Columbus Fountain in the Plaza de Santa María de Guadalupe
your visit of Guadalupe Monastery, in Cáceres, it has a double appeal, which you will see as soon as you arrive at the small town where this great settlementExtremadura monument.
Stroll through the known since the fourteenth century as Puebla de Guadalupe already justifies the trip to this enclave of the region of The Villuercas, east of the province.
While the historic monastery will focus the most attention on your visit, one of the arguments that incorporate Guadeloupe in the Route of Isabel the Catholic in Extremadura.
Seville Arch in Guadalupe in Extremadura
The origin of Guadeloupe it goes back to a hermitage that rose where it was supposed to have appeared at the end of the 13th century an image of the Virgin which had been hidden at the beginning of the 8th century by several clerics in their flight from Muslims. According to a legend, this image had been sculpted by Saint lucas.
Subsequently, between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the Guadalupe Monastery, now declared World Heritage by Unesco, and at that time the first inhabitants of the town settled around them.
Gregorio López's house in Guadalupe in Extremadura
Now, when you have the chance to stroll through Guadalupe, you will find a very pretty town, with a characteristic rural architecture of wooden arches.
You will also see various historical buildings that were former hospitals, such as where the current one is Hospedería de Guadalupe. Or the old Infants College, which now houses the Parador de Guadalupe.
Corner of the Plaza de Santa María de Guadalupe
You will also pass under medieval arches, and you will see fountains, such as that of the main town square, with the baptismal font that was used to baptize two Indians who came from America withChristopher Columbus in the year 1500.
Pictures Guadalupe in Extremadura
As I anticipate the post I publish telling you what you can see during your walk, here is a gallery of Photos of Guadalupe in Extremadura.
- Santa Maria de Guadalupe Square in Extremadura
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Columbus Fountain in the Plaza de Santa María de Guadalupe
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Bar in the center of Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Santa Maria de Guadalupe Square in Extremadura
- Souvenir shop in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Signage in the Plaza de Santa María de Guadalupe
- Cover of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Guadalupe
- Infant School, now Parador de Guadalupe
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Towers of the Guadalupe Monastery in Extremadura
- Mudejar Gallery in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Former Women's Hospital in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Arch of San Pedro in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Plazuela de la Pasión in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Former Passion Hospital in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Wall of the Hospedería of the Monastery of Guadalupe
- Entrance to the Hospedería del Monasterio de Guadalupe
- Balcony in the Hospedería of the Monastery of Guadalupe
- Religious souvenirs in Guadalupe
- Sevllla Arch in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Rincon de Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Plazuela and Fountain of the Three Jets in Guadalupe
- Popular architecture in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Popular architecture in Guadalupe in Extremadura
- Extremaduran gastronomic specialty shop in Guadalupe