Although my favorite sites in Spain were definitely all of the castles and palaces, there were a couple of other sites that were very cool and are worth a mention.
Spain was a very popular region during the Roman Empire, so the country is speckled with some really awesome Roman ruins. I was in awe of how technological they were in those days. And also in how a single ruin can be filled with so much history. My favorite Roman ruins were:
The Roman Baths
The Roman Theater
And the Roman aqueduct in Segovia that is still in use today. The interesting about this one is that the Romans did not even have a town in Segovia. It is only where their armies stayed to make sure all of the overtaken cities surrounding it were following the laws. They built the aqueduct as a symbol of Roman power.
The other amazing sites were the churches. This was the Pilar in Zaragoza. Unfortunately the lift in the tower was under construction so we could not go up. But it was still a really amazing building.
Next up is the architect Gaudi's last work, the Sagrada Familia. It still is under construction because he died before it was able to be completed and it was lacking in funding for a while. It was really an awe inspiring building fit for a church. You can just see his architectural genius in the creativity throughout the building.
The inside was made to look like trees:
One side of the building depicted the birth of Christ. It was detailed and ornate and filled with nature. Gaudi wanted to show the emotion of the event.
On the other side was a depiction of the Passion. It was less detailed and very somber, again to show the emotion of the event.
There were four towers on each side, one of which had a lift so you could ride up to the top
There were scary rock balconies on the way down the stairs
As well as the most amazing spiral staircase that I have ever seen
And that is all for my favorite sites. Stay tuned for next week's Spain food blog . . .
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