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Lugo: Old Celtic village "Castro de Viladonga"

Old Celtic village "Castro de Viladonga"
Category: Archeological site in Lugo
Castro de Viladonga is situated 20 minutes, by car, from the city of Lugo (Galicia, Spain). It is a remainder of the celtic past of Galicia. It shows up the close-knit relationship with the other six historic celtic nations.Castro de Viladonga is probbaly one of the best preserved castros of the who...

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Toledo

Alcazar de Toledo
Category: Fortress in Toledo
Toledo's most emblematic and, in many ways, sinister building. It is a fortress dating from the time of Charles I, though there probably really was an alcázar, Arab fortified palace, before it. It has burnt down or otherwise been destroyed at least four times, the last during the Spanish Civil War,...

Carballeda de Avia

monastery of San Estevo de Ribas do Sil
Category: Monastery in Carballeda de Avia
The monastery of San Estevo de Ribas do Sil is situated near municipality of Carballeda de Avia, province of Ourense, Galicia.The monastery dates, following print sources, from the X century, although it is thought that it was erected in the VI century over a pre-existing temple by Saint Martín Dum...

Morella

Morella castle
Category: Fortress in Morella
Morella castle and village of Morella are sitiated high above sea level on a rocky hill. The castle was originally built by the Arabs. Its ruins are an amazing tourist attraction - to investigate and research the history of Morella.

Oviedo

Cathedral of San Salvador
Category: Cathedral in Oviedo
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica located in the centre of Oviedo (autonomous community of Asturias, northern Spain). The cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo remains today as a unique example of different architectural styles, from...

Baeza

Baeza Plaza de Leones
Category: Square in Baeza
Baeza Plaza de Leones is a particularly attractive cobbled square enclosed by Renaissance buildings and stands slightly back at the far end. Here on a rounded balcony the first mass of the Reconquest is reputed to have been celebrated.

Linares

Linares chess tournament (end of February)
Category: Events & Festivals in Linares
This chess event is played usually around the end of February in town of Linares. It was first held in 1978. Nowadays it is one of the strongest annual tournaments held on the chess tour and often is called "the Wimbledon of chess".

Cadiz

Cadiz Plaza de Mina
Category: Square in Cadiz
Plaza de Mina is situated in the heart of the old town of Cadiz. It is the most beautiful of the Cádiz squares. It was developed in the first half of the XIX century (1838) by the architect Torcuato Benjumeda and Juan Daura, and redeveloped later in 1897. Since 1897 it has remained virtually unchan...

Girona

Girona cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Girona
The present edifice of Girona cathedral is one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in Spain. It is approached by eighty-six steps. Among its interior decorations is a retable which is the work of the Valencian silversmith Pere Bernec. It is divided into three tiers of statuettes and relie...

Soria

Soria church of Santo Domingo
Category: Church in Soria
Romanesque convent church of Santo Domingo in Soria is built in XII-th century

Ronda

Plaza de toros de Ronda
Category: Bullfighting in Ronda
Plaza de toros de Ronda is one of the most important sites in Ronda . It is the oldest bullfighting ring in Spain that is still used (infrequently). The ring was built in 1784 in the Neoclassical style by the architect José Martin de Aldehuela, who also designed the Puente Nuevo.

Santillana del Mar

Cave of Altamira
Category: Cave in Santillana del Mar
Cave of Altimira ("high view" in Spanish) is located near the town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria. It is famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands.The cave has been declared a World Heritage Site by ...

Teruel

Teruel Cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Teruel
The Cathedral St. Mary in Teruel is a notable example of Mudéjar architecture. The Cathedral is one of the most emblematic building of Aragon and is listed in the UNESCO Heritage site Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon since 1986.The cathedral was created as a church when the town was founded by Alfon...

Segovia

Segovia Cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Segovia

Valladolid

Valladolid old quarter
Category: Ancient architecture in Valladolid
Valladolid has great old quarter - a heritage of aristocratic houses and religious buildings.

Vigo

Vigo historic center "Casco Vello"
Category: Ancient architecture in Vigo
Casco Vello is Vigo`s historic quarter. It is certainly worth exploration with its labyrinth of steep, winding streets and little shops that sell all manner of local goods. Point of interest there is Puerta del Sol (located in the very center of Vigo) where a very curious sculpture stands a top ...

Ossa de Montiel

Saint Mary Magdalene Church
Category: Church in Ossa de Montiel

Valdepenas

Church Our Lady of the Assumption
Category: Church in Valdepenas

Murcia

Romea theatre
Category: Ancient architecture in Murcia

Murcia

Monteagudo Castle and the statue
Category: Fortress in Murcia
The Castle of Monteagudo is situated on the top of a hill near the town of Monteagudo, 5 kilometers from the city of Murcia and 10 kilometers from Orihuela. It constitutes one of the most impressive and well-preserved fortifications in the region of Murcia.

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