Whether from a distance, or up close, Segovia looks like something out of a fairy tale. The picturesque Spanish town sits in the Castile and Leon region, an hour or so northwest of Madrid, and its beauty and historic importance…
The Unspoken History at Spain’s Valley of the Fallen
As we wound our way higher into the pine-covered hills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, the air got noticeably crisper. It was still hot – this was central Spain in July, after all – but the air around us felt…
A Summer City Break in Madrid
Sometimes, it’s okay not to see all of a city’s major sights. In our three days in Madrid this summer – one of which was spent mostly in nearby Segovia – my family and I didn’t visit the Prado, or…