Cloister Detail, Monastery of St. Stephen, Salamanca

This vignette captures one small corner of this monastery rendered almost entirely in a vivid orange stone. The cloister in particular features exuberant carving in the arches, tracery and balustrades of its arcades. Look around the top of the cloister and you are likely to find a stork’s nest or two, frequently found high on buildings in this region of western Spain.