Astorga

10.10.2017 Tuesday

We continue to be blessed with cool mornings, blue skies and warm afternoons. We haven't seen any rain since the Pyrenees.

It was an incredible to be standing in a city, Astorga, that was founded by the Romans in the 1st century B.C. We were able to see some remains of city walls built by the Romans!
We visited the beautiful Astorga cathedral which is an amazing mixture of Romanesque, Renaissance, Gothic, Neo-Classicist and Baroque since it was constructed over several centuries.
We also toured the 19th century Episcopal Palace (Palacio Espiscopal), designed by Antoni Gaudi.

Lunch at Las Termas was a special treat. A local restaurant with no menu. Just sit down and they start serving food. First a dish of mixed meats (beef, chicken, sausage, pig ears, bacon)...all you can eat. We ate a lot, expecting that was the meal. But no, next came a large dish of cooked garbanzo beans with cabbage that was delicious! ....all you can eat. As if we didn't have enough, here comes the soup. Superb. Followed by home made dessert! Not to mention 2 great bottles of temparillo wine. All this, bottled water and great bread - €22
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