Alcazar in Segovia, home of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela.

Flying the very fragile flag of the European Union.

Calatrava Castle near the center of Spain. Don Quixote country.

El Cid's castle in Jadraque.

Manzanares el Real, where Cardinal Mendoza of Inquisition fame grew up.

The imposing front door to Manzanares el Real.

An inner staircase in Calatrava.

Ian on the parapet of El Cid's castle.