May 11, 2022

Spanish Caravan (Travelogue 3)

46 minutes

EPISODE 58 | Spanish Caravan (Travelogue 3)

Spain is a fascinating country - rich in variety and history, and its fair share of high weirdness. We travel to Madrid, Catalonia and Valencia for statues to Lucifer, UFOs, haunted metro stations, abandoned villages, tomato fights and much more.

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SECTIONS

01:38 - A Spain Primer

03:25 - Comunidad de Madrid

04:29 - Fallen Angel (Ángel Caído), Air Crash, Sobrino de Botín (oldest restaurant)

06:54 - Iron security bollards secret code

10:10 - Chamberi Ghost Station, around town, La Plaza de la Luna (Kcymaerxthaere)

12:20 - Cueva de la Luna (Titulcia)

14:46 - Monumento a Los Ojos (Ambite)

16:11 - Parque De Los Castillos (Alcorcón), Ummo UFOs & the Cafe of the Happy Whale

21:03 - Catalunya (Catalonia) - Around Barcelona

22:57 - Rocafort Metro Station (haunted), Barcelona Supercomputing Center & MareNostrum

25:52 - Arús Public Library (secrets of the Freemasons), the Spanish Inquisition (Plaça del Rei)

29:29 - The Calder Mercury Fountain (Joan Miró Foundation, Montjuïc Mountain)

31:16 - Parador de Cardona (haunted room 712)

34:13 - Tió de Nadal & the Caganer (Catalonian Christmas butt stuff)

36:52 - Comunidad Valenciana - Valencia, Paella, horchata, Santiago Calatrava & the Holy Grail

38:44 - La Tomatina Festival (Buñol)

40:30 - The abandoned village of La Cornudilla (Requena)

42:53 - The Colony of Santa Eulalia, Sax, & Villena - Bronze Age treasure & the Moors and Christians Festival

Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

The Bear and the Strawberry Tree – Historical Madrid

Unusual things to do in Madrid on City Unscripted

5 hidden gems in Madrid

15 unique things in Madrid

The Fallen Angel

Air Crash sculpture

Sobrino de Botín restaurant

Madrid Security Bollards

Chamberi metro museum

La Plaza de la Luna (Kcymaerxthaere)

A Weirdness Travelogue: Henges, Tiles & Plaques

Cueva de la Luna restaurant

Cueva de la Luna webpage (in Spanish)

Monumento a los Ojos (in Spanish)

Monument of Eyes pdf of tiles

MAVA museum website

Ummo Hoax on Encyclopedia.com

UMMO: the great UFO fraud forged in Spain

Ummo Wiki (in French)

The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius

Mysterious places in Spain

33 unusual things in Barcelona

Cool activities and places in Barcelona

10 Must See Gaudi Buildings in Barcelona

Gaudi Barcelona

El Bosc de les Fades

Barcelona’s remarkable history of rebirth and transformation

The Peculiar Architecture And Design of Eixample

Leche de Pantera: Revenge of the Pink Panther

Haunted places in Barcelona

Barcelona urban legends

Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Barcelona Supercomputing Center virtual tour

Arús Public Library

Inquisition's Blazon

Executioner's house (in Spanish)

Calder Mercury Fountain: The World’s Most Beautiful Yet Deadly Monument

Joan Miró Foundation

Cardona Salt Mountain

Parador de Cardona

Tio de Nadal & the Caganer

Valencia Cathedral

Turia Park in Valencia

City of Arts & Sciences

Secret Valencia

16 Unusual Things to Do in Valencia

25 Best Things to Do in Valencia. The Ultimate Travel Guide

La Tomatina

La Cornudilla article (in Spanish)

The strange events in Cornudilla (in Spanish)

España vaciada on Wikipedia

15 must-see places in Alicante

46 Fun Things to Do in Alicante

Colony of Santa Eulalia

Sax Tourism Guide on Spain Made Simple

Villena Treasure

Moors and Christians Festval in Villena

Moors and Christians website

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