Basingwerk Abbey on the North Wales coast just outside Holywell, a 12th century Cistercian Monastery that now lies in ruins. … Continue reading Strange feel – and maybe a reason why

I have said in a previous blog that we all have special places, well this one is up there with … Continue reading Holy, deeply moving, spiritual, special

I’ve been to Alicante many times and have felt, as cities go, it is a very picturesque water front place, … Continue reading Hidden beauty and unexpected discovery

The City of Cuenca can claim to be both historical and holy.  Built in the 8th century by the Muslim … Continue reading Historical and Holy

I think that title must be true.  Whether it is a holiday place, meeting a partner, wedding, birth of a … Continue reading We all have special places

Toledo,  a walled city, the ancient capital of the Visigoth Kingdom that reigned in South West France and the Iberian … Continue reading Multi-faith, multi-culture. An ancient example for us all.

To all intense and purposes this is an amazing construction dedicated to God and worship of Him.  Yes it remembers … Continue reading Strange feelings in The Valley of the Fallen

This is a palace fit for a King, in fact it is where the Monarchs of Spain have had a … Continue reading A Palace fit for a King

To visit a place where a saint was born is special, visiting the birth place of two saints who are … Continue reading Quiet, spiritual history

We left the ‘pilgrim trail’ and a part of me was sad.  We had only journeyed a very short distance … Continue reading Rome and faith