Summary Monty begins the third and final leg of his tours of Spanish gardens, this leg in the north of the country, where many people end their spiritual journeys, namely those that make the pilgrimage hiking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, what is considered the Catholic center of the country. While not all religious in nature, the gardens he visits in and around the city all have some spiritual component to them. He then works his way eastward generally along the Bay of Biscay coast, his final stop in the Basque region specifically in Bilbao, he noticing signs of the Camino all along the way even in the remotest of locations. Two of the gardens he visits en route are as much about how they came into existence as they are about the gardens themselves, one which was literally transplanted, the other developed in a sleepless night's thoughts. In and around Bilbao, the common theme of the gardens is the reclamation of what were heavy industrial sites back into green space, the one in Bilbao itself tied to the city's arguably most famous landmark, the Guggenheim Museum. He ends his Spanish journey after a six hour train ride to Spain's second largest city, Barcelona in Catalonia on the Mediterranean coast. Beyond visiting the public green spaces including the promenade of Las Ramblas, an old riverway, he visits gardens inserted into buildings in this highly built-up city.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Monty Don
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 2024
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Principal Broadcasting Channel
Language : English Spanish
Production companies : All3Media International Alexandra Henderson Associates (AHA)
Summary Monty begins the third and final leg of his tours of Spanish gardens, this leg in the north of the country, where many people end their spiritual journeys, namely those that make the pilgrimage hiking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, what is considered the Catholic center of the country. While not all religious in nature, the gardens he visits in and around the city all have some spiritual component to them. He then works his way eastward generally along the Bay of Biscay coast, his final stop in the Basque region specifically in Bilbao, he noticing signs of the Camino all along the way even in the remotest of locations. Two of the gardens he visits en route are as much about how they came into existence as they are about the gardens themselves, one which was literally transplanted, the other developed in a sleepless night's thoughts. In and around Bilbao, the common theme of the gardens is the reclamation of what were heavy industrial sites back into green space, the one in Bilbao itself tied to the city's arguably most famous landmark, the Guggenheim Museum. He ends his Spanish journey after a six hour train ride to Spain's second largest city, Barcelona in Catalonia on the Mediterranean coast. Beyond visiting the public green spaces including the promenade of Las Ramblas, an old riverway, he visits gardens inserted into buildings in this highly built-up city.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 2024
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Principal Broadcasting Channel
Language : English Spanish
Production companies : All3Media International Alexandra Henderson Associates (AHA)