Travelling in Spain in the Present Day

ew. But in whatever direction we approach, nothing can conceal the lofty spires, towering above the town, models of lightness, symmetry, and beauty. An old Spanish ballad speaks of the stars shining through their perforated stone, as the pride of Burgos. The effect reminds one of the tower of Strasburg, although the latter appears higher from standing alone. Commenced in the thirteenth century, this cathedral has been modified and added to downto the sixteenth, in the style commonly called ' Renaissance.' Our illustration is taken from a considerable elevation, and shows the west front ; the only point where a good exterior view can be obtained. The architectural details are from photographs, and are as accurately drawn as was possible on a small scale. An examination of the cathedral and its chapels, as indicated by Mr. Ford or Mr. Street, would have been a week's work,, which we did not attempt ; the ordinary visitor will be content probably, as we were, to be shown its chief beauties in one day. The sculpture in the chapels and on some of the monuments, the exquisite carving of figures and flowers in walnut-wood in the choir, and the general proportion and lines of the building, seemed to us most worthy of observation. The pictures are not very remarkable, as far as we were permitted to see them, but the interior was undergoing repair, and some of the chapels were covered up. The stained glass windows have nearly all been destroyed, and the flooring is...