So a long while back I was doing some research on Spain for a story I was writing and I came across a fictional novel set in a particularly beautiful Spanish city. I remember looking it up and being amazed at the pictures. Now i'm going to visit and I can't remember the city. It had tons of archways and bridges and towers, with pathways along the tops of the arches which criss crossed all over the city. Perhaps it was also a walled city?
Posted by
New Hampshire
182 posts
Hi Elijah
Possibly Segovia??
Posted by
OP
gainesville
23 posts
No, it was smaller and not so well-known...also I think it was high up in the mountains
Posted by
Redding, CA, USA
1568 posts
Florence. The (private) bridges were built for the King so he could walk to special places, etc., without having to mix with his subjects.
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Redding, CA, USA
1568 posts
Did the city have a river running through it? If so I am sure it was Florence.
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Florence is not in Spain.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Arcos, Ronda, or one of the other Andalucia White Hill Towns. My best WAG is Ronda.
Posted by
Atlanta
3250 posts
Possibly Avila or Girona?
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32202 posts
elijah,
You can't remember the name of the "fictional novel" can you? That would sure help!
You might check your local TV listings to see if any of Rick's "Spain" episodes will be airing in your city in the near future. You might see the city you're thinking of in beautiful HD colour!
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Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
6788 posts
Sounds like Avila to me.
It's not the whole city that has towers and walkways, but the city has very extensive walls & ramparts, with many massive towers and archways, and I'm sure that a carefully-shot video could easily give one the impression that the whole town is like that. It's not, but it's a cool place to play. Google it, you'll get plenty of images.
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Cuenca?
Posted by
Des Moines
65 posts
You could try Google Images. Type the name of one of the suggested cities into the search box and see if you recognize your beautiful Spanish city. Search each city name one at a time.
Posted by
OP
gainesville
23 posts
Hmm none of the pictures i'm finding of any of these cities are reminiscent...it was in Andalusia I remember that.
Posted by
OP
gainesville
23 posts
all these cities are too big... i'd say the closest are the white hill towns mentioned...it was sort of clustered among mountainsides. Almost like an ewok village except in the mountains and made of stone instead of in the trees out of wood
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Des Moines
65 posts
Try this link to the whitewashed villages of the Andalusian provinces -- scroll to the bottom of the page to a clickable map.
http://www.andalucia.com/villages/home.htm
If you don't find your city there, look for the novel by searching online library catalogs.
Posted by
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
2349 posts
Have you tried searching for the book? Maybe looking at titles will jog your memory.
Posted by
OP
gainesville
23 posts
No I can't remember the book at all, just that it was written in english by I think a non spanish native I can't remember plot details or anything so not very useful:P I might recognize it but typing in "novels set in spain" is a bit vague
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
If you can't remember anything about the book except that it was in English, and you can't remember anything about the city except that it was beautiful and had lots of arches, I think it is time to give up on it.
Posted by
Des Moines
65 posts
You must have some idea of what you were researching for the story you were writing. Retrace your original research. Get thee to a library--one with reference librarians. These types of searches with only vague clues supplied are their bailiwick.
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Peterborough, ON, Canada
1546 posts
Could it be Guadalest?