Santiago de Compostela is one of the most famous cities in Spain and in the world due to its religious nature and the fact that it is a Christian pilgrimage center that dates back to Medieval times. It is located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The cityContinue reading “SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: CITY OF CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE”
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OSTIA ANTICA: PORT OF ROME
Along the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea and at the mouth of the Tiber River, a large Roman city was located in ancient times, Ostia Antica, perhaps the first colony of this Empire, which we still have the opportunity to visit today, thanks to archaeological finds. A legend says that the city was founded duringContinue reading “OSTIA ANTICA: PORT OF ROME”
CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL
Along the banks of the Guadalquivir River, which means “the Great River” in Arabic, stands a beautiful city, Córdoba, which during medieval times under the rule of the Umayyads became one of the cultural, artistic, political and most important economies cities in the world, being surpassed only by the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople.Continue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL”
DISCOVERING THE VATICAN CITY
I was recently visiting the eternal city of Rome. What a wonderful place! Art is the essence of this city. I started my trip by visiting the Vatican City. As you know, the Vatican is a sovereign state within Rome and one of the six European microstates, along with Monaco, San Marino, Andorra, Liechtenstein andContinue reading “DISCOVERING THE VATICAN CITY”
SPEND A WEEKEND IN VALLADOLID
Valladolid, located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, formerly the capital of Spain, is a city that will make history and art lovers fall in love with its wide range of cultural activities. In this historic city took place the wedding of the Catholic Monarchs and here Christopher Columbus spent his last years. IfContinue reading “SPEND A WEEKEND IN VALLADOLID”
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