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Juan Carlos Menendez

juancar347-romanica.blogspot.com

Madrid - Spain

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[ENG-SPN] Silió: The Mystery Carved in Stone / Silió: el misterio tallado en piedra Silió is another of those Romanesque architectural gems shrouded in mystery. Despite being relentlessly attacked in modern times, it has survived to continue

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[ENG-SPN] Silence… the stone speaks / Silencio… habla la piedra Silence… the stone speaks. We have just passed through the silent portico of one of the great architectural masterpieces of that style, Gothic, whose magic al

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[ENG-SPN] The Kiss Hidden in Stone / El beso que esconde la piedra They say that behind every display of affection, every kiss on the lips that silences all those emotions that a simple word cannot capture, lies a fascinating

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The Geese of Potes: Guardians of Mystery It was no coincidence that the ancient Romans attributed the salvation of the Capitoline Hill to geese, nor have they gone unnoticed, especially by

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4 days ago

[ENG-SPN] The Enigma of San Martín de Elines / El enigma de San Martín de Elines Located at the foot of Peña Camesia, an ancient habitat where tradition still places the dwelling of a legion of mythological beings, in the heart of Valderre

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[ENG-SPN] The Mystery of Bareyo / El misterio de Bareyo Not too far from the prosperous Cayón Valley and a short distance from a part of the Cantabrian coast where interesting traditions are still remembered regard

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[ENG-SPN] The Invisible Border / La frontera invisible Located in a valley rich in mythological traditions, Cayón, where ancestral customs related to Anjanas, Ojáncanos, Guajonas, and vampire witches still thrive,

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[ENG-SPN] Bolmir: The Hidden Side of Romanesque Art / Bolmir: el lado oculto del románico The erotic imagery that characterizes the themes of many corbels in this church in Bolmir also suggests, in its design, that the stonemasons who worked here a

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[ENG-SPN] Cotillo: Between Romanesque and Forgotten Gods / Cotillo: entre el románico y los dioses olvidados A few kilometers beyond Raicedo, past the historical presence of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and a medieval cemetery restore

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[ENG-SPN] Where the Pilgrims Rest / Donde descansan los peregrinos Not all the pilgrims who embarked on this life-changing adventure—that true hero's journey, which is undoubtedly the Camino de Santiago—ended their pilgrimage

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