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Arquitectura
Top 10 Castles of Navarre: A tour of 10 ancient castles and fortresses in Navarre
This route through the castles of Navarre is a journey through centuries of history, from defensive fortresses to palaces where kings and nobles once lived. Each structure preserves a piece of the ...
Medieval stories, kingdoms, and fortresses
Navarre preserves among its mountains, valleys, and villages an extraordi...
América
From the Port of Palos to the New World: the voyage that changed history
How could a journey of three ships change the destiny of two continents forever?
On August 3, 1492, an expedition set sail from the Port of Palos toward the unknown, initiating a process that would...
Columbus, America, and an unknown world
On that August 3, 1492, in the small port of Palos de la Frontera, few could...
Arquitectura
Tiermes, the forgotten city of Soria where shadows and apparitions fuel the mystery
Tiermes is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in Soria and one of the places in Spain where history and legend seem to meet.
Its ancient rock-hewn structures, the silence of its lands...
The ancestral mystery of a forgotten city
Amidst lonely landscapes, eroded hills, and massive stone remains weathere...
Edad Media
The mystery of July 25th: Saint James the Apostle and the legend that marked the Middle Ages in Spain
July 25th holds one of the most fascinating stories of the Spanish Middle Ages.
Amidst legends, pilgrims, battles, and symbols of power, the figure of Saint James the Apostle became one of the most...
July 25th is not just any date in the history of Spain
In the middle of the Middle Ages, the name of Saint James the...
España
From the Muslim landing to the expulsion of the Moriscos: centuries that changed the history of Spain
The history of Spain changed forever with the arrival of the Muslims in the year 711.
From the birth of Al-Andalus to the expulsion of the Moriscos, this journey gathers the events that marked near...
The start of eight centuries of transformation toward medieval Spain
In the summer of the year 711, some ships cross...
Arquitectura
Two medieval monasteries between altitude and tradition: San Vicente del Pino and San Pedro de Cardeña
In some corners of Spain, there are still buildings that seem to retain the mark of another era.
Located in places chosen for their strategic and symbolic value, medieval monasteries continue to be...
Two medieval monasteries in strategic locations
In present-day Spain, medieval monasteries situated in strategic loc...
curiosidades
The strangest trials of the Spanish Inquisition: true stories that seem impossible
The Spanish Inquisition left behind thousands of files containing stories that seem plucked from fiction.
Beyond the major religious trials, its archives hide cases of people accused of witchcraft,...
The Spanish Inquisition and its trials
When we think of the Spanish Inquisition, we often imagine dark tribunals, ac...
Arquitectura
Two great churches of the First Romanesque in Spain: Jaca Cathedral and the Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana
Early Romanesque architecture left behind some of the most influential buildings in Spanish medieval art.Among them, two temples stand out which, despite sharing the same style, reflect very differ...
Representative structures of the period
The expansion of Romanesque art in present-day Spain is closely linked to th...
España
Two of the most beautiful churches in Spain: the first jewels of Romanesque architecture
The Basilica of San Isidoro in León and the Church of San Martín in Frómista are two of the main jewels of Romanesque architecture in Spain.
Built in the 11th century, they represent the beginning ...
When talking about the most beautiful Romanesque churches in Spain, two names always appear at the top of the list: ...
