Detail InformationEdit Plaça Urquinaona is one of the most important squares in central Barcelona. It’s officially part of Dreta de l’Eixample, in the Eixample district, located on the crossing between Ronda Sant Pere and Carrer d’Ausiàs March.It’s crossed by a few major streets, such as Carrer de Pau Claris, Via Laietana or Carrer Roger de […]

Detail InformationEdit The Church of Our Lady of Montserrat is a Baroque church in Central Madrid, Spain, located on Calle San Bernardo. The church was founded by King Philip IV of Spain to accommodate the Castillian monks from the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat, displaced by the insurrection in Catalonia in 1640. The Catalan monks of […]

By rule of the 1297 Alcanices Treaty, Olivenza belonged to Portugal until 1801. Both Spanish and Portuguese monuments were restored thanks to a municipal initiative.Olivenza was founded by the Order of the Templar Knights in the 13th century. Nowadays, the town still follows its Portuguese tradition. In general, its architecture combines styles from both countries, […]

Detail InformationEdit The fortress –actually a citadel– is a Renaissance work dating from the mid-16th century, which was reformed both for the purpose of extending and reinforcing it in the two subsequent centuries on the orders of King Charles I of Spain. It is a star-shaped pentagonal walled enclosure with triangular bastions reinforced at the […]

The home of among the World’s finest food, beaches in natural settings, avant-garde architecture… This area in northern Spain is the ideal place for an all-round visit. If you go to the Basque country you absolutely have to try the famous “pintxos”: miniature morsels of “haute cuisine” which you’ll see displayed in all their glory […]

Detail InformationEdit The Alcazaba is a Moorish palace. The Alcazaba in Almeria comprises three different spaces: the first, which housed the living quarters and baths, was at the time a densely built area. Today, however, it is occupied by gardens. Highlights of this part include the Saliente Bastion, the La Vela Wall and the bell […]

Detail InformationEdit Located on the southern flank of Monte Urgull, in the heart of the old part of town, the Basilica of Santa María del Coro is one of the most visited architectural works in Donostia-San Sebastián. The church dates from 1750. It was built on the site of an old Roman church and is […]

Detail InformationEdit Relatively square Moorish tower. After the reconquest of Caceres in 1170 by Ferdinand II of Leon, a relation of his set up the Caceres Congregation in the city, which was later to become the Order of the Knights of Santiago. The name of the tower comes from that of Caliph Abu-Ya’qub, whose troops […]

Detail InformationEdit The present-day Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions, formerly the Hospital of San Sebastian, was built on top of the ruins of the previous Omeyan castle between 1512 and 1516. Remarkably, for two centuries, it was the only health centre in the whole city. The building is arranged around the Mudejar-style cloisters, and the […]