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A day to explore the local town of Tordesillas. There is no shortage of beautifully kept ancient villages all over Spain. Apparently Tordesillas is famous for the signing of a treaty between Spain and Portugal on 7th June 1494. The treaty basically carved up the world based on a meridian line in order to split up the new world between Spain and Portugal. How the mighty are fallen…<\/p>\n

It was also the day of Corpus Christi celebrations which is a Roman Catholic festivity. All the kids have been dressed up – girls in white flowing dresses like a wedding dress and boys suited and booted.<\/p>\n

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Convent of Santa Clara – closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Still, this timing meant the convent was closed due to the celebrations and this was the one land mark we really wanted to look around. It was a palace in the days before it became a convent but today it was “cerrado”.<\/p>\n

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Tordesillas Starter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lunch was in the main square and consisted of a three course Menu of the day. Mo had salad followed by cod and I had scrambled eggs with prawn followed by chicken kebabs. All washed down with a customary beer and glass or two of vino tinto.<\/p>\n

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\"Tordesillas<\/a>
Tordesillas Main Course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Main course<\/p>\n

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\"Where's<\/a>
Where’s the chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Profiteroles were a little weird.<\/p>\n

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