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Travel Guide of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Córdoba city, capital of Muslim Spain, is the main city in a territory located in the centre of Andalusia. Córdoba is known worldwide for its famous and breathtaking Mosque-Cathedral, Cordoba is a city rich in history, architecture and Spanish charm. It has a monumental historic center declared World Heritage and…

Travel Guide of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Travel Guide of Avignon, France

Avignon is the capital of the French department of Vaucluse in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and is on the banks of the Rhône river. The ancient city of Avignon sits by the Rhône River, surrounded by a defensive wall fortified with towers and turrets. Within these ancient ramparts are galleries, museums, churches…

Travel Guide of Avignon, France

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy

Duomo di Firenze, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is the main Florentine church, symbol of the city and one of the most famous in Italy. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto’s Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO…

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy

Guide Tour of Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris, France

The Saint James’s Tower is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the intersection of Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas Flamel. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie (“Saint James of the butchers”), which…

Guide Tour of Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris, France

Notre-Dame de Paris, France

Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is one of the most iconic monuments in Paris and France. The cathedral is linked to many episodes in the history of France. Built in the 12th century,, its construction spanned approximately two centuries. modified in the 18th century then restored in the 19th century, it…

Notre-Dame de Paris, France

Art and Treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

Since its construction Notre-Dame has received often sumptuous donations. Sovereigns and nobles thus demonstrated their attachment to the Church and their patronage. It is most often in the form of donations that the objects entered the Treasury. Under the Ancien Régime, all the kings and many of their family members…

Art and Treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

Architecture and Decoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

The construction of the Cathedral began in the middle of the 12th century and was spread over two hundred years. It is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture in France. The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Several of its…

Architecture and Decoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

History of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

History of Notre-Dame de Paris, France

Guide Tour of Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Paris, France

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, located at the top of the Montmartre hill, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacré-Cœur Basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the…

Guide Tour of Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Paris, France

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, United States

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, United States. It opened in 2002 and serves as the mother church for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The cathedral is named in honor of the Virgin Mary under the…

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, United States

Travel Guide of Venice Religious architectures tourism, Italy

The historical and architectural beauties of Venice are truly numerous. Between palaces and religious structures, the city really offers many solutions to be explored. Among the most important monuments in the same area there is the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, the synagogues of the Ghetto, the Arsenale and…

Travel Guide of Venice Religious architectures tourism, Italy

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany

Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It…

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany

Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain

The Cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia is the Gothic cathedral of Barcelona, the seat of the Archdiocese of Barcelona. The cathedral was built during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries on the same site where there had been a Romanesque cathedral, and even earlier a Paleo – Christian cathedral.…

Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

The Basílica de la Sagrada Família, is a large unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed…

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

Santa Maria Monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

Santa Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery located on the mountain of Montserrat, in the municipality of Monistrol de Montserrat (el Bages), at an altitude of 720 m above sea level. It is a symbol for Catalonia and has become a pilgrimage point for believers and a must-see for…

Santa Maria Monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

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