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• Santa Teresa Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Santa 2. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Built over the birthplace of Santa Teresa de Jesús. The convent, inaugurated in 1636, was built on top of the birthplace of Santa Teresa de Jesús, and designed by the architect Fray…

• Ávila city walls. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … C/ Lope Nuñez, 4. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://muralladeavila.com/es/. The walled enclosure dates back to the Middle Ages. The wall controlled the entrance of provisions and merchandise, and also isolated the city, guarding it against the potential outbreak of a plague or epidemic, in additio…

• Ávila Cathedral. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. The oldest Spanish Gothic cathedral. Construction was originally begun in the Romanesque style, but the project was subsequently taken over by the master architect Fruchel, who…

• San Vicente Basilica. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza San Vicente. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) www.basilicasanvicente.com. A mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Founded in the 11th century, it was not finished until two centuries later. It mixes Romanesque elements with other Gothic ones. The basilica of San Vicente was built outside the wa…

• Santa María de Gracia Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Jesús del Gran Poder s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. The convent was founded by Lady María Mencía de San Agustín in a vacant lot adjacent to the chapel of San Justo and San Pastor. It was built in the 16th century. The sanctuary of the ch…

• San Juan Bautista Church. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Blasco Gimeno. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) www.avilaturismo.com. A temple that, although built in Romanesque style, was continuously reformed during the 16th century, with Gothic elements. The sanctuary and the chapels in the transept were built in a Herrera-Renaissance style. The font can be…

• Santa María de la Asunción Procathedral. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de España s/n. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) On a Visigoth temple. This temple, which preserves remains from the 13th century, was built between the 17th and 18th centuries. It was built over an earlier Roman-Visigoth temple. This is a building divided in three naves by square pillars.…

• La Merced Convent. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Colón, s/n. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Christopher Columbus's residence. Christopher Columbus stayed in this convent whilst he was waiting to be seen by the Catholic Monarchs. Its main Baroque altarpiece was destroyed by a fire. It was founded in the 13th century and redesigned in…

• Priego de Córdoba Castle. Priego de Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Abad Palomino s/n. 14800. Priego de Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: turismo@aytopriegodecordoba.es. www.aytopriegodecordoba.es. Arab fortress, reformed during the XII and XIV centuries.Its military character gives it an austere appearance.Formed by a walled perimeter with quadrangle and …

• Christ of the Lanterns. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de los Capuchinos. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. El Cristo de los Dolores. This monument was crafted by Friar Diego José de Cádiz, from the Capuchin-Franciscan Order. It was originally called Cristo de los Desagravios y Misericordia. It is situated in one of th…

• Casa del Bailío House. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cuesta del Bailío s/n. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.bailio.com. This building once formed part of a great palace in the old part of the city of Cordoba. Its construction goes back to the partition of the city carried out by Ferdinand III after the expulsion of the Moors. It is now home t…

• Los Polentinos Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de Vallespín, 19. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920352521 | E-mail: archivomilitaravila@et.mde.es. http://www.portalcultura.mde.es/cultural/archivos/castillaLeon/archivo_42.html. General Military Archives of Ávila. This building was erected in the 16th century by Juan de Contreras. It…

• La Encarnación Monastery. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de la Encarnación s/n. 05005. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Santa Teresa Convent. The monastery was founded in the sixteenth century. It is known as the place where Santa Teresa spent most of her life. Founded in 1515, it consisted of four naves and two floors. The…

• 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…

• Los Velada Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral 10. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920254900 | www.avilaturismo.com. Renaissance Palace with its splendid Mudejar coffering. Renaissance Palace with its magnificent voussoired door. Velada Palace is nowadays a wonderful hotel, which was built in the first half of the 16t…

• Los Verdugo Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Lopez Núñe s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. This 16th-century palace was commissioned by Don Suero del Águila. Its Plateresque portal is flanked by two profusely ornamented pillasters. In the interior we have an arcaded courtyard lined wit…

• Alcázar fortress of the Christian Monarchs. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Caballerizas Reales s/n. 14004. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: turismo@ayuncordoba.es. www.turismodecordoba.org. The residence of Ferdinand and Isabella. The Catholic Monarchs reigned from this palace-fortress for eight years, and the Infantes María and Don Juan were also born here. The…

• Sagrarium Chapel of La Asunción Church. Priego de Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Abad Palomino s/n. 14800. Priego de Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: turismo@aytopriegodecordoba.es. http://www.turismodepriego.com. An important Baroque work of art.Found inside the church of Asunción. Work of Francisco Javier Pedrajas, between 1772 and 1784. The chapel has an octagonal …

• Casa de las Campanas House. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Siete Revueltas 1, Barrio de Santiago. 14002. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The House of the Siete Revueltas. Located in the neighbourhood of Santiago and once the ancestral house of Pedro de Montemayor. It must have been a grand house, but only the facade remains as …

• Calleja de las Flores Alley. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 14003. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. Cordovan essence. Located in the Jewish neighbourhood and from which you can see the tower of the cathedral. A no through road in front of the northern facade of the Mosque that runs into a Plaza from which there is a magnificent view of…

• San José Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Las Madres 4. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Site of the first foundation of St. Therese, in 1562, which was supported by relevant religious figures like the Bishop Álvaro de Mendoza. The church was built in the beginning of th…

• Las Gordillas Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Santa Clara s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. It was started in the 16th century, although little remains from the structures that were built at this time. It is popularly known as "Las Gordillas", a name that comes from a farm that used to…

• Roman Bridge over the Guadiana River. Mérida.

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  … Zona del puente sobre el Guadiana. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consaorciomerida.org. http://www.consorciomerida.org/conjunto/romano/romano.htm. The link between Emérita Augusta with Tarragona. It was the first construction that was made in the Roman town of Emérita Augusta …

• Santa Eulalia Chapel. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Extremadura s/n. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.consorciomerida.org/. Mars temple ruins. This chapel has remains of the Roman temple dedicated to the God Mars. It was built in the 17th century and the remains from the temple of Mars were added to the main front. It comprise…

• San Juan de Dios Hospital. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Juan de Dios s/n. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) The hospital of the poor. It is a very interesting building as its church has an octagonal plan with large vaulted niches which can be used as altars. This old hospital is today the site of the regional parliament. It preserves the…