, Spain, we spent the afternoon shopping around the shops that were still open. In our shopping list, sweets and a bottle of cava for a small celebration…

Salamanca

Beautiful Casa Lis

[Dec. 2022] After seeing the cathedral in Salamanca, a university town in western Spain, we found a building called Casa Lis nearby. This is Museo de Art Nouveau y Art Deco (Museum of Art Nouveau…

Salamanca

New and old cathedrals

[Dec. 2022] The second day in Salamanca, a town in the western part of Spain, was devoted to sightseeing. It was past 10am when we went out, but the sun was still low at this…