MONTE DE SANTA TREGA OR SANTA TECLA
Feb 2, 2012 Architecture, Galicia, History, Monument, Monuments, Nature, Landscapes, Villages, TN, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Galicia Tourism, Natural Tourism
Monte de Santa Trega lies in the municipality of A Guarda, in the south-eastern corner of Pontevedra.
Santa Trega, was declared a National Cultural Heritage Monument in 1939 and is also a Property of Cultural Interest.
From the top of the mountain, you have some marvellous views of, for example, the Río Miño (the natural border between Spain and Portugal), Caminha (a Portuguese village) or of the Atlantic Ocean.
At the mouth of the Río Miño, you can see the island of A Ilha Ínsua, which belongs to Portugal. It houses a building that dates from the XVth century. It was a convent until it became a military fort a century later.
Tags: Galicia, History, Mount, Monument, Monuments, Nature, Pontevedra, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Galicia Tourism, History Tourism, Natural Tourism, Pontevedra Tourism
The Roman Bridge of Cangas de Onís
Mar 4, 2011 Architecture, Asturias, Cangas Onis, Capital, Capitals, History, Monument, Monuments, Villages, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism
Many of you will have visited Cangas de Onís and the many monuments found there, the first of which being The Roman Bridge.
In fact, it is not certain to whom this bridge belongs, whether to the municipality of Cangas de Onís or of Parres. This is because the bridge, or “El Puentón” (as it is called locally), crosses the River Sella and joins both municipality.
What is certain is that it is an important historical and cultural heritage left to us in Asturias. In fact, it was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument in 1931.
This structure is one of the most representative of Cangas de Onís and the Principality of Asturias.
Tags: Art, Asturias, Cangas de Onis, Cangas Onis, Culture, Asturias Culture, History, Asturian History, Monument, Historical-Artistic Monument , Monuments, Asturias Monuments, East Asturias, Parres, Roman Bridge, Roman Bridge Cangas Onis, Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Cangas Onis Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Parres Tourism
CULTURE: TORRIJOS
Sep 7, 2010 Architecture, Culture, Spain, History, Church, Monastery, Monument, Monuments, Villages, Toledo, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Natural Tourism
Some time ago we were on a shoot in the province of Toledo and as it is a tourist destination we visited the region while we were there.
Toledo, the capital of this province in central Spain, is of extreme beauty, but it is not the only urban nucleus that we found here which holds a valuable and important cultural heritage. A clear example is the destination and subject of this article: Torrijos.
Torrijos holds a lot of history and, in my opinion, its people are very proud of their town. You only have to see how well kept the monuments in Torrijos are.
The aim of this article is to offer you an alternative or an additional trip should you visit Toledo. So I shall leave you with a series of links below for you to browse which have further information on Torrijos: Leer más »
Tags: Art, Town, Towns, Culture, History, Toledo History, Torrijos History, Church, Monument, Monuments, Toledo Monuments, Torrijos Monuments, Toledo, Torrijos, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Natural Tourism
HISTORY: PONFERRADA CASTLE
Jun 9, 2010 Architecture, Capital, Capitals, Castilla y León, Culture, History, History León, Monument, Monuments, Monuments León, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León
Ponferrada is a beautiful city which the River Sil runs through. Its many ruins hold great cultural importance, providing evidence of the different civilisations that lived there in the past.
One of these ruins is the Ponferrada Castle, declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1924.
Tags: Art, Way of Saint James, Castilla y León, Ponferrada Castle, Templar Castle, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, León, Monument, Monuments, Ponferrada, River Sil, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Ponferrada Tourism
MUSEUMS: THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, BILBAO
May 21, 2010 Architecture, Bilbao, Capital, Culture, Leisure, Cultured Tourism
I was recently in Bilbao, a beautiful city, with the idea of bringing you tourist information on it. But because of the bad weather we had, I can’t offer you all that I had hoped to.
Nevertheless, the rain didn’t stop me from visiting the beautiful city of Bilbao (especially its old quarter) which has been awarded the World City Prize from Singapore.
But now I’d like to focus on the famous Guggenheim Museum, which is housed in a building I particularly like. The Guggenheim Museum holds the most important work by Richard Serra, who was awarded the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.
Tags: Art, Bilbao, Capital, Town, Towns, Culture, Frank O. Gehry, Guggenheim, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, World City Prize, Prince Asturias Awards, Prince Asturias Award Arts, Richard Serra, Tourism, Bilbao Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Bilbao Cultural Tourism