A Phonecian City

Playing catch-up with a few snaps from Cadiz in Spain, another beautiful small new-to-us city with a history that Cadiz back to Phonecian times. We enjoyed a walking tour and museum visit and were then let loose to wander in the town. The weather was again glorious.

The Cathedral

City Hall

Outside the Museum

Inside the Museum

His and Hers Sarcophagi

So many cracks on this old pot

A Mighty Door

Large Monument on one of the squares

Busker

Another Church

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide

The Market

Guard dog

I appreciated the many seats that were dotted around the city

Brocolli Tree?

Las Puertas de Málaga

As we wandered around the city on our third visit to beautiful Malaga I indulged in some Doordling and I found some beauties. 

I was surprised to see that most of these portals were made from timber.

A rare painted door

This door was huge

A-Z Blogging Challenge 2024: U is for Unique and Upclose

Looking back through my travel photos I see that in many places we visited there was, on our agendas, an Abbey, Cathedral, Chapel, Church, Convent, Monastery, Mosque, Pagoda, Synagogue, Temple or other place of worship. As we travel along the road I often take snaps of God's houses we pass by. These buildings range from ordinary to ostentatious. 

For the Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Blogging Challenge my theme is Gods' Houses. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Gods' Houses from my digital albums.

When I was planning my U post I thought I'd share some photos of a few unique buildings and some upclose images from other buildings. Then yesterday I realised that I hadn't indexed the photos from one amazing and definitely unique church we visited in 2012. I was captivated by this building and captured many images

That Church is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. Here are some of my snaps.

The Sagrada Familia dominates the skyline in Barcelona

I couldn't find a spot where I could take a photo of the whole building
so I snapped an image of an information board.
The Basilica should look like this by 2030

This was the best I could manage for an exterior shot

There were crowds both outside and in

There are many features on both the exterior and interior.

Another coloured feature on the exterior. Most are natural stone carvings

Some of the embellishments are rather spooky

Moving inside - a colourful plaque for Matthew

and a plaque for Mark

Stairs behind locked gate?

Towards the altar

A central feature

Columns rising to the ceiling

Looking up at the ceiling

Balconies all around

A spiral staircase

So many tourists

Back outside (I think)

Another Crucifex

Baby Jesus?

There are multiple entry points

The pond opposite the building provides opportunities for reflection