Friday, April 17, 2009

Great website about Spain


I have come across the website www.spanish-fiestas.com/ and signed up for their newsletter, and they send me loads of interesting things about Spain each month which I really enjoy. This month it was the author's Top Ten Man made Things in Spain, which I found really useful, so I've included it below for your information. There's not enough space to put the full list, but you can sign up for the newsletter to receive the full article www.spanish-fiestas.com/newsletter/

1. Alhambra Palace in Granada- The Alhambra is Spain's most visited tourist attraction with over two million annual visitors. The city of Granada is also fabulousso time permitting don't be in too much of a rush to leave theplace.

2. Sagrada Familia in Barcelona - The Gaudi architecture of Barcelona is simply stunning and theSagrada Familia, his unfinished Cathedral, is the number one attraction.

3. Mezquita in Cordoba - The Mezquita (Great Mosque) is the centrepiece of the historical quarter and is truly one of the finest buildings in Europe.

4. Roman Aqueduct in Segovia - This magnificent aqueduct was constructed without mortar and datesback to 1AD, it is the best preserved Roman monument in Spain.


5. Plaza de España in Seville - Seville is the foreigner's stereotypical Spain with flamencodancing, bullfighting and sherry drinking. The city oozes charm anddeserves several days to soak up the atmosphere and see its manysights. The Plaza de España dates back to the 1929 Spanish AmericasFair and is located in the beautiful Parque de Maria Luisa.

6. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - Santiago is one of my favourite Cathedrals, not only as a remarkable building but also due to the atmosphere generated by the thousandsof pilgrims who arrive there after completing the Camino deSantiago.

7. Toledo Cathedral - Toledo is one huge museum where Christians, Jews and Moslems once lived in harmony. The Cathedral is the main attraction which took over 200 years to build.


8. Plaza Mayor in Salamanca - Most Spanish cities have a Plaza Mayor but none are more impressive than Salamanca's, especially at night when it is illuminated.

9. Roman ruins in Merida - Merida has more Roman remains than anywhere in Spain, whilst neighbouring Caceres and Trujillo owe their legacy to thediscovery of the Americas when local men joined Francisco Pizarroon his epic voyage.

10. Monastery of Guadalupe - This has long attracted pilgrims since an image of the Virgin was seen by a shepherd. It's in quite a remote location in the beautiful Sierra de Guadalupe mountains.

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