From Madrid to Barcelona-Touring by Car, Spain

Madrid

Madrid

Madrid

Plaza Mayor, Madrid

Basilica, Madrid, near Royal Palace

Madrid by Night...it is a busy, crowded city and more than three million people live there...

Plaza Mayor, Madrid

Mercado San Miguel, Madrid

...  if you enjoy eating late, then you will feel right at home in Madrid.......

Historic City of Toledo - UNESCO , general view from the top of the church

Toledo Cathedral

Toledo Cathedral- elaborately carved central west portal.

Santa María la Blanca, - the Congregational Synagogue of Toledo-  is a museum and former synagogue in Toledo

University of Toledo,  elegant interior courtyard....

Toledo Cathedral stands on the site of the Great Mosque of Toledo, which itself had replaced a Visigothic church..

Built from 1226 to 1493, the long process is reflected in Toledo Cathedral s variety of styles

Ancient Wagon in Cloister next to Toledo Cathderal

Time to drive north of Madrid..to El Escorial...

The Royal Site of San Lorenzo of El Escorial (situated 50 km north of Madrid) declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site (photos taken on Saturday, October 15, 2011)

Then to Avila... is well-known for the amazingly intact wall surrounding the city...

View from the Walls, designated a World Heritage city (UNESCO) , Ávila is one of the most historic and beautiful municipalities in Spain...

Segovia has got to be one of the most romantic cities in all of Spain or Europe...(photos taken on Sunday, October 16, 2011)

The Aqueduct of Segovia, the symbol of the city, is the best known of these civil engineering feats owing to its monumentality....

The Royal Palace of Aranjuez...is a massive and beautiful complex...

Castilla-La Mancha encompasses the vast plains of central Spain – a land of fairytale castles, wine and the famous windmills immortalised in Miguel Cervantes....

We followed a part of the Ruta de Don Quichote...Windmills of Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha

Windmills of La Mancha....

Monument to Don Quixote de la Mancha  and his - IDEAL LADY-Dulcinea del Toboso,  Toboso, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Windmills in Campo de Criptana a.k.a. Molinos de Viento on the Route Don Quijote de la Mancha,  Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Castillo de Belmonte or Belmonte Castle was built on the hill of San Cristobal in Cuenca province, Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Belmonte is a fortified village at the foot of a magnificent  Belmonte Castle, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Umbrella pine trees after sunset in San Lorenzo de la Parrilla, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

SAGRADA FAMILIA - BARCELONA - UNDER CONSTRUCTION...MORE PHOTOS TO FOLLOW ....