The Palace of Comares of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, was built by Sultan Yusuf I, being his official residence and the palace where the throne room was located. Continue reading “The Palace of “Comares””
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The Colorful Umbrellas
The umbrellas are not only used to shelter us from the rain, or merely the sun’s rays, but also to draw everyone’s attention to their colorful and three-dimensional shape. Thus they have become an attraction in the streets of some cities of the world and in Puerto Rico, it is not the exception. Continue reading “The Colorful Umbrellas”
Patio of Lindaraja
The Patio of Lindaraja in the Alhambra, Granada, is a beauty. Its name comes from the beautiful viewpoint that presides over it in its southern face, the whole external façade of the Palace of the Lions. Continue reading “Patio of Lindaraja”
Chapel of the Christ of Health – San Juan, Puerto Rico
According to a legend, the Chapel of the Christ of Health was built to honor of a miracle. It is said that in the year 1750, a horse race was held on the “del Cristo” street and one of the participants of the race, could not stop his horse in time, falling off the cliff. Continue reading “Chapel of the Christ of Health – San Juan, Puerto Rico”
The Patio of the Orange Trees – Cordoba
The Patio of the Orange Trees of the Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba is the largest and oldest courtyard in the city, and its origin is linked to that of the temple itself, in the year 786. Continue reading “The Patio of the Orange Trees – Cordoba”
Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady
The Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady is part of the old convent of the Discalced Carmelites of Ecija (Province of Seville, Spain). The foundation of the primitive convent took place in 1591, beginning the works of the church that would be inaugurated in 1614. Continue reading “Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady”
The Fountain of the Lions
“(…) To such a diaphanous bowl,
pearl carved,
by borders the alladfar pond,
and it goes between “margaritas” the argento,
fluid and also made white and pure.
So close is the hard and the flowing
that it is difficult to know which of them flows (…) “* Continue reading “The Fountain of the Lions”
The “Palacio de Velázquez”
The “Palacio de Velázquez” in the “Retiro” Park in Madrid, is rectangular and has the main facade oriented to what is known as “noon”. Continue reading “The “Palacio de Velázquez””
Ciales, “the land of coffee”
From Asturias, Spain, coffee arrived for the first time to Puerto Rico, specifically to the town of Ciales, which became the true Town of Coffee. Continue reading “Ciales, “the land of coffee””
Convent of Saint Dominic of “Porta Coeli” (Gateway to Heaven)
With over 412 years, is the most visited site in the town of San Germán, Puerto Rico and is considered one of the oldest churches in the Americas. This is about the Church of Porta Coeli or “Gateway to Heaven” built in 1606. Originally it was the Convent of “Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli”, a convent and school with its chapel. Continue reading “Convent of Saint Dominic of “Porta Coeli” (Gateway to Heaven)”