Reboot / Favourite from the Archives

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To celebrate a change in the blog decor here at NotesinSpanish.com (and the fact that I can now display much bigger photos!), here’s an old favourite from the archives, does anyone know where it is, and what this town is famous for? Hit the comments link above!

Written by Ben Curtis

October 18th, 2009 at 11:38 am

10 Responses to “Reboot / Favourite from the Archives”

  1. Victor

    18 Oct 09 at 12:12 pm

    I know! But as I’m spanish and that’s an advantage I’ll let the rest of you answer first! hahhahah

  2. Mark

    18 Oct 09 at 12:38 pm

    Chinchón no?

  3. Victor

    18 Oct 09 at 12:45 pm

    That’s what I thought… let’s see if Ben agrees hahaha

  4. katie

    18 Oct 09 at 2:22 pm

    yes, that’s definitely chinchón. good anís to be had there.

  5. MrMark

    18 Oct 09 at 3:56 pm

    Definitely looks like a Castilian town. As mentioned above it could be Chinchon. I had thought Segovia at first, but since I can’t see an aqueduct I suppose I’ll stick with the home of anis.

  6. Ben Curtis

    18 Oct 09 at 7:28 pm

    Si!! Chinchon and Anis it is!

  7. Mark

    18 Oct 09 at 7:29 pm

    no its definitely Chinchón, the plaza also doubles as bullring

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinch%C3%B3n

  8. shehani Kay

    18 Oct 09 at 9:03 pm

    That’s Chinchón. It’s famous for its rounded and green balconied Plaza Mayor, which doubles as a bullring during the fiesta. Goya spent time painting here and Orson Welles filmed scenes from Chimes at Midnight and The Immortal Story in the town. Word has it that Welles liked to have his anis shots (something else Chinchón is famous for) in the morning with the locals, and enjoyed the food and the bullfights.

    http://shehanikay.blogspot.com/2009/08/mid-week-day-trip-to-chinchon.html

  9. Zaresh

    26 Oct 09 at 3:49 am

    I think it is Chinchón.

  10. Pete

    16 Nov 09 at 4:36 am

    Definitely Chinchon!
    I’m working on a panorama pic of the Plaza right now-
    [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Impatient-Pete/chinchonplazaflattenedlarge.jpg[/IMG]
    We visited Chinchon in 2007. Have you been to see the panaderia right off the plaza? It’s really cool.
    I’ve been carrying around a piece of star anis for the last week to help bring me back to the place. Anise has become of of my Spain associations because of Chinchon.

    Cheers!

    Pete

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