Tag: Historic Landmarks
A weekend in Girona - Cathedral steps, the old Jewish quarter and a walk along the city walls
By day it's a quiet university town where people cycle along the river. By evening the arcades fill with locals, wine glasses and the...
The Mezquita of Córdoba map and route - From the Patio de los Naranjos to the golden mihrab
Some 850 columns, a forest of red and white arches and a Renaissance cathedral built right in the middle. Nothing quite prepares you for...
Valencia Cathedral tickets, opening hours and the Holy Grail chapel
What links an agate cup said to be used at the Last Supper, a bell tower with 207 steps and a court that has...
7 things not to miss at Casa Vicens - Marigold tiles, a Moorish smoking room and a rooftop over Gràcia
Long before the dragons, the mosaics and the unfinished basilica, a young architect got his first big commission. He spent it on tiles covered...
Is Casa Batlló worth it? The dragon roof, a sea-blue light well and which ticket to choose
Locals have called it the House of Bones for more than a century. Look at the balconies for ten seconds and you'll see why.Casa...
The story of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - From an apostle’s tomb to the Botafumeiro and the Holy Door
For more than a thousand years, people have walked across Europe to reach one granite building. Many of them still cry when they finally...