Guadalupe (Spain) – detailed information about the city from a photo. The main attractions of Guadalupe with a description, guides and maps.
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Guadalupe City (Spain)
Guadalupe is a small town in Spain in the province of Caceres in the autonomous community of extremadura. The settlement has grown around ancient monastery, which is included in the list of World UNESCO heritage and is one of the most important religious country structures. Guadalupe is a small settlement with narrow cobbled streets and old houses located in a small valley surrounded by low mountains.
- Practical information
- Story
- Food and drink
- How to get there
- sights
- Video
- Maps and guides
- Comments and reviews
Practical information
- The population is 1.9 thousand people.
- The area is 68.2 square kilometers.
- The language is Spanish.
- Currency – Euro.
- Visa – Schengen.
- Time – Central European UTC +1, in summer +2.
Story
The settlement of Guadalupe arose in the 13th century around the monastery, founded here after discovering the vintage image of the Virgin Mary, the creation of which is attributed to the evangelist Luke. In the middle of the 4th century This image was kept in Constantinople. In 590 he was transferred to Rome, and later to Seville. During the invasion of the Moors group clerics hid the image in the north in the valley of the river Guadalupe.
Panorama Guadalupe
For almost its entire history, village life has been associated with the monastery of the same name.
How to get there
See the article by Caceres.
Food and drink
Guadalupe is famous for its cuisine: Iberian sausages, migas with chorizo and bacon, braised lamb, chicken lo Pedro. Great wines of the Ribera del Guadiana wine will complement the meal.
Streets of guadalupe
sights
The main attraction of Guadalupe is the royal monastery. It was founded by King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1340 in gratitude after the victory over the Moors in the battle of Salado.
Monastery Guadalupe
Since its inception, the monastery has become one of the main centers of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees. It has a three-story gothic the cloister and the main building in the style of Mudehar with horseshoe arches. The monastery has a magnificent baroque sacristy, beautiful bronze doors with biblical scenes and many masterpieces religious art in the interior. The image of the Virgin Mary is in tiny room above the altar.
Monastery Guadalupe
In the central square of the Plaza de Santa Maria there is a fountain Tres Caños. In front of the monastery is an old hospital in San Juan. Bautista of the 15th century, which for a long time sheltered pilgrims. Also in Guadalupe you can find a lot of old gothic houses.
