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Fonseca - Santiago de Compostela

Fonseca

Arts & Entertainment » Day Trips in Santiago de Compostela

Praza Fonseca 2, 15705 Santiago de Compostela

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marchk (828 points) 10-07-2008 5

One of my favorite "corners" in Santiago. For a cool drink on warm days, watching people walk back and forth, contemplating the medieval buildings... more...

Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya - Barcelona

Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya

Arts & Entertainment » Museums in Barcelona

Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 03-09-2007 5

Located in the imposing Palau Nacional, in Montjuïc Park (where the 1992 Olympics were held), the Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) is Barce... more...

Catedral de Santiago de Compostela - Santiago de Compostela

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marchk (828 points) 04-07-2008 5

This cathedral was begun in 1075, under Alfonso VI, and one of its creators was Mestre Mateo. It was dedicated in 1211, under Alfonso IX. From it... more...

La Seu Vella (Old Cathedral), Lleida - Lleida

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 10-04-2008 5

The old cathedral of Lleida is one of Catalonia’s most important mediaeval monuments, incorporating both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The cathedra... more...

Roman Amphitheatre - Tarragona

Roman Amphitheatre

Arts & Entertainment » Theatres in Tarragona

Passeig de les Palmeres s/n, 43003 Tarragona

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 22-05-2008 5

Tarragona’s well-preserved Roman Amphitheatre occupies a dramatic hillside site, above the main railway line, with impressive views of the sea. ... more...

Tarragona Cathedral - Tarragona

Tarragona Cathedral

Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Tarragona

Plaça de la Seu s/n, 43004 Tarragona

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 23-05-2008 4

Tarragona’s mediaeval cathedral occupies a large section of the old city, and approaching it along the Carrer Major offers a dramatic spectacle, wi... more...

Monastery of Santa Maria - Ripoll

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 01-06-2007 4

Located in the small town of Ripoll, high in the Catalan Pyrenees, the monastery of Santa Maria has had a chequered history. The original Christian... more...

Basilica of La Seu, Manresa - Manresa

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dmj1962 (30083 points) 14-09-2007 4

The Basilica of La Seu is Manresa’s most outstanding monument, and one of the great gothic churches of Catalonia. Manresa itself is nothing spe... more...

San Xiao de Bastabales - Brion

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marchk (828 points) 11-07-2008 3

San Xiao (in Galician; San Julián in Spanish) is a small, intimate church 20 kms outside Santiago de Compostela, in Brión. It is from the 18th cen... more...

Mosteiro de San Xusto de Toxosoutos - San Xusto

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marchk (828 points) 13-07-2008 3

This hermitage or monastery was supposedly built in the first part of the 12th century. it became important fairly quickly and its good fortune se... more...

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