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One year ago today, I was in Spain. I had just finished visiting the Saffron Festival and windmills in Consuegra, had toured the cathedral and other wonders of Toledo, and was part way through my exploration of the cliff-hanging city of Cuenca. Oh, how the world has changed in the year since. While many of us still may not be able to visit Spain at the moment due to various restrictions surrounding the coronavirus, I can at least relive that 2019 trip through my new book, Spain 8: Eleven Days Exploring the Region of La Mancha. I invite you all to do so as well.

This is the latest in my series of travel photography journals. Like the others, this La Mancha book is photo-heavy with some captions to help explain what I was seeing and doing as I was experiencing the Saffron Festival (learning how saffron is grown and harvested) and exploring the surrounding countryside. Visit my shop page to learn more about this and other books in the series.

Here is another look at the book and some sample inside spreads:

A twilight view of Toledo, Spain.

My trip was timed to coincide with Consuegra's Saffron Festival

The Roman ruins of Segóbriga set amidst the beautiful countryside of La Mancha.

The old town of Cuenca hangs from rocky cliffs.

Head over to my shop page to learn more and for links to the Blurb bookstore where you can preview more pages and place orders. Thanks!

Michael C. Snell

Michael C. Snell is a travel photographer based in Lawrence, Kansas. After working as a designer and art director in the advertising and marketing industry for over 12 years, Michael left to pursue a freelance career in photography and design. Since then, he has had images published in a variety of publications around the world and his stock photography is available through Robert Harding World Imagery and at Alamy.com.

Michael is a member — and former Board member — of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). He is a past Chair of SATW’s Freelance Council and is currently the Chair of the SATW Photographers’ Sub-Council.