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• Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia Sanctuary. Alberca, La.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Peña de Francia s/n. 37620. Alberca, La. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: santuariopdefrancia@gmail.com. www.dominicos.org/pdefrancia/. The name of La Peña de Francia (and of the image worshipped) probably makes reference to the immigrants who came from France in the 11th and 12th centuries. An ima…

• Sotofermoso Garden in Abadía. Abadía.

  [Arts and culture] | [Parks and gardens]

  … Palacio Sotofermoso s/n. Abadía. Cáceres. (Extremadura) http://www.turismocaceres.org. The garden at Abadía in Cáceres, the property of Don Fernández Alvarez de Toledo, the third Duke of Alba, was one of the most beautiful and luxurious in the 16th century, on a par with royal gardens and with the m…

• Béjar Ducal Palace. Béjar.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 37700. Béjar. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismobejar@hotmail.com. http://www.bejar.es/ciudad/patrimonio/bic/palacio-ducal/. A Renaissance-style building, commissioned by Don Francisco Sotomayor y Zúñiga in the 16th century. It has the appearance of a fortress, with round tur…

• Mateo Hernández Municipal Sculpture Museum. Béjar.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Plaza Martín Mateos. 37700. Béjar. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: museos@aytobejar.com. http://www.bejar.es/ciudad/patrimonio/museo-mateo-hernandez/. Flemish, Spanish and Oriental art. The collection features numerous sculptures and other artistic treasures. This museum is located in the old San …

• El Bosque in Béjar. Béjar.

  [Arts and culture] | [Parks and gardens]

  … Camino del Bosque, s/n. 37700. Béjar. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 923403005 | E-mail: infoturismo@aytobejar.com . www.bejar.es. "El Bosque", close to the town of Béjar, is a notorious example of the move from medieval castle-fortress towards Renaissance recreational villa. Even if the passag…

• Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Main Church. Barco de Ávila, El.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de las Acacias s/n. 05600. Barco de Avila, El. Barco de Ávila, El. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920340701 | E-mail: ayto@aytobarcodeavila.com. www.aytobarcodeavila.com. There are three naves and ogive vaults.Its altarpieces are spectacular and the Italian influence is quite prominent.At the…

• Ciudad Rodrigo Town Hall. Ciudad Rodrigo.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor 27. 37500. Ciudad-Rodrigo. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) http://www.aytociudadrodrigo.es. The main facade of this XVI century building has two towers and one gallery with arches on Plateresque capital columns.The small tower that looks over the Rúa del Sol is decorated with three coats of ar…

• Águila Palace. Ciudad Rodrigo.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Ciudad Rodrigo. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: ofiturismo@aytociudadrodrigo.es. http://www.aytociudadrodrigo.es. This lovely building conceived in the Plateresque style has since 2010 housed the Spanish-Portuguese Centre for Heritage Studies, dedicated to the protection, conservation, investigati…

• Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral. Ciudad Rodrigo.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plaza San Salvador s/n. 37500. Ciudad-Rodrigo. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) www.catedralciudadrodrigo.com. The noble town. Construction began in the 12th century and did not finish until the 14th century. The architecture of the cathedral is uniform, despite later reforms and additions that can be seen…