HISTORY: PONFERRADA CASTLE
Jun 9, 2010 Architecture, Capital, Capitals, Castilla y León, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, History León, Monument, Monuments, Monuments León, Tourism, Tourism, Tourism León
Ponferrada is a beautiful city which the River Sil runs through. Its many ruins hold great cultural importance, providing evidence of the different civilisations that lived there in the past.
One of these ruins is the Ponferrada Castle, declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1924.
Tags: Art, Way of Saint James, Castilla y León, Ponferrada Castle, Templar Castle, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, León, Monument, Monuments, Ponferrada, River Sil, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Ponferrada Tourism
CULTURE: THE SEVILLE FAIR.
Apr 22, 2010 Capital, Capitals, Culture, Cultured Tourism, Leisure, Tourism, Tourism
For those of you who enjoy fairs and festivities, you might like to visit the The Seville Fair which ends on the 25th of April.
The fair is inaugurated with the alumbrao (lighting) ceremony. The mayor of the city presses a button that gradually switches on a series of bulbs. This year, 370,000 bulbs were lit.
The Seville Fair is one of the best Spanish fairs; it has a long history and is of high cultural interest. Leer más »
Tags: Culture, Seville Culture, Seville Fair, Sevilla, Traditions, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Seville Tourism
LOCALIZACIÓN DE LOS POSTS
Feb 16, 2010 Capitals, Cathedral, Hiking, History, Landscapes, Monastery, Monument, Monuments, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Routes, Rural Tourism, Tourism, Town, Towns, Traditions
Pedimos disculpas, ya que hoy no hemos subido información de ningún tipo.
Estuvimos realizando una actualización que consideramos imprescindible para ustedes, consiste en la localización de los temas escritos; de modo que puedan saber donde se encuentra tal sitio , tal monumento, tal ruta,…
Esperamos les sea de gran ayuda esta nueva actualización y puedan organizar sus viajes de una forma más cómoda.
Tags: Capital, Capitals, Town, Towns, Geographic Location, Villages, Tourism
HISTORY: CHURCH OF SANTA MARÍA DEL NARANCO.
Feb 11, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Oviedo, Tourism, Tourism, Town, Towns
Oviedo is an Asturian city which I have talked about before in this blog. It is a culturally and historically rich city, proof of which is the church of Santa María del Naranco.
Santa María del Naranco is set in the hillside of Mount Naranco, amongst beautiful scenery and amazing views of Oviedo, just like San Miguel de Lillo.
This pre-Romanesque monument was ordered to be built by king Ramiro I in 842 AD. It is believed that because Santa María del Naranco does not have an apse, but holds the king’s throne instead, it was used as a country palace or recreational royal residence.
Tags: Art, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Capital, Town, Culture, Asturias Culture, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo History, Church, Oviedo Church, Mount Naranco, Monument, Oviedo Monuments, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Oviedo, World Heritage, Romanesque, Santa María del Naranco, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
HISTORY: MARÍA PEPITA
Feb 10, 2010 Capital, Capitals, Culture, Cultured Tourism, Galicia, Galicia Tourism, History, Monument, Tourism, Town, Towns
A while ago I talked about some of the places in Galicia and its gastronomy and about Santiago de Compostela in the province of La Coruña with the motive of the Holy Year.
Today I shall talk about a historic event that took place in La Coruña, capital of the province that shares its name. It was an event that marked the lives of the people of La Coruña.
It was back in 1589 when the English troops breached the city walls and began their attack. The attack was led by a soldier who managed to reach the highest part of the wall with his country’s flag in his hand. But his victory was briefly lived because he was killed by María Pepita.
Tags: Galicia, History, War History, Coruña History, Galicia History, Maria Pepita, Coruña Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Galicia Tourism, History Tourism
HISTORY: THE ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
Feb 9, 2010 Capital, Capitals, Culture, History, Madrid, Tourism, Tourism, Town, Towns
The Royal Palace of Madrid has its origins in the 9th century when the Muslim kingdom of Toledo built a fort which was later used by the kings of Castilla and on which the Fortress was built in the 16th century. It was destroyed in a fire in 1734 and Philip V of Spain wanted the new palace to be built on the same spot.
Today, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of His Majesty the King, although it is only used for State ceremonies. The present Royal family of Spain have lived in the Zarzuela Palace since 1962, Alphonse XIII being the last monarch to have lived there.
Tags: Fortress, Madrid Fortress, History, Garden, Madrid, Palace, Royal Palace Madrid, Palaces, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Madrid Tourism
HISTORY: “CHURCH OF SAN MIGUEL DE LILLO”
Feb 1, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Oviedo, Tourism, Town, Towns, Unesco
A while ago I talked about Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias; today I shall talk about a pre-Romanesque church called San Miguel de Lillo which lies within the city surroundings, in the hillside of Mount Naranco. This mount is also home to another monument of special interest, the church of Santa María del Naranco, but I shall keep that for a separate post.
As mentioned, San Miguel de Lillo is a pre-Romanesque church and its construction was ordered by king Ramiro I in honour of Saint Michael Archangel in 842.
Tags: Art, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Culture, Asturias Culture, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo, World Heritage, Pre-Romanesque, San Miguel de Lillo, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
HISTORY: “OVIEDO CATHEDRAL”
Jan 26, 2010 Activities, Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Cathedral, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Natural Tourism, Oviedo, Tourism, Town, Towns, Unesco
A while ago I talked about the capital of the Principality of Asturias, Oviedo, so today I shall talk about one of the most important monuments of this city: the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo although I shall also write about the other equally important monuments of the city in future posts.
Oviedo Cathedral is not yet another monument; it is representative of Oviedo and, I would add, of Asturias too as it is the only cathedral in the Principality of Asturias.
Tags: Architecture, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Cathedral, Oviedo Cathedral, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo History, Oviedo Church, Monument, Oviedo Monuments, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Oviedo Monuments, Oviedo, World Heritage, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
CITIES: “OVIEDO”
Jan 21, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Cathedral, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Natural Tourism, Nature, Oviedo, Town, Towns
Oviedo, one of the cleanest cities in Spain and the capital of the municipality that shares its name and capital of the Principality of Asturias, is located in the centre of the autonomous region in the hillsides of Mount Naranco.
This city was founded in 761 and ever since Oviedo continues to resist the passage of time, being witness to many historic events.
Oviedo is a culturally-rich city, having two active and important theatres: the Filarmónica and the famous Campoamor Theatre. The latter is host to the most important cultural event of the year, the Prince of Asturias Awards.
Tags: Asturias, Calatrava, Uria Street, Capital, Cathedral, Oviedo Cathedral, Town, Culture, Asturias Culture, Oviedo Culture, History, Monument, Monuments, Oviedo, San Francisco Park, San Miguel del Illo, Santa María del Naranco, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism
VILLAGES: “ARRIONDAS”
Jan 13, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Culture, Hiking, History, Landscapes, Leisure, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Nature, Parres, Routes, Tourism, Villages, Villaviciosa
In East Asturias, we can find a well-known village: Arriondas, the capital of the municipality of Parres.
It is well-known all over the world because this capital hosts two international sporting events: the Descenso Internacional del Sella, (the International Descent of the River Sella), founded by Don Dionisio de la Huerta; and the Subida Internacional el Fito (International Ascent to El Fito).
It also has breathtaking scenery; Arriondas is set in the middle of the countryside, surrounded by mountains like the Sierra del Sueve or Pico Moro and it has fantastic views of the Picos de Europa.
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, Mountain, Mount, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, Parres, Picos Europa, Villages, River Sella, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Parres Tourism, Rural Tourism, Arriondas Rural Tourism, Asturias Rural Tourism
