My visit to and post about Alcalá de Henares and the forty-four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain (Second highest to Italy at forty-seven) made me stop and think about the comparison with the list that I reviewed recently of the "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain" which was a contest/poll that was conducted by the Spanish Television Company Antena 3 and the radio broadcaster Cope.
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I won’t tell for everybody, but seems like the whole world knows about the gastronomic miracle in Segovia, Spain – Cochinillo de Asado or Roast Suckling Pig cooked in a special oven. The criteria to both pigs and restaurants are very severe: not heavier than 4-5 kilograms, milk-fed only, not older than three weeks, a special breed and a special menu for the feeding mother; and then it’s time for the chief’s talent and the special oven…
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Mezquita de Cordoba history is typical for this region of Spain, Andalusia, – many centuries ago the ancient Roman temple located in this place, after – the Visigoths church and in 785 the great mosque – Mezquita appeared in here. It became the second in significance mosque in the whole world, and the hegira to Cordoba has equated to the hajj to Mecca, canonical for every Muslim.
And after that the Christian church was constructed or, to be more exact, built-in right inside the mosque.
Of course Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba became on of “must see” points of our to-go list. Córdoba had even been emphasized over Sevilla per overnight stays. Arguments? The greater amount of sightseeing.
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Fairest among women – Venice – formerly powerful and rich. You are still impressive, Lady Venice, but… only from a distance. The years pass rapidly, your skin withers, becomes more parchment and thin and finally bursts and drops off with the lumps of plaster. Meanwhile the time arrives more and more with the waving years. And your cosmetologist is already losing his heart in despair. Read more...
