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art/architecture

  1. Albergues with architectural or historical importance.

    The other thread with albergues not to miss is huge!!! We personally would rather try to spend our nights in old churches, monasteries, etc when ever possible than more modern better equipped stops. Which are the albergues that we should not miss taking history and architecture as the 1st...
  2. Now available: Art & Architecture on routes to Santiago

    ARTstor is collaborating with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to make available approximately 900 images of art and architecture from pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela photographed by William Keighley. This first release includes approximately 900 images of art and architecture along...
  3. Romanesque church near Zamora

    Last year when I was unsuccessfully trying to heal my heel so I could continue walking on the Vdlp, I spent a few days exploring Zamora. I remember seeing a few posters of what looked like an incredible romanesque church/monastery (not sure), located 20-something km from the city. I haven't...
  4. Understanding architecture technical terms

    in a second-hand bookshop I found some old Michelin guides (thin oblong pocketbooks) who proved very helpful for understanding architecture and its technical terms like archivolt, flèche, poutre de gloire, voûte en berceau, @cetera in different languages. Enjoy!
  5. Spanish medieval & early modern architectural images available

    The University of Wisconsin's Art History Department has made available over 4,000 images from its slide library. The Casselman Archive contains images of medieval and early modern Spain taken by the late Eugene Casselman (1912-1996) during his thirty years of travel throughout the Iberian...
  6. Post-camino tattoo?

    Anyone out there have camino related tattoos?