Albarracin

View from above of the rooftops, Albarracin, Teruel, Spain, on February 13, 2006, pictured in the morning. Albarracin, a beautiful village with National Monument status overlooking the Guadalivar River, lies 28 km from Teruel, in the National Park in the Montes Universales. It is on the border of three Spanish Kingdoms: Castille, Aragon and Valencia, has been occupied for hundreds of years and is known as the Eagles` Nest because it is built on a steep outcrop of rock surrounded by a deep gorge, a natural defence. Its buildings show Moorish influence and even the name may derive from the Berber clan Banu Razin who settled in the area during the 9th century. At the top of the village is the 10th century Moorish castle, reached through cobbled streets of houses constructed of wood and plaster with small windows whose tiled roofs are seen here. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13425238

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen