![Ruta de la Plata sign on the N-630](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148515000.Kbrb5h7L.RutadelaPlataSign.jpg) Ruta de la Plata sign on the N-630 |
![Enigmatic 'Osborne Bulls' perplex the passing motorist](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642885.XzU4M1cF.OsborneBull2.jpg) Enigmatic 'Osborne Bulls' perplex the passing motorist |
![Pouring cider at a sidreria in Gijon, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/80450340.5ikHDJrJ.ElLavanderu1.jpg) Pouring cider at a sidreria in Gijon, Asturias |
![Aquarium at Gijon (Asturias)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148514994.fYR0UAyH.Aquarium.jpg) Aquarium at Gijon (Asturias) |
![Universidad Laboral at Gijon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148514998.0RxzH9Gt.Laboral.jpg) Universidad Laboral at Gijon |
![Villaviciosa on the Atlantic coast of Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642880.6uWwmkzz.Villaviciosa2.jpg) Villaviciosa on the Atlantic coast of Asturias |
![Asturian horreo or granary](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148517075.7UnbVR00.Horreo.jpg) Asturian horreo or granary |
![Oviedo Cathedral, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/84249728.XOM7isgK.Oviedo32.jpg) Oviedo Cathedral, Asturias |
![Oviedo Cathedral, showing slots for pilgrim ladders](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/84249729.RZlXqqVR.OviedoCath2.jpg) Oviedo Cathedral, showing slots for pilgrim ladders |
![Selling handmade Gamonedo cheese in Covadonga, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642889.fT2g5AZh.CovaCheese2.jpg) Selling handmade Gamonedo cheese in Covadonga, Asturias |
![Selling local cheeses at Covadonga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148516933.32v8Q7tE.CovaCheese.jpg) Selling local cheeses at Covadonga |
![Parador at Cangas de Onis, Asturias, an historic monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/74642884.W7AOin0B.CangasdeOnis1.jpg) Parador at Cangas de Onis, Asturias, an historic monastery |
![Hotel Aultre Naray, Cangas de Onis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148516971.qTQDmaoY.AultreNaray.jpg) Hotel Aultre Naray, Cangas de Onis |
![Rio Cares Valley, Picos de Europa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/84248707.MX7ZDfaW.RioCaresVal.jpg) Rio Cares Valley, Picos de Europa |
![Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148515003.caPxg63f.CattleonRd.jpg) Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa |
![Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148515007.jdkPOyoK.CovaLakesRd.jpg) Cattle on the road, Picos de Europa |
![Lago de Enol in the Picos de Europa, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642882.Kj0fsGJ0.CovaEnol2.jpg) Lago de Enol in the Picos de Europa, Asturias |
![Picos de Europa, Castilla y Leon. The Rio Cares valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642883.TNbv4RzD.MiradorDeV2.jpg) Picos de Europa, Castilla y Leon. The Rio Cares valley |
![Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/148394326.idj67NDf.Covadonga.jpg) Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias |
![Rio Duje gorge, Picos de Europa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/84248708.wJIbpDIz.RioDuje.jpg) Rio Duje gorge, Picos de Europa |
![The Sanctuary of Covadonga](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/148515005.Z3RiWsQx.Covadonga2.jpg) The Sanctuary of Covadonga |
![Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/84248703.473F71vH.CovadongaV.jpg) Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias |
![Sharing a joke, Covadonga, Asturias](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/74642881.C2B9hTuL.CovadongaNuns.jpg) Sharing a joke, Covadonga, Asturias |
![16th C. Parador de San Marcos at Leon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/126679008.aUxl1s3y.LeonPortal.jpg) 16th C. Parador de San Marcos at Leon |
![Cloister of the Parador at Leon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148227098.kocnCveK.LeonCloister.jpg) Cloister of the Parador at Leon |
![Retablo or altar piece in the Leon Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642890.di0XttMT.Retablo2.jpg) Retablo or altar piece in the Leon Museum |
![Posters on a wall, Zamora](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74644032.wfSPcwll.ZamoraPosters.jpg) Posters on a wall, Zamora |
![Colegio Anaya, now the faculty of philology, Salamanca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642892.28eKyCyA.SmcaColAnaya.jpg) Colegio Anaya, now the faculty of philology, Salamanca |
![University city of Salamanca, Spain](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642893.ZiHRayaF.SmcaMonterrey2.jpg) University city of Salamanca, Spain |
![Successful candidates wrote with ox blood on the college walls of Salamanca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642895.LnPHVouN.SmcaPassersby.jpg) Successful candidates wrote with ox blood on the college walls of Salamanca |
![Plaza Mayor, the main square of Salamanca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642896.47lLNdKi.SmcaPlMayor2.jpg) Plaza Mayor, the main square of Salamanca |
![Bar staff, Salamanca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74644033.CS9RY6mV.CervantesTrio.jpg) Bar staff, Salamanca |
![Salamanca's New Cathedral was to replace the 12th century building, but both survive](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74644216.P040rbnP.SalamancaCathInt.jpg) Salamanca's New Cathedral was to replace the 12th century building, but both survive |
![Ice-cream cone features in a bas-relief outside the New Cathedral, Salamanca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74644030.GXD5P6Gw.SmcaIceCream2.jpg) Ice-cream cone features in a bas-relief outside the New Cathedral, Salamanca |
![The university city of Salamanca, Spain (Plaza Mayor)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74643004.JHXCiR8a.SmcaPlMayorEve.jpg) The university city of Salamanca, Spain (Plaza Mayor) |
![Main building of Salamanca University, older even than Oxford](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642897.UWZRgvI7.SmcaUniv2.jpg) Main building of Salamanca University, older even than Oxford |
![Sierra de Francia, Salamanca. Cattle grazing by the roadside in early morning](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642886.0dkZrFey.CattleMist2.jpg) Sierra de Francia, Salamanca. Cattle grazing by the roadside in early morning |
![Pine forests, Las Hurdes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148394427.2c5WcYI1.Conifer.jpg) Pine forests, Las Hurdes |
![Miranda de Cantanar, Sierra de Gata, Salamanca. Local character](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642887.JnUtGmcA.MirandaDC2.jpg) Miranda de Cantanar, Sierra de Gata, Salamanca. Local character |
![Miranda de Cantanar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148516927.KVONjnWO.MirandadeCantanar1.jpg) Miranda de Cantanar |
![Sierra de Gredos countryside, Extremadura](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74643006.zkWLB8Ry.SierradeGredos2.jpg) Sierra de Gredos countryside, Extremadura |
![Local nuts and honey for sale in La Alberca, Sierra de Gata (Las Hurdes)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74643136.cxYsU1wS.LaAlbNuts.jpg) Local nuts and honey for sale in La Alberca, Sierra de Gata (Las Hurdes) |
![Mountain village of Candelario, Sierra de Gredos, Extremadura](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642888.sPOYLImz.Candelario2.jpg) Mountain village of Candelario, Sierra de Gredos, Extremadura |
![Plaza Mayor at Plasencia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148516931.RPxAXVaM.PlasenciaPlMayor.jpg) Plaza Mayor at Plasencia |
![Plasencia, Extremadura. Church tower with storks' nests](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642899.1TJyxY22.PlasCathTwr2.jpg) Plasencia, Extremadura. Church tower with storks' nests |
![Plasencia: The Parador in this walled city is a 15th-17th C. convent](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642900.6q8ag6Ok.PlasParador2.jpg) Plasencia: The Parador in this walled city is a 15th-17th C. convent |
![Plasencia, Extremadura. 15th-17th convent is now a Parador](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642901.VvyAGJKa.PPlasCloister2.jpg) Plasencia, Extremadura. 15th-17th convent is now a Parador |
![Merida, Extremadura. Roman Theatre](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642898.YAllFS8m.MeridaTh2.jpg) Merida, Extremadura. Roman Theatre |
![Roman Theatre, Merida](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/148516926.EcO0JZGz.MeridaRomanThH.jpg) Roman Theatre, Merida |
![Roman mosaic, Merida, Extremadura](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74644034.3UhvGBY1.MeridaMosaic.jpg) Roman mosaic, Merida, Extremadura |
![Image of the Virgin Mary in ceramic tiles, Zafra, Extremadura](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74642902.2lZKlhV5.ZafraVirgen2.jpg) Image of the Virgin Mary in ceramic tiles, Zafra, Extremadura |
![La Giralda, the Moorish tower of Sevilla Cathedral, illuminated by night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/74643009.TAmVJBpJ.Giralda2.jpg) La Giralda, the Moorish tower of Sevilla Cathedral, illuminated by night |
![Burghers at ease, Sevilla](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/39/733439/1/74643008.xiFJaiC9.SevSweets2.jpg) Burghers at ease, Sevilla |
![Cafe patrons, Sevilla](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/80532410.E3rcn93E.SevCafe.jpg) Cafe patrons, Sevilla |