Day 5
Tour of the parador, walking through town, tour of the underground tunnels, back to the parador for dinner.
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Day 5 Selfie!
Starting Day 5 with a selfie!
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Alcaniz Castle
After breakfast we bought tickets to take a tour of the chapel and cloister part of the parador.
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Walking around
We bought the tickets for the tour but it wasn't for a couple of hours. so we walked around, taking pictures and stopped for break…
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Morning burning
It made it look like cool morning fog.
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Tour
Ready for the tour!
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Cool door!
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Just inside the doors
We gathered just inside the door. The tour was in English and Spanish. You can see the crosses on the arch. There are other beauti…
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Religious mural
You can see, among other things, the Crucifiction and the Last Supper depicted in the mural. They date back to the 14th century.
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Cool ceiling!
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Battle mural
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Monster
A monster by the door.
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Very cool arch
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Faces
I love faces in gothis churches and, like here, old cloisters.
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Offset window
It's not how the photo was shot, the window isn't in the center of the wall.
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Cool details!
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Sepulchre of Juan de Lanuza
The tomb of Juan de Lanuza, viceroy of Aragon and greater commander of Alcaniz. Built in alabaster by the sculptor Damián Forment…
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Cool door!
Kind of like the tiny door in the Parador. I think this one was a bit taller, but not by much!
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Murals
Another shot of the battle mural and you can see the "Last Supper" mural to the right.
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Raspberries
They're not sure if this is ancient grafitti but he's drawn to the right of the entrance, blowing raspberries to all who enter.
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Blessing
The hand at the top of the arch is always blessing anyone who enters.