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Acueducto Romano
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Segovia's Roman aqueduct ranks with the Pont du Gard in France...
Archaeological Sites Segovia
 
Alcázar
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Possibly dating from Roman times, this castle was considerably...
Castles / Palaces Segovia
 
Alcázar
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Closed for renovations until sometime in 2007, the Alcázar...
Military Sites Toledo
 
Antiguo Convento de San Marcos
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Fronted by a large, airy pedestrian plaza, the sumptuous Antiguo...
Religious Sites, Hotels Leon
 
Arco de Santa María
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Across the Plaza del Rey San Fernando from the cathedral is the...
Architectural Sites Burgos
 
AVE
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Ciudad Real's present claim to fame is that it's one of the few...
Transportation Sites Ciudad Real
 
Ayuntamiento
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The 17th-century town hall stands on the active Plaza Mayor....
Government Buildings Segovia
 
Basílica de San Vicente
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North of Ávila's cathedral, on Plaza de San Vincente...
Religious Sites Avila
 
birthplace of Felipe II
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At the corner of Calle Angustias is a brick mansion, the birthplace...
Houses / Mansions Valladolid
 
Calle del Comercio
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Nearby, you can find Calle del Comercio, the town's narrow and...
Squares Toledo
 
Cartuja de Miraflores
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Founded in 1441, the Cartuja de Miraflores is a florid Gothic...
Religious Sites Burgos
 
Casa de Botines
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Just south of the old town is the Casa de Botines, a multigabled...
Houses / Mansions, Financial Institutions Leon
 
Casa de Cervantes
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An interesting remnant of Spain's golden age is the tiny house...
Houses / Mansions Valladolid
 
Casa de El Greco
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This house is on the property that belonged to Peter the Cruel's...
Houses / Mansions Toledo
 
Casa de la Moneda
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All Spanish coinage was struck here from 1455 to 1730. The mint...
Government Buildings Segovia
 
Casa de Las Conchas
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This house was built around 1500 for Dr. Rodrigo Maldonado de...
Castles / Palaces Salamanca
 
Casa de Las Muertes
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Built in about 1513 for the majordomo of Alonso de Fonseca II...
Houses / Mansions Salamanca
 
Casa del Cordón
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The Casa del Cordón, a 15th-century palace, is where the...
Houses / Mansions Burgos
 
Casa Pablo
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The city's most renowned restaurant is Casa Pablo, decorated...
Restaurants Aranjuez
 
Casas Colgadas
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Cuenca's most famous buildings, the Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses)...
Museums / Galleries Cuenca
 
Castillo de Coca
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Perhaps the most famous medieval sight near Segovia -- worth...
Castles / Palaces Segovia
 
Castillo de Consuegra
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Moors and Christians once did battle for the 10th-century Castillo...
Castles / Palaces Consuegra
 
Castillo de los Templarios
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The tall, slim turrets of the 13th-century Castillo de los Templarios...
Castles / Palaces Ponferrada
 
Castillo Pedraza de la Sierra
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At the top of Pedraza de la Sierra is the Renaissance Castillo...
Castles / Palaces Pedraza de la Sierra
 
castle
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Alarcón's castle dates from the 8th century, and in the...
Castles / Palaces Alarcon
 
castle
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A major Salamanca monument is its fortified medieval castle...
Castles / Palaces Ciudad Rodrigo
 
castle
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An enchanting castle, overlooking wild, hilly countryside from...
Castles / Palaces Sigüenza
 
castle
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Surrounding Zamora's cathedral to the north is a sizable park...
Castles / Palaces Zamora
 
Catedral Magistral
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On Plaza del Santos Niños is the Catedral Magistral, built...
Religious Sites Alcala de Henares
 
cathedral
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The battlement apse of the cathedral forms the most impressive...
Religious Sites Avila
 
cathedral
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Start your walk at the cathedral, the city's high point, which...
Religious Sites Burgos
 
cathedral
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The cathedral combines the Romanesque and transitional Gothic...
Religious Sites Ciudad Rodrigo
 
cathedral
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León is proudest of its soaring Gothic cathedral, on the...
Religious Sites Leon
 
Cathedral
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Begun in 1525 and completed 65 years later, the cathedral was...
Religious Sites Segovia
 
cathedral
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Begun around 1150 and not completed until the early 16th century...
Religious Sites Sigüenza
 
cathedral
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Just before the Dueron River is the cathedral...
Religious Sites Soria
 
Cathedral
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Jorge Manuel Theotokópoulos was responsible for the cathedral's...
Religious Sites Toledo
 
cathedral
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Though the foundations of Valladolid's cathedral were laid in...
Religious Sites Valladolid
 
cathedral
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Zamora's cathedral is in a hauntingly beautiful square at the...
Religious Sites Zamora
 
Cathedrals
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For a complete exterior tour of the old and new Cathedrals, take...
Religious Sites Salamanca
 
Centro de Arte de Salamanca
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The Centro de Arte de Salamanca is a 4,600-square-foot modern...
Museums / Galleries Prosperidad
 
Centro de Artes Escénicas
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A major theater complex, the Centro de Artes Escénicas...
Arts / Performance Venues Prosperidad
 
Colegiata
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The tiny museum attached to Pastrana's Colegiata (collegiate...
Museums / Galleries Pastrana
 
Colegiata
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The town is crowded with Romanesque churches, of which the most...
Religious Sites Toro
 
Colegio de Santa Cruz
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Valladolid's Calle Librería leads south from the main...
Educational Institutions Valladolid
 
Colegio Mayor Arzobispo Fonseca/Colegio de Los Irlandeses
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This small college was founded by Alonso de Fonseca II in 1521...
Educational Institutions Salamanca
 
Colegio Mayor San Ildefonso
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The city's most significant building is Colegio Mayor San Ildefonso...
Architectural Sites Alcala de Henares
 
Conciertos de las Velas
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Pedraza's romance peaks on the first two Saturdays of July for...
Festivals Pedraza de la Sierra
 
Convento de Las Dueñas
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Founded in 1419, this convent hides a 16th-century cloister that...
Religious Sites Salamanca
 
Convento de Las Ursulas
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Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca I lies here, in a splendid marble...
Religious Sites Salamanca
 
Convento de San Estéban
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The convent's monks, among the most enlightened teachers at the...
Religious Sites Salamanca
 
Convento de San José
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In the Convento de San José (de Las Madres), four blocks...
Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Avila
 
Convento de Santa Teresa
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Inside the south wall on Calle Dama, the Convento de Santa Teresa...
Religious Sites Avila
 
Corral de Comedias
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On the southern part of Plaza Cervantes, the city's main square...
Arts / Performance Venues Alcala de Henares
 
Corral de Comedias
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The Corral de Comedias theater stands almost as it did in the...
Arts / Performance Venues Almagro


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