Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Siguenza
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Siguenza
This lovely city in the north of the province of Guadalajara is home to an outstanding architectural heritage, and in 1965 was declared a Historic-Artistic site. The castle, the cathedral and the Plaza Mayor square are the three sights you can't afford to miss, although the streets of Sigüenza are full of numerous exceptionally beautiful civil and religious buildings.
The castle is today a Parador hotel. It was built after the Arab invasion in the 8th century when the fortress was built. It still conserves important remnants of its defensive walls, and the gateways and towers that start at the castle. The cathedral was originally built in 1130 in the Romanesque style, although it was later developed according to the Gothic canon. Its exterior resembles a mediaeval fortress, with Romanesque towers and portico and a magnificent rose window. The interior is the site of the tomb of Martín Vázquez de Arce, known as 'El Doncel' (young knight) of Sigüenza. Other highlights include the sacristy of Las Cabezas by Covarrubias, the cloister, the choir with Gothic choir stalls, and an important collection of art, including an Annunciation by El Greco.
The Renaissance-style Plaza Mayor or market square was urbanised in 1484-1494, and is the site of the Casas de los Canónigos houses with their balconies and galleries, the Town Hall and the Puerta del Toril gate. Other points of interest are the Romanesque church of San Vicente, the parish church of Santiago, the seminary, the Casa del Doncel and Posada del Sol buildings, the church of Las Ursulinas, the college of La Sagrada Familia, the Casa del Arcediano house, the shrine of Humilladero de la Vera Cruz and the Infantes college.
Troubadours, stilt-walkers and jugglers all climb on board this train that plies the route between Madrid (Chamartín station) and Sigüenza. Throughout the trip, passengers can enjoy the mediaeval entertainment, sample sweets and pastries and –on arrival in Sigüenza– visit the monuments. This train usually runs on several Saturdays in spring (from April to June) and autumn (September, October and November).
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Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Monastery of Ucles
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Monastery of Ucles
The Monastery de Santiago de Uclés is in the Spanish town of Uclés in Castile-La Mancha and was built by the Order of Santiago, whose main headquarters was in that town. he monastery is at the top of a hill to the west of the town of Uclés. It is part of a large complex of buildings constructed during different historical periods, starting from the Muslim domination, and reaching its completion as a fortress during its possession by the Order of Santiago. This was the Order's most important home, acquiring its present aspect as part of the Reconquista.
The hill on which the monastery now stands was the site of a Celtiberian castro, a Bronze Age fortress used by the native Celts. In 893, Al-Fath ben Musa ben Dhi-l-Num, having to withdraw from Toledo, made Uqlish (Uclés) his home and capital of the region. He had to fortify the town from attack, building a new fortress in the 896. In 1085, following the conquest of Toledo, Uqlīsh was occupied by Christians, who installed a garrison there. In 1108, the battle of Uclés -- also known as the battle of Seven Counts -- led to the defeat of the Christian army by Tamim ben Yusuf.
After the final conquest by the Christians in 1174, King Alfonso VIII of Castile gave the fortress to the Order of Santiago, and it became their main headquarters. After the end of the Reconquista, the set of buildings were remodeled, removing many of the defensive elements of the fotress and giving it its current appearance. Two walls, however, were preserved. One of the walls protects the old orchard, watered with the waters of the Bedija river.
The construction of the actual monastery began on May 7, 1529, during the reign of Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor, starting in the east wing, which is of Plateresque style. The original traces are by Enrique Egas. Construction in the Herrerian style began in the last quarter of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the work on the courtyard and the main staircase continued, and the west and south wings were finished. In 1735, under the reign of Philip V, the east nave and the main roof were completed in the Churrigueresque style. Stone from the hill Cabeza del Griego (Segobriga) was used, particularly in the eastern façade.
In 1836, with the confiscation of Mendizábal, the Order of Santiago were forced to leave the complex. Though plans existed in the early 20th century for the monastery to become a secondary school, and later a novitiate and college of Augustinians, it was ransacked and damaged in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. During the three years of the war, the complex was a makeshift hospital, and served as a prison for political prisoners after the war ended, between the years 1939 and 1943. Prisoners who died from disease or who were executed were buried in an area outside the monastery known as La Tahona. In October 1949, the monastery was host to a minor seminary of the bishopric of Cuenca, called Santiago Apóstol.
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Places to see in ( Zamora - Spain )
Places to see in ( Zamora - Spain )
Zamora is the capital of Zamora province in the Castile and León region of northwest Spain. Its city center lies on the north bank of the Duero River, ringed by well-preserved defensive walls and gates. It's known for the Santa Iglesia Catedral de Zamora, encompassing a Byzantine dome, Romanesque tower and neoclassical cloister. The cloister houses the Museo Catedralicio, with a collection of Flemish tapestries.
Zamora is a city in Castile and León, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which is some 50 kilometres (31 mi) downstream as it reaches the Portuguese border. With its 24 characteristic Romanesque style churches of the 12th and 13th centuries it has been called a museum of Romanesque art. Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe. The most important celebration in Zamora is the Holy Week.
Main sights of Zamora include:
Zamora Cathedral, in Romanesque style, dating to the 12th century, taking only 23 years to build.
Zamora Medieval castle.
Palacio de los Condes de Alba y Aliste, built in 1459 by the first Count of Alva y Aliste. It boasts a patio and staircase decorated with carvings by artists from Lombardy.
Calle Balborraz.
Church of San Pedro y San Ildefonso, built from the 11th century, probably over a Visigothic temple. It was reformed in Romanesque style in the 12th–13th centuries, but was much renovated in the 15th and 18th centuries. It has presently a single nave with cross vaults
Church of Santa María Magdalena. The southern façade is in Romanesque style, dating back to the 13th century.
Church of San Isidoro (12th century). It has one nave, having a square major chapel. The exterior features two ogival arcades with archivolts.
Church of San Claudio de Olivares, known from the 12th century. Of small size, it has a single nave with a presbytery and a semicircular apse. The columns of the nave have carvings.
Church of San Juan de Puerta Nueva (12th century stained glass circular window, symbol of Zamora).
Church of Santa María la Nueva (12th century, baptistery dating back to the 13th century).
Church of Santiago de los Caballeros (11th century), located outside the city walls. El Cid was created knight here.
Church of Santiago El Burgo (Southern façade, 12th century Romanesque)
City walls: three walled enclosures dating back to the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Museo de Semana Santa de Zamora: Opposite the Church of Santa María la Nueva, dedicated to Semana Santa de Zamora the processions during which are celebrated with particular ceremony in Zamora. The museum holds a large collection of pasos, the figures which are carried in procession through the streets by various 'cofradías' or brotherhoods. See Holy Week in Zamora
Arcenillas church (15th century panels)
Hiniesta church (Gothic, sculptures and murals)
The Church of San Pedro de la Nave, (village of El Campillo – 12 km distant) was founded in the 7th century, rebuilt in the 12th century, and is one of the three best-preserved Visigothic churches in all of Spain. It was moved stone by stone and then re-erected, owing to the construction of a reservoir on its original sit
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Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Saelices
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Saelices
Saelices is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cuenca , in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha , south of which is, along the Cigüela River , the well-known Segóbriga Archaeological Park .
The origin of the name of Saelices probably comes from the Latin Ecclesia Sancti Felicis (church of San Felix), from where it would derive to Sanfelices , Sahelices and finally Saelices , its current name.
Although there are no certain data, the foundation of Saelices can be established in the repopulation after the Reconquest , carried out by the Order of Santiago in the lands of the Priorato de Uclés , to which it belonged in the Middle Ages . The proximity of the spring called Fuente Lamar , from where the aqueduct that supplied water to the Roman city of Segóbriga , abandoned after the Muslim invasion , was the probable reason that led to found the new population of Saelices instead of repopulate Segóbriga.
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Spanish Parador Movie Part 3: Pontevedra and Santiago (sept 2018)
Spanish Parador Holiday Part 3. In September 2018 we flew to Madrid and travelled northwest stopping at six paradores. This video shows Parador de Pontevedra and Parador de Santiago de Compostela (Hostal de los Reyes Catolicos). Be sure to watch the other two parts.
Places to see in ( Oropesa - Spain )
Places to see in ( Oropesa - Spain )
Oropesa is a Spanish town in the province of Toledo. The town of Oropesa is famous for its castle-turned-parador, which was built in 1402. The parador of Oropesa was formerly the residence of the Toledo family of nobles.
This includes Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa, who became the Viceroy of Peru. The town of Oropesa has a yearly celebration in April called Jornadas Medievales, or Medieval Days, which plays off the presence of the Castle in Oropesa.
The municipality of Oropesa is located on a mound or height of granite stone to the north, in flat ground, the village of La Corchuela , between the mountains of Gredos and the Tagus river , near the city of Talavera de la Queen . It belongs to the Campana de Oropesa region and contains the segregated terms of Rosarito and the dehesas of Verdugal, Villalba and Orcajo. Linda with the municipal terms of Candeleda and Arenas de San Pedro to the north, in the province of Avila , Navalcán , Parrillas , Velada , Torralba de Oropesa and Calera and Chozas to the east, Alcolea de Tajo and Torrico to the south and Lagartera to the west in the one of Toledo. The dehesa del Verdugal is also beautiful with El Gordo to the south, Peraleda de la Mata and Talayuela to the west, in the province of Cáceres and La Calzada de Oropesa to the north and east, to the one in Toledo, and Rosarito, on the other hand, Talayuela, Pueblonuevo de Miramontes and Villanueva de la Vera to the west and Madrigal de la Vera to the north in the province of Caceres
Oropesa was conquered by the Romans, then by the Arabs and reconquered in the eleventh century, was part of the Community of Villa and Tierra de Ávila . Oropesa appears first mentioned in a document dated July 9, 1277 in which Alfonso X sends Pedro Martinez to go to Oropesa and Torralba and obliges to restore to those who had entered the Donadío de Velada the damages caused to Velasco Velázquez. At that time belonged to the Order of Saint Mary of Spain .
In 1366 Enrique II granted the lordship of the town of Oropesa to García Álvarez de Toledo , as a reward for his resignation from the mastery of the Order of Santiago and also for other services rendered. His descendant, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Herrera , was the first count of Oropesa , named by the Catholic kings .
In Oropesa term existed different populations, now already destroyed, like the one of Aravalles, in the way that goes to Parrillas, Guadiervás high and low, to the borders of the river Guadyerbas or Fuente del Maestro, in the way that goes to the Bridge of the Archbishop . Of other depopulated ones such as those of Aldehuela, Ruimartin and Fuente de Cantos, news of its existence is known, although it can not be determined where they were located.
Alot to see in ( Oropesa - Spain ) such as :
Oropesa Castle : formed by two buildings, one old and one new. The ancient date of time of the Arabs, and was raised on a Roman structure of rectangular plant and circular towers.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption : 15th century, Plateresque style . It has a nave divided into three sections, where a seventeenth-century doorway stands out. It is declared as being of cultural interest.
Colegio de Jesuitas : 16th century, renaissance style . It consists of a church, called San Bernardo, and proper college, as a central courtyard of columns. It is declared as being of cultural interest.
New Palace : 16th century, renaissance style . Main facade with three bodies of height and an octagonal body, called Peinador of the Duchess, to its right. It is declared like good of cultural interest.
Hermitage of the Peñitas : of century XVIII, of baroque style . It has a rectangular floor plan, with a single nave covered by a half-barrel vault.
Plaza del Navarro : it is the main meeting point of the town, its most significant element is the clock tower (built in 1901 ) that forms a pointed arch over an alley.
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Repicar de campanas Catedral de Sigüenza
La catedral de Sigüenza es una de las más originales y bellas de España. Presenta una mezcla de estilos, que responde a dos etapas de su construcción. Una primera románica y una segunda, que se prolonga hasta el siglo XV y corresponde a un gótico de ...
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Toledo
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Toledo
Toledo is an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. The capital of the region, it’s known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian monuments in its walled old city. It was also the former home of Mannerist painter El Greco. The Moorish Bisagra Gate and the Sol Gate, in Mudéjar style, open into the old quarter, where the Plaza de Zocodover is a lively meeting place.
Toledo is one of the Spanish cities with the greatest wealth of monuments. Known as the “city of the three cultures”, because Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together there for centuries, behind its walls Toledo preserves an artistic and cultural legacy in the form of churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues. This great diversity of artistic styles makes the old quarter of the capital of Castile - La Mancha a real open-air museum, which has led to it being declared a World Heritage Site.
Toledo is also a city linked to deep popular traditions, as the procession of the Most Holy Corpus Christi, a festival declared of International Tourist Interest, demonstrates every year.
The city of Toledo has its origins in Toletum, the name the Romans gave to this settlement on the banks of the River Tagus after its conquest in 190 BC. The city maintained its importance for centuries and, in the Visigothic era, became the capital of Hispania (6th C.). The arrival of the Arabs in the 8th century, together with the presence of Christians and Jews, made Toledo the “city of the three cultures”. This was one of the Toledo's most splendid periods when, among other important events, the Toledo School of Translators was founded. Later, when Carlos V came to the throne in 1519, the city became an imperial capital.
The way that Christians, Arabs and Jews lived side by side for centuries has been reflected in the form of a great artistic and cultural legacy. The maze of streets making up the historic centre of Toledo is only bounded by walls in which many gates were opened. The Bisagra gate, presided over by two bodies and a great imperial shield forms the main access to the city within the walls. This noble gate, of Muslim origin, includes a central courtyard and was altered during the reign of Carlos I (Emperor Carlos V)I. The Alfonso VI gate or Vieja de Bisagra gate, built in 838, is one of the most faithful reflections of Muslim art in the city. The Sol gate was built in the 13th century in Mudejar style and contains the remains of a paleochristian sarcophagus.
Via these and other entrances you can reach picturesque places, like the Plaza de Zocodover. In the Arab period, this central space housed an important market, and festivals and all kinds of social events were held here. Nowadays the square, surrounded by buildings with porches, continues to be one of the busiest places in the city. Synagogues, mosques and churches jostle in the narrow streets of Toledo, which is characterised by the mixture of artistic styles.
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz, which predates the Christian reconquest, was built in 999 as a copy of the Mosque at Córdoba. It is an unusual building with a square floor plan covered by nine caliphal vaults (a type of groined vault leaving the centre free). To this, a Romanesque-Mudejar sanctuary was added in the 12th century.
Good examples from the Mozarabs (Christians who lived under Moslem rule) are the churches of San Sebastián and Santa Eulalia, while the Mudejars left in Toledo a style with rich Arab decoration. Horseshoe arches, lobed windows and other architectural elements can be appreciated in various buildings in Toledo. Santiago del Arrabal is one of the best examples of this style in the city, which has led this church also being known as the Mudejar Cathedral. The origin of its construction is uncertain, although it was probably in the time of King Alfonso VI when the church was built, taking advantage of an old mosque. The outstanding features of the early structure are a tower which recalls a Muslim minaret.
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Catholic presence in Spain
Órgano en Santiago de Compostela
Das Unbekannte Spanien (Picturesque Spain), Kurt Hielscher
Das Unbekannte Spanien
(Picturesque Spain)
Baukunst * Landschaft * Volksleben
(Architecture * Landscape * Life Of The People)
By Kurt Hielscher
Dedicated to: 'His Majesty King Alfons XIII. of Spain'
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304 High Quality Sepia Toned Photogravures
Taken with... Zeiss Ikon/Ica camera and Zeiss objectives on Agfa Chromo Isorapid and Chromo Isolar plates and Isopan films
A photogravure, or gravure, is a photographic image produced from a copper engraving plate. The process is rarely used today due to the high costs involved, but it produces prints which have the subtlety of a photograph and the art quality of a lithograph.
In this monograph you will find 304 stunning images of Towns, Gateways, Towers, Fortified Walls, Streets, Squares, Churches, Convents, Chapels, Cemeteries, Squares, Public Buildings, Typical Houses, Courts, Patios, Gardens, Stairways, Lattice Windows, Fountains, Bridges, Castles, Landscapes, Costumes and Life of the People.
Albarracin, Albufera, Alcala de Guadaira, Aldeanueva de la Vera, Algatocin, Alhambra, Almazan, Alquezar, Andujar, Antequera, Aranjuez, Arcos de la Frontera, Arranda de Duero, Autol, Avila, Barcelona, Batuecas, Bielsa, Bilbao, Burgo de Osma, Burgos, Butron, Brachimanasee, Caceres, Candelario, Cangas de Onis, Carmona, Castellbo, Castellfullit, Cave Dwellings, Cenaruza, Cepeda, Chorro, Ciudad Rodrigo, Coca, Cordoba, Cuenca, Daroca, Debotes Valley, Durango, Ecija, Elche, Elorrio, Escorial, Fuenterabia, Gerona, Granada, Guadalajara, Guadalest, Guadix, Güejar-Sierra, Hermida, Hurdes, Jativa, Javea, Jerez de la Frontera, Jerica, La Alberca, Lagartera, Madrid, Maladeta, Manaria, Manzanera, Martos, Medinaceli, Mochagar, Mogarraz, Mombeltran, Monte Agudo, Montserrat, Niebla, Nuria, Ondarroa, Orihuela, Oviedo, Pancorbo, Pasages, Penafiel, Pena Montanesa, Pic de Aneto, Pic du midi, Picos de Europa, Pontevedra, Potes, Pyrenees, Ronda, Sagunt, Salamanca, San Esteban de Gormaz, San Juan de Plan, San Sebastian, Santander, Santiago de Campostela, Sarragoza, Segovia, Segretal, Sepulveda, Seville, Sierra Nevada, Sigüenza, Soria, Tarifa, Tarazona, Tarragona, Toledo, Toro, Trujillo, Turregano, Valencia, Valladolid, Vigo, Yuste, Zafra, Zamora.
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Spain is one great open-air museum containing the cultural wealth of the most varied epochs and peoples. On the walls of the Altamari cave is blazoned that much admired steer painted thousands of years ago by men of the Ice Age. In Barcelona stand the fantastic buildings of neo-Castilian present-day art. Celts, Iberians, Romans, Carthaginians, Moors and Goths have fought and struggled for supremacy in Spain. Of all this the stones tell us to-day. They are the chronicles. They relate of bitter strife of the culture and art aspirations belonging to times gone by. Much has vanished into dust and ruin. That which has survived time's fretting tooth serves as a bridge to lead us back to the past.
Fate was kind enough to let me spend five years in Spain. Caught there by the war while engaged in studies, I was cut off from home. l made use of my involuntary stay to become acquainted with the country in its furthermost corners. I roved to and fro from the pinnacles of the Pyrenees to the shores of Tarifa, from the palm forest of Elche to the forgotten Hurdes inhabitants of Estremadura.
On all my lonely wanderings I was accompanied by my faithful camera: we covered over 45000 kilometres together in Spain. We kept our eyes open diligently. I say we, for in addition to mine was a precious glass eye in the shape of the Zeiss lens. Whereas my eyes only made me the intellectual recipient of what we saw, that of my travelling companion made it a pictorial permanency. I took over 2000 photographs during our peregrinations. This volume only presents a small selection. It was not easy to make the final choice. Many a picture had to be omitted to which I was attached, either for its peculiarity or its character.
There are captions for all the photographs in five languages; English, Spanish, Italian, German, French.
Medieval Engineers. Mont Sent Roshfort
A presentation of my work from the game Medieval Engineers. Monastery on the mountain - Mont Sent Roshfort.
Des Cathédrales Catholiques de France / Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch
Leon, Spain: Parador Hostal of San marcos - Parador del Hostal de San Marcos, Leon, España
The Hostal of san Marcos is one of the most impressive paradors in Spain. It was built in the 16th century as the headquarters of the military order of Saint James. The same building includes a church and a museum. It has a plateresque facade.
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El Hostal (Convent) of San Marcos es uno de los paradores más impresionantes en España. Se construyo en el siglo XVI como sede de la Orden Militar de Santiago. En el mismo edificio hay una iglesia y un museo. Su fachada es una obra maestra del estilo plateresco.
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Iglesia Románica de Santa Eufemia de Cozuelos,,Olmos de Ojeda,Palencia
Monumento Histórico Artístico Nacional desde 1931 y único vestigio de lo que fuera Real Monasterio de Freilas Comendadoras de Santiago
La Finca Santa Eufemia se encuentra a 20 km de Aguilar de Campóo y a 22 km de Cervera de Pisuerga,en el término de Olmos de Ojeda.Pertenece a la “Granja Santa Eufemia”, propiedad particular desde el siglo XIX por permuta de las Freilas Comendadoras, que dieron el Monasterio y las tierras de labor que le rodean a cambio de fincas en Toledo, donde se hallan desde que marcharon en los comienzos del S.XVI (año de 1502).Hoy en día pertendece a la familia Díaz Bustamante quien, además de conservarlo,lo han convertido en un multifuncional centro de turismo rural.
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