Spain (1931-1939)
Spain (1931-1939)
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Blue mark indicates location of the capital Madrid.  Map graphics by A. Zois.
Blue mark indicates location of the capital Madrid. Map graphics by A. Zois.
 This is how Meher Baba would have looked like during his visit to Madrid. The photo was taken at Sakkara, Egypt in Dec 1932. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
This is how Meher Baba would have looked like during his visit to Madrid. The photo was taken at Sakkara, Egypt in Dec 1932. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

There are no images of Meher Baba taken in Spain on his visit.

 

This was Meher Baba's 6th visit to the West when he visited Spain.

 

Meher Baba had departed London at Victoria Station on the Golden Arrow Service to Dover , then by the ferry Conte D'Azur to Calais. Then by the Bleu Express to ParisAfter Baba arrived in Paris, he and his small group departed from the Gare d'Orsay railway station travelling on the Paris-Orleans Night Express to the Spanish border town of Irun.

Baba spent a short time, possibly an hour at Irun railway station He and his group were changing trains after arriving from Paris, going to Avila, then later to Madrid. After a long stay in Madrid, he then went to Barcelona for the day before going back to France.

 

This was the only time he was to visit Spain.

 

* Meher Baba spent 10 days touring Spain from 23rd October to 2nd November, 1933.

 

AVILA, SPAIN

 

MADRID, SPAIN

 

BARCELONA, SPAIN

 

IRUN, SPAIN

 

There are 3 additional web pages associated with these Spanish locations. They are the 3 railway lines connecting the 4 locations in Spain covered in this website.

 

PARIS - IRUN  ; SUD EXPRESS 

 

MADRID - HENDAYE RAILWAY LINES

 

ZARAGOZA & ALICANTE RAILWAY LINES