Place: Guadalupe, Spain
Weather: Light rain with thunderstorms by evening, 51/65F.
Route: From Caceres 120 km east on A-58 and EX-102.
Significance: In the 13th century a shepherd found a statue of the virgin Mary. The statue became an object of veneration because it was supposedly hidden there in the 8th century, when Muslims invaded and took over most of the Iberian peninsula. The monastery was built mostly in the 14th and 15th centuries. It became connected to the new world when Christopher Columbus made it his first visit after returning from the new world - to thank god for his discovery.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
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