The Imperial Geographical Society (IGS) yesterday undertook an expedition exploring sites of interest in the Spanish city of Soria, and following part of the course of the Duero River.
The expedition, the members of which consisted of Emperor Jonathan I and his sister Crown Princess Caroline, is the first of the IGS to have taken place outside of the United Kingdom.
The Emperor has been living in the Spanish city of Soria since September with his fiancée Princess Hannah, and will continue to do so until June.
The Crown Princess visited the imperial couple from Tuesday to Friday this week, and on Thursday 12th it was decided to designate a comprehensive tour of Soria’s sites of interest as an official IGS expedition.
The main sites visited on the tour of the city were:
- An outdoor refuge for stray cats
- The ruins of the Convent of St Francis (17th century) and of the church of St Ginés (12th century)
- The churches of St John of Rabanera (12th century), Our Lady of the Hawthorn (16th century), and the Co-Cathedral of St Peter (16th century)
- The Hermitages of St Saturio and Our Lady of Miron (both 6th century)
- A hill behind the Hermitage of Miron from which a view of the ruins of Numantia (2nd century BC) can be seen
- The high street in central Soria
