Las rosas de piedra

Synopsis of Las rosas de piedra

«Las rosas de piedra» is the travel book by Julio Llamazares, published by Punto de Lectura in hardback (768 pages, in Spanish).

Julio Llamazares travels across Spain following the trail of its cathedrals. He spends long days in them to feel their beauty and discover their secrets and legends, unfolding them like stone roses. The journey is twofold: back to the era when they were built and through a country of very diverse regions and landscapes, with a traveller's and literary gaze.

The book originally appeared in 2008; this hardback edition from Punto de Lectura was published in 2009.

For readers of travel literature interested in monumental heritage, the history and legends of Spanish cathedrals.