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The author recounts a series of journeys across Spain and parts of southwestern France, moving from one town to another and offering vivid, on-the-spot descriptions of landscapes, local customs, festivals, and urban life. He records impressions of cathedrals, museums, and notable monuments, sketches scenes of bullfights and popular entertainments, and describes encounters with everyday people, markets, inns, and regional food. Intermittent historical and literary anecdotes, architectural and artistic remarks—especially about major galleries and Moorish monuments—punctuate the route-based chapters, producing a travelogue that blends picturesque observation, cultural detail, and personal commentary.

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Title: Wanderings in Spain

Author: Théophile Gautier

Translator: Thomas Robert McQuoid

Release date: August 9, 2016 [eBook #52763]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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WANDERINGS IN SPAIN.

BY

THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.

BRIDGE OF IRUN.

With numerous Engravings.


LONDON:

INGRAM, COOKE, AND CO.


MDCCCLIII.


WANDERINGS IN SPAIN.

BY

THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.


With numerous Engravings.


LONDON:

INGRAM, COOKE, AND CO.

MDCCCLIII.