A morning of mixed feelings and an afternoon in a more beautiful place.
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Basilica de la Santa Cruz del the Valle de los Caidos.
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Jayne and I went across country and through the hills to our first stop of the day at the Valle de los Caidos, a rather controversial but spectacular monument near San Lorenzo de el Escorial. I am not going to say much more about this place but more information about this site can be found
here.
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Goldcrest (Reyezuelo Sencillo / Regulus regulus). |
The area around this monument is wooded and very pleasant and during our walk round I saw
Goldcrest (Reyezuelo Sencillo / Regulus regulus),
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea),
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Green Woodpecker (Pito Real / Picus viridis),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs),
Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus),
Long-tailed (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus) and
Great Tits (Carbonera Común / Parus major),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cyanus),
Stock Dove (Paloma Zurita / Columba oenas),
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax) and
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).
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Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra). |
Next came lunch which we had in El Escorial before spending nearly 3 hours going around the stunning Monasterio de El Escorial where we took the audio tour. Later we went back to Segovia and had our meal in the town.
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Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
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Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. |
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