Spain - tourist attractions (page 36)

markerA Real Casa de Correos The Real Casa de Correos is a building in the southern part of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid (Spain). Its construction dates back to the end of the second half of the eighteenth century, and is the oldest building in the Puerta del Sol. The best known of its architecture is the clock that exist in a ... Real Casa de Correos - photo
markerB Alcázar of Segovia The Alcázar of Segovia is a stone fortification, located in the old city of Segovia, Spain. Rising out on a rocky crag above the confluence of the rivers Eresma and Clamores near the Guadarrama mountains, it is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in Spain by virtue of its shape - like the bow... Alcázar of Segovia - photo
markerC Mosque of Cristo de la Luz The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a former mosque in Toledo, Spain, the only one of the ten once existing in the city which remains largely as it was in the Moorish period. It was then known as Mezquita Bab-al-Mardum, deriving its name from the city gate Bab al-Mardum. It is located near the Puerta ... Mosque of Cristo de la Luz - photo
markerD San Juan de los Reyes Monastery The Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (English: Monastery of Saint John of the Kings) is a historic monastery in Toledo, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs (1477-1504). This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of th... San Juan de los Reyes Monastery - photo
markerE The Palace of the Chancellery in Granada The Palace of the Chancellery is a building in the Plaza Nueva in Granada. It was built by king of Spain Charles I between 1531 and 1587 to house the Royal Chancery of Granada. It now houses the headquarters of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia. It was also declared a building of cultural i... The Palace of the Chancellery in Granada - photo
markerF Espot Esquí Espot Esquí is a ski resort located in Espot, in the Catalan Pyrenees, opened in 1967. The ski area extends from 1,500 to 2,500 meters.  Total length of skiable area is 22,5 km.It's one of the ways of entry in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, and is near an area wit... Espot Esquí - photo
markerG Port Ainé Port Ainé is a ski resort located in Rialp, in the Catalan Pyrenees, inaugurated in 1986. The ski area extends from 1,650 to 2,440 meters. This resort is located in the Pallars Sobirà (Lleida) next to the National Park Aiguestortes. It is quite young and modern. All slopes are linked toget... Port Ainé - photo
markerH Portal de l'Àngel Portal de l'Angel is one of the main pedestrian precincts in the centre of Barcelona, where gates of medieval city walls used to be situated once. It runs from Plaza de Catalunia and Plaza de la Catedral joining the Prtaferrisa through the Cucurulla street. The name of the street means 'a portal of... Portal de l'Àngel - photo
markerI Caixa de Pensions Historical Building The Historic Building of La Caixa bank formerly known as La Caixa de Pensions i Estalvis is a building on Via Laietana in Barcelona by the Catalan architect Enric Sagnier i Villavechia. Designed between 1914 and 1917, the stage in which the author had abandoned catalan modernism to settle in eclect... Caixa de Pensions Historical Building - photo
markerJ Fossar de les Moreres The Fossar de les Moreres (Grave of the Mulberries) is a paved plaza located near the church of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona. The origins of the square go back to the times when an old cemetery in which the faithful of the Santa Maria del Mar were buried in the twelfth century could be found the... Fossar de les Moreres - photo