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Visiting Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen)

March 25, 2012 Lauren Aloise 82 Comments

Visiting Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen)

A Place of Contradictions: Valle de los Caídos  I recently had the opportunity to visit one of Spain's most controversial memorials, Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen). Tremendous, impressive, and ominous, I'd recommend that anyone making the popular day trip to … [Read more...]

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