By Anastasia C. Group 4 The monastery in Burgos was beautiful and carried a lot of historical significance. What I found most interesting about this monastery in particular was the amount of Islamic influence in the architecture. I wish we were able to take pictures inside so that I could have something to look back… Read More The Monastery of Las Huelgas

By Lawrence L. Group 4 We’ve visited several monasteries on this trip, but none quite like the one today. The Monastery of Las Huelgas is an active nunnery founded in 1187 by Alphonso VIII of Castille and is governed by a group of Cistercian nuns. Its original purpose was to feed and care for the… Read More An Active Nunnery Founded in 1187

By Graham P. Group 4 We started the day with breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the University of Burgos where we had our second day of classes. We learned about mapping an area from Dr. Ron and then had some free time to map an area but my group was not assigned… Read More Our Second Day of Classes