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• San Martín Church. Salamanca.

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  … Plaza del Corrillo s/n. 37002. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: información@turismodesalamanca.com. http://www.salamanca.es. One of the most important examples of Romanesque architecture in Spain. It was built in the 12th century, on the initiative of the Count Martín Fernández, on top of an old ch…

• The La Clerecía Building. Salamanca.

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  … Calle Compañía 5. 37002. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com. www.salamanca.es. The construction of this historic building began in the seventeenth century by order of Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain, and was directed by Juan Gomez de Mora. It…

• Anaya Palace. Salamanca.

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  … Plaza de anaya s/n. 37008. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) http://facultadfilologia.usal.es/la-facultad/edificio/palacio-de-anaya. A magnificent Neoclassical palace. The Palace of Anaya was founded in 1762 and its construction was entrusted to José Hermosilla. The whole building is in the Neoclassical sty…

• Salamanca Plaza Mayor Square. Salamanca.

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  … Plaza Mayor. 37008. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 923263409 | E-mail: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com. http://www.salamanca.es. One of the most beautiful squares in Spain. It was built in Baroque style according to the plans of Alberto Churriguera. On the north side is the City Hall, a Baro…

• San Esteban Church and Monastery. Salamanca.

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  … Plaza Concilio de Trento s/n. 37001. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com. http://www.salamanca.es. A convent of the Order of the Dominicans. It was built between the 16th and the 17th centuries. Though it is a Gothic building, its decoration is Plateresque and Baroqu…

• Salina Palace. Salamanca.

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  … Calle San Pablo, 24. 37002. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: información@turismodesalamanca.com. http://www.salamanca.es. The building was commissioned by Rodrigo de Messía and designed by the architect Gil de Hontañón. It is in Renaissance style. Its name, meaning saltworks, refers to the former u…

• San Marcos Church. Salamanca.

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  … Calle Puerta Zamora. 37002. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com. http://www.salamanca.es. Built in the 12th century. A Romanesque building with a circular floor plan and Baroque steeple. It has three naves separated by columns, all three ending in a semicircular apse…

• San Millán Church. Segovia.

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  … Avenida Fernández Ladreda s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Located in the poor area of the Segovian Moorish quarter, a district of Mozarab artisans.Built in the XII century in Romanesque style.Its floor plan replicates that of the Cathe…

• San Martín Church. Segovia.

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  … Plaza Medina del Campo s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. It is Mozarab in origin and has one of the most beautiful Romanesque atriums in Segovia, surrounding the church on three of its sides. The present structure is Romanesque, with aps…

• Tarragona Cathedral. Tarragona.

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  … Calle Virgen del Claustro, s/n. 43003. Tarragona. (Catalonia) E-mail: catedraltarragona@dna.es. www.catedraldetarragona.com. Its construction began in 1184, over the remains of an old Christian basilica that, in turn, was erected on top of a 10th-century Arab mosque. It was made in Romanesque style,…

• Roman Forum. Tarragona.

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  … Calle Lérida s/n. 43001. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.tarragona.cat/lajuntament/conselleries/patrimoni/museu-historia. This monumental site consists of a rectangular ";square"; or plaza. In this square we find shops and establishments, among which one of the most remarkable is the house of Curi…

• Roman Circus. Tarragona.

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  … Rambla Vella s/n. 43003. Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.museutgn.com. The circus was built at the end of the first century A.D., possibly in the time of the emperor Domitian. The building was used for events such as chariot races, and continued to be used until the 5th century.…

• San Hipólito Royal Collegiate Church. Córdoba.

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  … Calle Menéndez y Pelayo 2. 14008. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) The Royal Collegiate Church and Royal residence. It was built during the reign of Alfonso XI, who was actually buried in the building in the 18th century. It has a wonderful Baroque courtyard. Initially the sanctuary and the crossing we…

• Santa Marina Church in Aguas Santas. Córdoba.

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  … Plaza de Santa Marina s/n. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. Church fortress. The buttresses of its facade makes this church look like a fortress. One of the most Reconquest churches. There are three facades with Romanesque capitals. Structured around three naves; the ce…

• Palace of the Marquises of Viana. Córdoba.

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  … Plaza Don Gome 2. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957497413 | E-mail: info@palaciodeviana.com. www.palaciodeviana.com. The palace museum. This palace museum has an extensive collection of items from Cordoba including furniture and coffered objects. It is generally an austere building.…

• Jewish Quarter. Córdoba.

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  … Barrio Judío. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. Streets with a lot of character. The Jewish quarter is a complex network of little streets with a typical Andalusian flavour. You must pay it a visit and get lost in its streets. The Synagogue is situated in the centre of t…

• Roman Bridge and Gate. Córdoba.

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  … Ronda de Isasa s/n. 14003. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The scene of a great many historic battles. This bridge links the city with Calahorra castle and it is believed that it was built by Julius Caesar. It underwent several modifications in 918. It was extremely important…

• Cordoba City Walls. Córdoba.

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  … Calle Cairuán y Ronda Marrubial. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The defence of the town. The Arab wall surrounded and fortified the town but today only a stretch of the wall and some of its entrances remain. Gateways surviving in the wall are: Seville Gate, dating fro…

• King’s Fountain. Priego de Córdoba.

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  … Calle del Río. 14800. Priego de Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: turismo@aytopriegodecordoba.es. www.aytopriegodecordoba.es. Building work began in the XVI century and finished in the XIX century.Designed in Baroque style by Remigio del Mármol. Elongated with three ponds on different levels.The…

• Plaza de la Corredera Square. Córdoba.

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  … 14002. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The entrance to the amphitheatre. It is thought to be entrance to the amphitheatre during Roman times as remains have been found. It is rectangular and follows the model of the traditional Castilian Plaza Mayor square. It is the only one…

• Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas Nuns. Cuenca.

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  … Ronda de Julián Romero 18. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969220739 | www.turismocastillalamancha.com. The current site of the Menéndez Pelayo International University was a building that the Carmelite order of nuns bought in 1622 from Fernando Ruíz de Alarcón for a total of nine-hundr…

• Nuestra Señora de las Angustias Shrine. Cuenca.

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  … Bajada de las Angustias s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) www.turismocastillalamancha.com. Nuestra Señora de las Angustias hermitage can be reached from Pilares street along a wonderful walk. The hermitage is dedicated to the patron saint of the diocese and is extremely popular. This small and…

• San Andrés Church. Cuenca.

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  … Calle del Peso s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969235356 | www.turismocastillalamancha.com. The trapezoidal base of the building is covered by a gothic-inspired groin vault and has a splendid classical main front inspired by the renowned Spanish architect Herrera. It lies in a most…

• San Pablo Convent. Cuenca.

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  … Paseo Hoz del Huécar s/n. 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 969232534 | E-mail: cuenca@parador.es. www.parador.es. An old convent with Gothic church. Located opposite the Hanging Houses. It is now home to the Parador Hotel. The views of Cuenca from San Pablo Convent are spectacular, with …

• Alcalá de Henares Town Hall. Alcalá de Henares.

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  … Plaza de Cervantes 12. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: info@alcaladehenares.es. www.ayto-alcaladehenares.es. The Town Hall building was once the old San Carlos Borromeo college-convent, also known as “Los Agonizantes”. In 1870 it became the Town Hall. The façade is eclectic in style and th…