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Offbeat Spain: A Medieval ruin and an art hub tucked inside a forest
Among the pine groves in Segovia province of Spain, away from the chaos of the city, with the natural forest noise in the background, I am playing with Meena, a friendly Labrador. A film of mist surrounds us. Occasionally, it clears revealing stunning view of the woods that thrive on the cliff below. Meena runs along with me. A little ahead on the dirt road, we come across the ruins of a 13th century Christian monastery known as the Cistercian Monastery of Santa Maria de la Sierra, which is classified now as a national monument of Spain. Most of the site has now crumbled, except the church that still stands…