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    • THE VALLEY of the FALLEN ( Santa Cruz del Valle los Caidos) This cross was built as a memorial to those who had died in the Civil War. This cross is enormous and underneath it is a basilica that is carved deeply into the rock. There are beautiful views of the pine forests from this monument. The day I went there, there was strange weather. It was raining and then sunny, raining and then sunny off and on. You can see this cross from quite a distance before you get there and as we first saw it, there were dark clouds with sun shining throug hall around and it just seemed kind of chilling.

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    tak_pap Tue Jul 9, 2002 05:52 UTC
     beautiful city, isn`t it ? I had a great time there!    		miksu Sun May 12, 2002 16:44 UTC
     Beautiful page & photos...we attract the rain too:-)))
    dalestar Wed Apr 24, 2002 07:59 UTC
     I`ll be there in Oct!! Great page!    		traveldave Tue Apr 23, 2002 02:03 UTC
     Great page. Brings back memories of a wonderful city.
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