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 II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA
I had previously told you that the Muslims arrived in the Iberian Peninsula in 711, led by Tarik, and had defeated the last Visigothic king, Don Rodrigo, in the battle of the Guadalete River. This fact gave rise to the Muslim expansion in the territories that currently remain to Spain and Portugal. At the beginningContinue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA”
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”
ARCHAEOLOGICAL & ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF ANTEQUERA
Antequera is an urban gem with extensive archaeological and architectural heritage, located north from Malaga, a touristic Mediterranean city. It is an ancient city, inhabited for more than 6000 years, whose name during Roman Empire was known as Anticaria and in medieval times, during Muslim rule, as Antiquaria. In addition to its great artistic heritage,Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGICAL & ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF ANTEQUERA”
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