Patricia in El Parador de Zamora...

Dedicated to Patricia.

We are saved here...the Guard is taking care of the Palace...;-)

From Parador

From Parador

The Hall is cosy...don't you think?

From Parador

From Parador

Come with me, Patricia... I want to show you your room...

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I think you will stay in the room 122...;-)

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Tomorrow morning...

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shall we meet in the terrace?

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We can enjoy the swimming pool ;-)

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Sleep well!!!

From Parador

The angels will care for you ;-)

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Zamora and the 867 years of Portugal

Zamora, Spain...

The door is opened to visit the beautiful city of Zamora...

From Zamora

This city is a "Museum of Romanesque Art" with its 24 characteristic Romanesque style churches of the 12th and 13th centuries....

From Zamora

From Zamora

Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe...

So, let's enjoy Zamora...

From Zamora

Walking or taking a coche...

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We must stop in the Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Spanish Romanesque architecture, built between 1151 and 1174.

From Zamora

From Zamora

From Zamora

It was in this Cathedral, 867 years ago, at 5th of October 1143, King Alfonso VII of León and Castille recognized the Kingdom of Portugal in the presence of King Afonso I of Portugal, witnessed by the papal representative, Cardinal Guido de Vico.
Portugal became an independent Kingdom and the oldest nation in Europe by the Treaty of Zamora!
Congratulations, Portugal! Parabens, Portugal!!

And now, I must leave you... Enjoy the Cathedral!
Don't forget to go to the museum to see its fine Flemish tapestries of the 15th-17th centuries!!!

From Zamora

See you soon, in Avila and Segovia! ;-)

El Parador de Zamora, Spain

15th August 2010

I always wanted to visit Zamora, a Spanish city near the Portuguese frontier with Miranda do Douro.
We arrived in Zamora at dinner time, after a 9 hours travel. We were coming from Poitiers, France...
We stayed at Parador de Zamora, situated in a Renaissance Palace.

From Parador

From Parador

From Parador

We asked for the special menu of traditional Zamorana food... ;-)

Creme de Bacalao

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Sopa de Setas

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Bacalao a la Zamorana

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Arroz a la Zamorana

From Parador

In the next entry, I will publish the photos I took in this city, where in the 5th October 1143, the treaty that recognized the Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León and Castile was signed.
Portugal, the oldest European nation, will be 867 years next Tuesday.