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  • Market day

    Market day

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  • Baths of Lady María de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville

    Baths of Lady María de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville

    The "Baths of Lady María de Padilla" are rainwater tanks beneath the Patio del Crucero. The tanks are named after María de Padilla, the mistress of Pedro the Cruel. Supposedly, Pedro fell for María and had her husband killed. María resisted his advances and poured boiling oil over her face to disfigure herself to stop Pedro's pursuit. She became a nun and moved to a convent afterwards. She is regarded as a symbol of purity in the culture of Seville.

  • Santa Iglesia Catedral

    Santa Iglesia Catedral

    Seville.

  • Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza.

    Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza.

    Seville is often referred to as the birthplace of modern bullfighting.

  • Wet day in Seville

    Wet day in Seville

  • Catch of the day

    Catch of the day

  • Don't Feed The Birds

    Don't Feed The Birds

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  • As the sun rises

    As the sun rises

    Bedruthen Steps, North Cornwall.

  • Jackdaw on cliff edge with wild flowers and the beach below

    Jackdaw on cliff edge with wild flowers and the beach below

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  • A street in St Ives.

    A street in St Ives.

    Cornish town, UK.

  • Kirkjufell Mountain

    Kirkjufell Mountain

  • Storm at sea, Djupalonssandur

    Storm at sea, Djupalonssandur

    Djupalonssandur is a beautiful pebbled beach, with a series of rocks of mysterious form emerging from the ocean. It is one of the few areas that lead down to the sea along this coast with its high dramatic cliffs. Watch out for the famous ghosts roaming the place! The rests of a shipwreck can be seen on the beach. On the beach there are also big stones which people tried to lift and test their strength in the days of the fishing stations: Fully Strong 154 kg, Half-Strong 100 kg, Weakling 54 kg and Bungler 23 kg. Weakling marked the frontier of wimphood, any man who couldn't lift it was deemed unsuitable for a life as a fisherman.

  • Malarrif

    Malarrif

    Malarrif is a 20m high lighthouse built in 1946, just behind the huge lava rocks.

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  • Gatklettur arch.

    Gatklettur arch.

    A path will take you to the beautiful Gatklettur arch, near Arnarstapi!

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    Baths of Lady María de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville