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breughel Says: The village has two medieval quarters near the sanctuary.The lower quarter with narrow streets and modest houses with archways.The high quarter behind the monastery in the upper part of the village.From these streets, often with flowers and fountains, there are nice views on...
breughel Says: Entrance is free by the Plaza.The basilica is part of the monastery and only the central nave is open to the public.From here one has a stunning view on the very high iron forged gate (begin 16th.c.) and behind the magnificent principal chapel (18th.c.) with the huge much...
breughel Says: Nobody, pilgrim or tourist, goes to Guadalupe without visiting the monastery.The visit is guided and in Spanish. The groups follow each other. Best is to come early before the arrival of the busses, or late when they have left.We had the chance to have a guide for us alone....
The sanctuary and monastery - The history.
breughel Says: Monasterio de Santa Maria de Guadalupe.The sanctuary was developed by King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon in the first half of the 14th. c. The king commemorated his victories on the Arabs by financing the enlargement of the monastery which expanded around the sanctuary. In...
The Virgin of Guadalupe - the Statue.
breughel Says: The statue is in wood, probably from the 12th.c. The Virgin is seated with the child on her knees. Her face is dark brown. She is seated on a throne and magnificently dressed (like often the statues of the Virgin in Spain). Her crown and sceptre are sumptuous. I was told by...
The Virgin of Guadalupe - the Legend.
breughel Says: The legend of the Black Virgin of Guadalupe goes back as far as the 1st. c with St. Luc. Later the statue was found in Constantinople in the 4th. c., went to Rome around 590 and from there to Seville. The statue was hidden at the invasion of the Arabs and disappeared until...
1 Review and 63 Opinions Finding the way to the Parador is easy as the hotel is located in the street just on the right side...
Hospederia del Real Monasterio: Hotel of the Royal Monastery.
breughel Says: Inside the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe there is an hotel.We did not stay at this hotel but could visit the entrance, the courtyard and conference room and the gothic cloister of the hotel which all looked nice as well as the impressive medieval façade with...
Hospederia del real Monasterio: another excellent notch on my checklist of visits!
angiebabe Says: Beautifully renovated wing of the monastery turned into a hotel of lovely rooms - loads of characters in the rooms and its a delight to look over the balconies into the courtyard below.The service was professional, the concierge very helpful and wouldnt let me carry my...
Monastery cafe.: A cafe at the Gothic Cloister
breughel Says: The bar in the patio of the Gothic Cloister is a wonderful place to have a refreshment or coffee.
Altamira.: Standard food but cheap.
breughel Says: The restaurants in the town are mainly aimed at the pilgrims who stay for lunch.We tried two restaurants near the main plaza. Rather cheap but standard food.In one of them "Altamira" I got an excellent Extremadura wine, reserva 1999, the most expensive on the wine card at...
Parador Restaurant: Local cuisine.
breughel Says: We had expected better. The restaurant of the Parador is probably a good one, maybe the best in the town, but I think they insist too much on the local cuisine of Extremadura. Although my wife and I are used and like Spanish regional dishes, here we had to face some strange...
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The bar in the patio of the Gothic Cloister is a wonderful place to have a refreshment or coffee.
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This small town of Extremadura is less visited by foreign visitors that the towns of Caceres and Trujillo but within the Spanish speaking community "Hispanidad" Guadalupe in an extremely important...
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visit the monastery of Guadalupe -and sleep in it
huge monastery of Guadalupe - i stayed in a part thats turned into a beautiful hotel and down through a small corridor out you come into the most stunning courtyard that is in the centre of the huge...
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A Night at the Parador de Guadalupe
One of the weekend trips I took while studying in Madrid was to the Extremadura region, which is close to Portugal. After stopping in Caceres and other locations, long lost to memories, we settled in...
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