At the site today of the Collegiate Church of the Divine Savior of Seville in Spain, were found ruins of what during earlier periods were, a Roman temple, an early Christian basilica, and temples of the Visigoth and Mozarabic. Seguir leyendo «Collegiate Church of the Divine Savior of Seville»
The Alcantara bridge in Toledo, Spain, was declared a national monument in 1921. Located at the foot of the Servando Castle, it is one of the bridges leading into the city. Seguir leyendo «Bridge of Alcantara»
The Lion’s Gate, formerly called Puerta de la Monteria, is the main entrance to the Real Alcazar in Seville. Its construction is of the Almohad style and is the gateway to the main entrance to the courtyard of the Lion and the palace of King Pedro I, whom some called «the Cruel» and others «the Just». Seguir leyendo «The Lion’s Gateway»
The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba, has been suject to a series of expansions and according to the richness of the materials used during the same, one can clearly distinguish that the first extensions were the most richly ornamented. In 822 Abderrahman II expanded the prayer hall into eight sections to the south, with a clear Abbasid influence in its decoration, the product of political contacts with the Eastern Caliphate and the arrival of individuals from the East to the Peninsula. Seguir leyendo «The Cathedral Mosque»
The Church of «Santiago» or the Church of St. James the Elder in Ecija, Sevilla Province, is considered the most interesting buildings and one of the most elegant churches in all of Andalusia. It was declared of cultural interest as a historic monument in 1983. It is the canonical headquarters of the Brotherhood of Santiago, or of students. Seguir leyendo «Church of St. James in Ecija»
The Roman Bridge of Córdoba, also known as the «Old Bridge», presently has 16 of the original 17 arches and measures across 331 meters (over 361 yards). It was built in the I Century B.C. over the Guadalquivir River and is still in use after more than 20 centuries. Seguir leyendo «The Roman Bridge of Córdoba»
Saturdays are usually hectic days and for us even more, but we were in Madrid. And although life in Madrid begins at 10: 00h, we wasted no time and set out early on its conquest. Seguir leyendo «A Saturday in Madrid»
Frankly, we couldn’t imagine the enormous size of this structure. As we approached it we felt like Smurfs under these huge mushrooms. With much curiosity and skepticism we decide to discover what this large structure had to offer. Seguir leyendo «The Mushrooms of Seville»
«Alfileritos» Street in Toledo, Spain. We became very curious to know the origin of the name of this street and we now share what we have found. In Legends Toletum we find that «Alfileritos» is a long, narrow street lined with old houses and old palaces, which rises near the «Plaza de San Nicolas», and dies at the «Plaza de San Vicente», near the apse of the church of the same name. Seguir leyendo «Alfileritos Street»
Our friends Paul and Francisco fell in love with Ecija and this eighteenth century structure in at first sight. Even though it had been closed for over 70 years, they took up the task of restoring it and turning it into the Palacio de los Granados in honor of the beautiful pomegranate trees found in the yard on that first visit. For us it meant our home on the days we visited Écija. Seguir leyendo «The «Palacio de los Granados»»