Places to see in ( Salamanca - Spain ) Miranda del Castanar
Places to see in ( Salamanca - Spain ) Miranda del Castanar
Miranda del Castañar is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 576 inhabitants. The town of Miranda del Castañar is labeled Historic-Artistic Grouping for being part of the Spanish national system of heritage listing.
The town of Miranda del Castanar is set on a mountainside and is encircled by a medieval wall with four gates. To the south and the east stand the Gates of Saint Postigo and Saint Genesius respectively. To the west stands the Gate of Nuestra Señora de la Cuesta (Our Lady of the slope), the town's patron saint whose festivity is celebrated on either 8 or 9 September. Finally, the Town Gate stands in the north. The most noteworthy monument is the Castle of Miranda del Castañar.
The current castle was rebuilt in the early 14th century over the remains of an older castle dating from the 12th. There is a coat of arms belonging to the House of Zuñiga engraved in the westernmost part of the castle. Some parts well preserved are the castle wall, a parapet walk, and some footbridges. The Castle is eyewitness to a past splendor time.
The town of Miranda del Castanar was founded in the 12th century by the Sovereign Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and was reinforced by the repopulating carried out by the king Alfonso IX of León in the 13th century. Currently, the castle belongs to the town council, but it first belonged to the Duchess of Alba, who also owns the title of Countess of Miranda del Castañar and donated the castle to the town council in 1954.
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Places to see in ( Madrid - Spain ) Paseo de la Castellana
Places to see in ( Madrid - Spain ) Paseo de la Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is one of the longest and widest avenues of Madrid. It is named after an old fountain that used to exist in Plaza de Castilla.It starts at Plaza de Colón, passes through the Nuevos Ministerios, Plaza de Lima, Plaza de Cuzco, Plaza de Castilla, and ends near the Nudo Norte (North Junction), connecting with the M-30 and the road to Colmenar Viejo. The Paseo de la Castellana is the continuation of Paseo de Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, and these three avenues vertebrate the north-south axis of the city.
As part of an ambitious project called Operación Chamartín, it is planned to extend it further to the north, where a big number of railway lines will be dug underground and the area will be transformed with high-rise buildings. This project was recently brought to life again, after many years of debate. To the west of La Castellana lie the districts of Chamberí and Tetuán, and to the east, the districts of Salamanca and Chamartín.
Many business, banking and financial buildings are located along La Castellana or its immediate proximity, including those that house AZCA, Puerta de Europa, and the CTBA. Also, many of the most important embassies are located in or around the stretch between Plaza de Colón and Plaza del Doctor Marañón. Other landmarks that can be found along this street are the Nuevos Ministerios complex, where the offices of several ministries of the Spanish Government are located, and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Between 1952 and 1980, the stretch north of Nuevos Ministerios was called Avenida del Generalísimo.
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Cherry blossoms in the Jerte Valley, Spain
Cherry blossoms in the Jerte Valley, Spain
The Jerte Valley, in Extremadura, one of Spain's most famous valleys. Celebrates the flowering of the cherry trees every year, with two different events of colors. First its only happens for a couple of weeks a year, usually at the end of March and beginning of April, when the cherry trees blossom and coat the valley in white, depending on weather conditions. The second is in June and July, when the landscape changes its color, this time to an intense red, as the cherries are ripe. A natural spectacle which as well as a visual delight, is a treat for the sense of smell and taste.
The flowering of the valley's nearly two million cherry trees lasts around two weeks. At the beginning of summer, the flowers give way to delicious cherries, and the valley is blanketed in red. In all the little towns of this zone, the inhabitants offer typical products and food to be tasted for everyone. This land provides delicious jams, wines and liqeurs and typical dishes as trouts Jerte style. Exhibitions, medieval markets, open-air celebrations, routes or tasting sessions, among-st other activities, take place in the towns in the valley: Valdestillas, Tornavacas, Rebollar, Piornal, Navaconcejo, Jerte, El Torno, Casas del Castañar, Cabrero, Cabezuela del Valle and Barrado, all of them in the province of Cáceres. Around 200 different varieties of cherry in the valley. Nature is wise and there’s a reason this cherry industry has been practised on the banks of the Jerte since at least 1352.
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A Sunday Morning in Charming Carmona, Spain
There was an optional tour to Seville today (been there, done it) ,leaving us with a chance to eat a late breakfast and enjoy picturesque, walled town Carmona with its Roman-era streets.
Places to see in ( Salamanca - Spain ) Palacio de Anaya
Places to see in ( Salamanca - Spain ) Palacio de Anaya
The Anaya Palace is one of the few buildings in Salamanca in neoclassical style . His works began in 1760 , to replace the old building of the Major School of San Bartolomé, very damaged in the earthquake of Lisbon of 1755. Its creators were José de Hermosilla and Juan de Sagarvinaga .
Palacio de Anaya most striking elements are the imperial facade and staircase inside the palace, where there is also an interesting bust of Miguel de Unamuno , made by Victorio Macho in 1930. The Palace of Anaya currently houses the Faculty of Philology of the University of Salamanca .
The main façade has a large portico with four columns topped with pediment and a staircase; a great heraldic shield rising above the building; the ten windows of the lower floor have beautiful bars and there are ten other balconies on the upper floor.
Next to the school is the Hospedería, 1715 , of Joaquín Churriguera , that housed students who paid the studies serving to other noble and rich students that occupied the School. Nowadays it is used for classrooms and offices, and its old stables house the cafeteria of the Faculty. Also it is aneja the baroque church of San Sebastián , old chapel of the school and at the moment Parish of the Cathedral.
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Splendom Suites in Madrid, Spain
My room, er should I say huge apartment, in the Salamanca district of Madrid. I loved the location because it was off a main street and within easy walking distance to Plaza del Sol and Royal Palace, while still being in a nice area.
Spot Ruta Vía de la Plata.
Spot de un minuto de todo el itinerario realizado en 2013
Museo San Telmo San Sebastian
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