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Correct! The animals on “La Cibeles” are in fact a lion and a lioness. They represent the mythological characters of Hippomenes and Atalanta. Legend has it that Atalanta, boasting nobody was faster than her, announced that she would only marry a man who could beat her in a race. Hippomenes managed to win and earn Atalanta’s love thanks to help from Aphrodite and a trick with golden apples. But later, the couple angered Zeus so he turned them into lions and condemned them to a lifetime of pulling Cybele’s carriage.
Correct! It is called the Courtyard of the Lions because of its well-known central fountain. One of the most beautiful spots at the Alhambra.
Correct! According to tradition, students who want to easily pass their exams need to find the figure of a hidden frog on the façade of the university. This is not a joke. It's really there. Ah! There’s also a figure of an astronautbut, interestingly, you’ll find this one on the Cathedral.
Correct! The Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada in La Rioja has a chicken coop inside that was constructed in the mid-15th century. It contains a live cockerel and hen to commemorate a miracle that is said to have occurred on the Camino de Santiago. Legend has it that a German couple and their son were doing the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela when they stopped in Santo Domingo and stayed in an inn. The daughter of the innkeeper fell in love with the boy, but when her feelings were not reciprocated she hid a silver cup in his luggage. The boy was accused of theft and condemned to the gallows. However, before leaving the parents realised their son was still alive and he said, “The blessed Santo Domingo de la Calzada has saved my life from the deathly rope. Believe in this miracle”. The parents went to tell this to the chief magistrate but he did not believe them. He told them ironically that the boy was as alive as the roast cockerel and hen they were going to eat. All of a sudden the birds came back to life. Hence the saying, “Santo Domingo de la Calzada, the hen that clucked after being roasted”.
Correct! Before opening in 1990 as one of the most important museums in Spain (the Reina Sofía houses the famous Guernica by Picasso, for example), this incredible building had a very different past. In fact, it was founded in the 16th century and operated as a hospital until 1965.
Correct! The Plaza de España de Sevilla was one of the settings chosen by George Lucas to film “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones”.
Correct! You can find the most famous character created by cartoonist Quino sitting on a bench looking at the pond in the Campo de San Francisco de Oviedo. And the statue of the famous film director can be found on Calle Milicias Nacionales. While staying in this Asturian city, Allen said, “Oviedo is delicious, exotic, beautiful, clean, pleasant, peaceful, and kind to pedestrians. It's as if it doesn't belong to this world, as if it could not possibly exist; Oviedo is like a fairy tale.”
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