This 1969 color film about Spain is one of a series of Pan Am Airlines travelogues produced by F.D. and I.L. Kay as a Film Authors Production. El Escorial was built in 1559 by King Philip II (:56-1:24). Crowds cross the busy streets (2:09-2:34). The Museum del Prado is a national art museum of paintings and statues (2:41-3:00). A fountain spins and people row a boat in a park (3:12-3:35). The Catholic Virgin Mary Statue has busy traffic pass by (3:38). Goats are herded up a mountain road (4:10). A horse with packs and a donkey carrying rolls in side baskets pass by (4:35-4:40). A white stork brings a meal to its nest on an ancient bell tower and feeds a baby (4:41-5:03). People drink sherry via port sipping pipes in Jerez (5:10-5:15). A cask is uncorked and sherry pours out (5:16-5:40). A Flamenco dancer performs (5:41-5:55). Trays of food are shown in a fancy restaurant (6:00-6:22). More energetic Flamenco dancing (6:25-7:19). A matador swings his cape at a bull in a bullfight ring (7:20-7:45). Segovia still has its Roman aqueducts (7:53). Avila is a walled city with a Roman castle (8:00-8:15). Toledo has the Cathedral de Toledo (8:31). Chains that kept Christian soldiers captive are still attached to the stone walls (8:44). A sign for the Calle de Toledo de Ohio is shown (8:55). A cable car rises to the Shrine of the Black Virgin of Montserrat (9:20-9:45). The Seville Cathedral is the world’s largest gothic church (9:46-10:05). The spires of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela are shown (10:13). Cordoba (Cordova) was colonized by the Moors (10:46-11:16). Flowers are planted on the sides of the buildings (11:17-11:40). The Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba was completed in the 16th century. It has columns made of onyx, marble, jasper, and granite (11:42-12:28). The Alhambra is a palace and fortress in Granada (12:40-13:55). A man hangs decorative lighting structures over a street (14:05). People create designs in the street out of flowers as part of Corpus Christi Day in Cetus (14:07-14:50). The Fiesta of Romeria pilgrimage includes decorative gypsy wagons (14:52-16:30). In Barcelona, a statue of Christopher Columbus points west (16:34-17:12). Unusual architecture in the buildings and cathedral are attributed to the architect Antoni Gaudi (17:22-18:05). A variety of people walk past the flower vendors and disturb pigeons (18:10-18:38). Its Spanish Village was built as part of the 1929 Worlds Fair (18:55-19:15). There is traditional Catalan Sardana dancing outside the Barcelona Cathedral on Sundays (19:18-21:27). The windmills of the Mediterranean island of Majorca pump fresh water from wells (21:26-21:50). Fishermen repair their nets on the dock (21:53-22:19). The beach is full of sunbathers (22:48-23:30). The ‘running of the bulls’ is held in Pamplona (23:55-25:25). A windmill sits on the Great Plain of La Mancha (25:33-26:00). A donkey cart hauls pottery jugs and a child (26:16), and a shepherd herds his sheep (26:25). The Alcazar de Segovia is said to have inspired Disney’s Cinderella Castle (28:05).

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