Showing posts with label spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spain. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Friday, September 2, 2016

Convento de Vista Alegre



an example of a truly medieval complex swallowed up by a modern town/city

it has a moat-seriously

some defendable bridges



the donor has a particularly complex coat of arms


we did not successfully purchase one of the cakes this convent produces

Friday, August 26, 2016

Walking Among the Fields of a Fishing Village in Galicia



forests of ferns, pines, and eucalyptus












purple wheat



this single rose bush is growing typically, between two concrete posts, through a chainlink fence, along the ground

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Igrexa de San Francisco

connected to the town hall, this church has many old features (wall painting, statues, the belltower) but also some puzzling modern ones (light up halo in the altarpiece).



Friday, August 19, 2016

Igrexa de San Martiño

great sculptures and quite an array of statues in various styles







Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Igrexa Santa Maria a Nova

home to an exhibit of very old gravestones

paint remains on the architrave sculpture




there are dead buried in the very walls it seems

Friday, August 12, 2016