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marchk (828 points) 10-07-2008

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...

dmj1962 (30083 points) 03-09-2007

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...

marchk (828 points) 04-07-2008

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...

dmj1962 (30083 points) 10-04-2008

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

dmj1962 (30083 points) 22-05-2008

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

dmj1962 (30083 points) 23-05-2008

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...

dmj1962 (30083 points) 01-06-2007

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...

dmj1962 (30083 points) 14-09-2007

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...

marchk (828 points) 11-07-2008

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...

marchk (828 points) 13-07-2008

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...