HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN THE NORTH OF SPAIN

By

Sheila and Elisa

G A L I C I A

“TORRE DE HÉRCULES” • It is an ancient Roman

lighthouse • Is about 2.4 kilometers

(1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia

• Height: 57 meters • Height above sea level:

106 meters• Reach: 24 miles• Flashes: Group of 4 each

20 seconds

SCHEDULE AND PRICES: -From Monday to Sunday: October-May: 10.00 to 18.00 June-September: 10.00 to 21.00

-General rate: 3 €Reduced price: 1,50 €

1. Under 14, holders of the Youth Card and over 65 years.

2. Groups of more than 20 people, previously arranged.

3. The days and in the cases that establishes the Board of Government.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA CATHEDRAL CURIOSITIES

1. The cathedral is, presumably, in the exact place where it was found the apostle Santiago.

2. Is the most protruding construction of the Romanesque art in Spain.

3. Santiago’s road ends here.4. Its construction began in 1075 by the

hand of the bishop Diego Peláez and led by Master Esteban.

1. Opened in 1211.

SCHEDULE ➔BASILICA’S SCHEDULE: All days of the year from 7.ooh to 20.30h ➔ MUSEUM’S SCHEDULE: All days from April to October: 9.ooh to 20.ooh All days from November to March: 10.ooh to 20.00h

24th and 31st December: 10.00 to 15.00 1st and 6th January, 25th July and 25th December:

CLOSED

prices +BASILICA: FREE

+MUSEUM: -Colección permanente: 6 € (reduced price 4 €)-Pórtico de la Gloria: General guided + Col. permanente: 10 € / Guided reduced + Col. permanente: 8 €-Cubiertas de la Catedral: 12€ (reduced price 10€)-Tribuna de la Catedral: General guided + Col. permanente: 10 € / Guided reduced + Col. permanente: 8 €- Excavaciones arqueológicas: 10 € (reduced price 8 €) -Combinada (Colección Permanente + Cubiertas de la Catedral): 15 € (reduced price 12 €)

Reduced price is for students, unemployeds, retireds and travellers)

ASTURIAS

“BASILICA DE COVADONGA´´

- This is a religious temple, in concrete from the Catholic religion.

- Designated as basilica on 1901

- In 1777 a fire destroyed the temple. Then, it was decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all Spain. Its construction began one century later. The king Alfonso XII of Spain was interested in its construction.

Alfonso XII

INFORMATION

SCHEDULE-MASS: 15th JULY to 8th SEPTEMBER: 9.ooh to 18.30h 9th SEPTEMBER to 14th JULY: 9.OOh to 18.30h

-MUSEUM: 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Everyday)

IT’S FREE!!!!!!

``SAN MIGUEL DE LILLO´´ It is a pre-Romanesque church Its construction date is hazy; there are three possibilities: -Between 680 a.D. and 870 a.D.-Between 670 a.D. and 810 a.D.-Between 660 a.D. and 770 a.D.Its construction was ordered by the king Ramiro I in Mount Naranco

SCHEDULE FROM 1st OCTOBER TO 31ST MARCH: -Tuesday to Saturday: 10.00 - 14.30

-Sunday and Monday: 10. 00 - 12.30

FROM 1ST APRIL TO 30TH SEPTEMBER:

-Tuesday to Saturday: 9.30 - 13.00 15.30 - 19.00

-Sunday and Monday: 9.30 - 13.00

prices ADULTS: 3 €

CHILDREN (8 AND 14 YEARS): 2 €

GROUPS + 20 PEOPLE: 2 €

CHILDREN GROUP + 20 PEOPLE: 1 €

MONDAY FREE VISIT WITHOUT GUIDE

CANTABRIA

“PALACIO DE LA MAGDALENA”

` - “El palacio de la Magdalena” is an early 20th-century palace located on the Magdalena Peninsula of the city of Santander.

- Construction of the palace was initiated in 1908 by the local government of Santander for the purpose of providing a seasonal residence for the royal family of Spain.

- The palace is also used in external shots for the Spanish TV series Gran Hotel.

WINTER SCHEDULE

WEEK 11.00 / 12.00 / 13.00 (hours o’ clock)

16.00 / 17.00 / 18.00 (hours o’ clock)

WEEKEND10. 00 / 11.00 / 12.00 (hours o’ clock)

PRICES

3 €

children (younger than 9 years): FREE

``COLEGIATA DE SANTILLANA DEL MAR´´

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SCHEDULE

May to October: 10:00h to 13:30h and 16:00h to 19:30h, from Tuesday to Sunday. November to April: 10:00h to 13:30h and 16:00h to 18:30h, from Tuesday to Sunday. In Mondays, it is closed. Mass is open every day:- Colegiata Santa Juliana: In summer: 20:00h. In winter: Sundays: 09:00h and 11:30h. -Convento Hermanas Clarisas: 18:30h from Monday to Friday, 19:15h Saturdays, 19:30h Sundays

The collegiate church of Santa Juliana de Santillana del Mar, autonomous community of Cantabria, to which it owes its name this Cantabrian town, it is one of the most representative Romanesque monuments of the region.

It was declared National Monument in 1889

FREE!!!

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SAN MIGUEL

COLEGIATA

PALACIO MAGDALENA