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  • National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid

    National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid

    Museo Nacional de Escultura de Valladolid: Alonso Berruguete, La ascensión de Cristo (ca. 1530)
    Valladolid served as the capital of the Kingdom of Castile until Philip II decided to move the court to the city of Madrid. It is here that the National Sculpture Museum is found, within the cloister of the magnificent College of San Gregorio, adjacent to San Pablo Church. Both buildings are jewels of outstanding artistry, built in the architectural style known as Spanish Plateresque, characterized by the intricate and refined sculptures that adorn their extravagant façades.

    This museum is as important as the Prado in terms of sculpture, and houses among its coffered-ceiling rooms one of the greatest treasures in the history of universal art. Unlike in the rest of Europe, most Spanish Baroque sculpture combined woodcarvings and paint, a technique with which artists created works of extreme naturalism and overwhelming beauty.

    The extraordinary collection at the National Sculpture Museum is one-of-a-kind, and the masterpieces by Juan de Juni, Gregorio Fernández, Alonso Cano, Francisco Salzillo and Pedro de Mena convey a spirituality that as sensual as it is raw, characteristic of Spain’s Golden Age.

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  • Ávila, historic and mystic

    Ávila, historic and mystic

    Dr.Zoidberg. Catedral de Ávila. BY CC 2.0
    Ávila was named a World Heritage Site in 1985, and its cultural heritage is a reflection of its history, architecture, people, and characteristic Castilian landscape.

    Enclosed within impressive medieval walls, its historic quarter is home to palaces, temples, convents and residences, the result of a history shaped by the cultures that lived there together: the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities left their mark, and all three are a living part of our cultural legacy.

    Ávila is also a mystic, spiritual city. All roads lead to Saint Teresa, Doctor of the Catholic Church. We can follow her journey, from the house where she was born to the place where she was buried, including the convents where she was hidden away early in life and those she founded after creating the Order of the Discalced Carmelites.

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  • Holy Week in Castile

    Holy Week in Castile

    La Oración en el Huerto (III) en procesión. Zyllan Fotografía. BY CC 2.0
    One of Spain’s most spectacular, authentic traditions is Holy Week, which is based on commemorating Christ’s death and resurrection through religious processions and acts which highlight Spain’s Catholic tradition. Every region has its own individual customs, but all of them have processions, during which, over the course of the week, religious images —of virgins, or scenes from the New Testament, including the Passion of Christ— are paraded through the streets among the crowds.

    The dazzling artistry of the castillian images, together with intense mass participation, makes this nationwide celebration an extremely important cultural event.

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  • Toledo and the Three Cultures: a History of Coexistence

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    SEGOVIA, ESSENTIAL HISTORY

  • Monasteries, castles and walled cities

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