Guess this photo - May 2017

[jonathan]

I don't think I've got close enough yet! Catalunya is a big region... And so far, I've only set foot in Barcelona (and, aged 10, Cadaqués), so I don't recognise that mountain. Anyone else?

 

[veronicafrance]

I'm guessing it's Montserrat.

 

[PatrickLondon]

Bingo! And you only have to walk a little way away from the main throng of tourists to find quiet spots like that.

 

[Pauline]

Are we waiting for @veronicafrance to post the next photo? Make it easy so I can figure it out!

 

[veronicafrance]

I tend not to go to well-known places, but this one should be fairly easy ...

 

[jonathan]

Is that in the Alcázar, Seville?

 

[veronicafrance]

Correct! Told you it was easy

 

[jonathan]

Not a great photo (the sort of lighting that is processed rather better by the human eye than by the iphone...), but a lovely city.

 

[Colo]

Plaza Mayor - Salamanca Spain?

 

[jonathan]

Yes, that's it!

 

[Colo]

The last time I was there was in 1972. I will return!

Lot going on this morning - will post new picture later this afternoon.

 

[Colo]

How about this one?

 

[Ian Sutton]

I think I recognise it... from recurring nightmares, but I'm normally at the top of the slope

 

[Colo]

Ian - I think I see you coming out of the tunnel

Built in the early 20s the jump was totally remodeled in 2007. My picture was taken in 2009.

 

[Tim W]

I think that "Well known ski jumps of Europe" might be one of the more obscure topics on Mastermind.

I wouldn't even know where to begin to guess. Off the top of my head Innsbruck, Lillehammer errrrr thats all I can think of (I think Sarajevo must have had one, given there was a winter olympics there in 1984, but I have seen photos of the abandoned facilities, so I doubt this is it.

 

[Colo]

This particular one is still active.

I concur Tim it is a obscure, however, this particular one is halfway between two tourist destinations and is visible from the highway. We came around the corner and were surprised to see this massive jump! Being from the US and Virginia I had never seen one of these in person. I figured someone else would have been startled by the site.

Hint - Tim is on the right path with Olympic Venue

 

[PatrickLondon]

Innsbruck was my first thought too, but then it's the only one I've seen, and I imagine they all look pretty similar. Garmisch?

 

[Colo]

Located between Oberammergau, the town where the Passion is reenacted every 10 years by its citizens, and Mittewald, a quaint village of colorful houses known for their violin making skills, one will find this ski jump.

On the outskirts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in full view of the highway, Große Olympiaschanze (the Great Olympic Hill) stands boldly. The jump was the location of the 1936 Winter Games closing and of course jumping events for the Olympics. 1936 was the last time that the summer and winter games were hosted in the same country.

Patrick – you are correct. Where to now?

 

[PatrickLondon]

 

[jonathan]

Berlin Holocaust Memorial?