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It | '''''Colmenar Viejo''''' is a town north of [[Madrid]], terminus of the C4 train line that passes by [[Tres Cantos]]. | ||
It boasts a splendid city center with a pretty Gothic basilica, [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3%ADlica_de_la_Asunci%C3%B3n_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_(Colmenar_Viejo) Nuestra Señora de la Asunción] where "Ciconias" perch in a very picturesque way. Sadly, however, Spanish madness with modern urban constructions defaced what used to be a lovely village nestled at the foot of the mountains. Most of what is now a small city is quite ugly. Surroundings remain, however, of stupendous natural beauty and wilderness. | |||
== Visits == | == Visits == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:34, 9 March 2025
Colmenar Viejo
Colmenar Viejo is a town north of Madrid, terminus of the C4 train line that passes by Tres Cantos.
It boasts a splendid city center with a pretty Gothic basilica, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción where "Ciconias" perch in a very picturesque way. Sadly, however, Spanish madness with modern urban constructions defaced what used to be a lovely village nestled at the foot of the mountains. Most of what is now a small city is quite ugly. Surroundings remain, however, of stupendous natural beauty and wilderness.
Visits
- I went there on 10 February (2007) for the first time.
- On 23 March (2007), Inma and her choir gave a concert in the church.
- Inma also held various expositions of her artwork in Colmenar.
Pictures
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Elena and the basilica, with a cigüeña (left) and her nest (right) on February (2007). -
Inma and her choir singing in Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, March (2007).
