Streets squares and districts to visit Spain

The Praza de la Leña, with its arcades and naïf calvaire, re a medieval village square to perfection.

Not far away, the Praza Teucro with a spectacular coat of arms is visibly marked by a local nobility that saw great. On the square of Mugartegui, a palace contains the Ethnographic Museum, and Herrería Square has a fountain in the gardens in front of San Francisco Church.

In Muro, the 7 000 th century church, Gothic style, the ethnological museum (closed on Monday), or the oratory of La Sang (th century) will interest lovers of history.

The passage through the village of Santa Margarita seems obliged if you go to Artà. But you can also visit Petra on the Route road. In this case, especially if you do not think of visiting Menorca, you will pass through the village of Ariany, where there are talayotiques villages. A talayot is a kind of tower built with huge non stones. With an average diameter of 15 m, the talayot could reach 8 m high.

Nearby, the hamlet of La Atalaya is renowned for its pottery made according to the guanches techniques. Old village of dwellings, it still has some houses in the rock.

La Fuente Agria, or the sour source, is one of the most emblematic places of Teror to be one of the main income more. The source is composed of three wells: the main well, el Agua Agria and the mill in the middle.

The municipality developed in the Middle Ages along the royal road used by wool and wheat merchants to reach the ports, from which they sent their goods to the rest of Europe. It was the same path that Charles Quint borrowed in 1556 to join Yuste. Today there are several palaces and seigneurial houses that concentrate on the upper part of the city: Condestable Palace, Casa de los Agüero, Casa de Valle, Casa de Mori, etc.

The modern part of the city is also a reflection of the bourgeois's modernist aspirations of the second half of the 1905 th century and the beginning of the th century, as evidenced by the Casa Serafina, the architectural ensemble of Alameda-Gurugú, or the bridge between Colindres and Treto, an engineering feat during its commissioning in.

With almost 50 hórreos, this village has almost as many barns as houses, most often aged, to discover at random the streets, taking advantage of the great calm of the places, or following the marked road Paseo de los hórreos de Bueño which includes many explanatory panels which will allow you to identify their periods, from the th (oldest, in the centre of the village). twentieth century. 

Located on the flank of Pico Xistras and surrounded by a fairly dense forest, the mining village occupies 1 000 m ² and consists of 5 buildings with offices, canteen, commissary and housing, built in the British architectural style (red bricks and doors and windows decoration). When abandoned a few years ago, these houses were rehabilitated as part of an employment workshop program. In a next step, the one that was the engineer's home should also be rehabilitated and host a mine interpretation centre.

He is a Belgian engineer, Van Straalen, who in 1888 discovered, by accident, all Texeo copper mines consisting of a network of galleries and vertical wells. The analysis of the found remains (human skeletons, stone, and wood) made it possible to situate their first exploitation in the second millennium BC. Faced with the abundance of recovered bones, some thought that it could be a cemetery but others more likely opt for an accident in these mines. Access to these very old mines is located much higher in the mountain. There is no way to go, given the stiffness of the rise and the absence of signs. After their discovery, an English contractor restarted their operations, installing lower premises (those which can be seen) but using the old areas of reception, washing, selection and charge of the ore whose remains are also visible, above the area of the houses.

It dates back to the end of the th century; it used to be bullfighting. She received the Europe Nostra 2001 prize for rehabilitation and declared a cultural interest in December 2000.

It is a very good example of the popular architecture of Grenadina in the 16th and 17th centuries. And a good starting point to discover the Realejo district. The term Corrala refers to the classic house of this period, organized around a central patio. These types of projects were created in the 16th century when the increase in the population following the reconquest created a crucial need for housing. Behind a facade without any particular ornament, the patio opened up, where the inhabitants shared some common spaces, such as the washhouses, of which traces can be seen, and were housed in high apartments with access to the patio through galleries. A structure made essential by the price per square meter. As a result of the need, many Muslim and noble houses were transformed into corralada at that time. Today, it is the headquarters of the University of Granada. Feel free to come through the door to attend conferences or concerts.

Also known as the Plaza de los Flores, Flower Square, it is one of the most lively pedestrian squares in Granada, with a large central fountain dominated by the statue of Neptune. Of Nazari origin, it owes its name Bib Rambla to the Bab al-Ramla gate or puerta del arenal, sand in Spanish, one of the main gateways to the city at that time and to which it was united in its western part. It was then a small esplanade formed by sand deposits from the Darro River but its strategic location, close to places of worship, mosque and cathedral, and commercial areas, has made it the privileged place for many highlights over the centuries. Used to celebrate festivals in Muslim times, it also hosted the bullfights of the Christian period as well as the autodafés of the inquisition, since it was here that almost the entire library of the Madraza, the Koranic school and even executions were burned. After the reconquest, the Catholic Monarchs made it the Plaza Mayor, with Castilian style buildings, a function that it will share with the Campo del Principe. In this spirit, for example, at the end of the 16th century, the Casa de los Miraflores was built there, which housed the customs office and the town council, but unfortunately disappeared in a fire at the end of the 19th century. In the 18th century, it became a permanent market, which led to the opening of streets linking it to the main artery of the Reyes Catolicos and sheltered a hospital, a church and the archbishopric's palace. The 19th century gave it its current dimensions after having knocked down many arches and buildings, with the exception of the archbishopric, which underwent many modifications. Today we go there for lunch, dinner, a drink or a chocolate con churros, seated at one of its many terraces, under the lime trees. And it continues to maintain its festive atmosphere, especially on Corpus Christi day when it fills up with kiosks or at the end of the year when it hosts the traditional crèche market and many other events.

Located in the upper part of Realejo, it is one of Granada's beautiful viewpoints with impressive views of the cathedral, the centro and the city in general. Here you will find a 17th century washhouse with Tuscan stone columns from the Sierra Elvira, a wooden frame covered with Arabic tiles, and pavers with classic Andalusian designs on the floor. It owes its name to the proximity of the Puerta del Sol, part of the Ziri wall that separated the Realejo and el Mauror districts and is named for its orientation. Access to it will not necessarily be easy, but once in Realejo, you can go up the alley of the Santa Escolástica cemetery, behind the Casa de los Tiros. And to be more secure, don't hesitate to activate the geolocation of your mobile phone, because the alleys of Realejo are a little bit intertwined. But upon arrival the effort will be rewarded.

Ideally located opposite the Dalt Vila, the quays of Marina Botafoch allow you to appreciate the upper city as a whole, day and night. To reach the luxurious Marina Botafoch (located in the Paseo Marítimo area) from the old districts of La Marina (in the city centre, with Dalt Vila in your back), you just have to walk along the quays for a short half an hour. Pleasant, especially in the evenings in the summer, when the bars come alive.

Built in 1872 by George Bruce, inspired by Gustave Eiffel, this former copper transport terminal bears witness to this past activity and constitutes a beautiful viewpoint on the river. On foot, for the bravest and by bike for the others, or by car, you can follow this bank of the Odiel to the tip of Sebo. Where the two rivers El Tinto and El Odiel meet. All will meet there a monument built in 1929, dedicated to the Fe descubridora and which represents the monk of Rabida who helped Columbus in the development of his first trip.

Located in La Calera de la Valle Gran Rey, this boutique-museum was opened in 1914. It remained open to the public until the 1970s, under the name "Salvador Casanova e Hijo". The founder's grandson, Pedro Casanova, has decided to reopen it in 2019 and transform it into a small museum. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the local stores of yesteryear, and discover a wealth of objects.