The Hospital of the Catholic Kings in Santiago de Compostela, has 500 years of existence, and has since been converted into a hotel, it is considered the oldest in all of Spain. In 1954 it became a National «Parador» with a privileged location, facing the Obradoiro Plaza and next to the great Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Seguir leyendo «Hospital of the Catholic Kings – Santiago de Compostela, Spain»
The Chapel of the Souls is located on «Rua de Santa Catarina» with its corner on «Rua de Fernandes Tomás», barely a block away from the «Bolhão» Market in the «Santo Ildefonso» neighborhood in Porto, Portugal. Seguir leyendo «Chapel of the Souls – Porto, Portugal»
La Capilla de las Almas se encuentra en la Rua de Santa Catarina en su esquina con la Rua de Fernandes Tomás, escasamente a una cuadra del Mercado de Bolhão en el barrio de Santo Ildefonso en Porto, Portugal. Seguir leyendo «Capilla de las Almas – Porto, Portugal»
During our visit to Porto, we could not miss the experience of visiting the wineries of the main wine houses. We crossed over the «Ponte Luis I» bridge towards the neighboring town, Vila Nova de Gaia. Curiously, in 1834 this municipality was created by merging the municipalities of Vila Nova (1288) and Gaia (1255), thus the Vila Nova de Gaia was born. Seguir leyendo «Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal»
En nuestra visita a Porto, no podía faltar la experiencia de visitar las bodegas de las casas principales de vino. Cruzamos sobre el “Ponte Luis I” rumbo a la vecina ciudad, la Vila Nova de Gaia. Curiosamente, en el 1834 se crea este municipio fusionando las municipalidades de Vila Nova (1288) y Gaia (1255), así nace la Vila Nova de Gaia. Seguir leyendo «Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal»
En nuestra visita a Santiago de Compostela, pasamos muchísimas veces por esta plaza, sin conocer su historia propiamente. Resulta que el término o nombre “Plaza de Quintana” por definición es la “Plaza de la Plaza”. Sin embargo, esta plaza se compone realmente de dos secciones, la Quintana de Abaixo o de Mortos y la Quintana de Arriba o la plaza de los Vivos. Seguir leyendo «Plaza de Quintana – Santiago de Compostela, España»
In our visit to Santiago de Compostela, we strolled many times through this square, without properly knowing its history. It turns out that the term or name «Plaza de Quintana» by definition is the «Plaza de la Plaza». However, this square is actually composed of two sections, the Quintana de Abaixo or of the Dead and the Quintana de Arriba or the Plaza of the Living. Seguir leyendo «The Quintana Square – Santigo de Compostela, Spain»
A causa del gran deterioro de la Capilla de San Alifon, en Porto, Portugal, deciden demolerla en el 1709, para construir la Iglesia Parroquial de San Ildefonso. Aunque la estructura principal fue completada en el 1730, no es hasta el 1739 que se termina la construcción de las torres que Podemos observer a cada lado de la Iglesia, con sus campanarios. Seguir leyendo «Iglesia de San Ildefonso – Porto, Portugal»
Due to the great degree of deterioration of the Chapel of «San Alifon», in Porto, Portugal, the same was demolished in 1709, to build the Parish Church of «San Ildefonso». Although the main structure of the new church was completed in 1730, it was not until 1739 that the construction of the bell towers we can observe on each side of the church that the building was finally completed. Seguir leyendo «Church of «San Ildefonso» – Porto, Portugal»
Since ancient times and all throughout the world, temples and places of reflection have been built in the highest mountains, in order to be closer to their god or their gods. In Portugal, the «Bom Jesus do Monte» is a another clear example of this practice, repeating itself in several places in Portugal. Seguir leyendo «Bom Jesus do Monte – Braga, Portugal»