Collegiate Church Santa Maria la Mayor SitesOctober 10, 2023Church from the 16th century build to be the burial place of the founder of the Oviedo University
San Salvador Monastery SitesOctober 10, 2023Monastery built to commemorate the miraculous rescue of a baby princess by a bear
Oviedo Cathedral SitesOctober 10, 2023Cathedral where the Primitive Way to Santiago begins, and which houses the Holy Shroud of the Passion
Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel SitesSeptember 21, 2023Benedictine abbey located on the stunning Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
Mont Saint-Michel: the angel’s thousand-year-old abode StoriesSeptember 21, 2023Tradition has it that back in the year 708 Saint Aubert, the then bishop of Avranches, was visited several times by the Archangel Michael in his dreams. The Archangel repeatedly…
Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela SitesSeptember 18, 2023Romanesque cathedral built on the site of Tomb of the Apostle Santiago, at the end of the Camino de Santiago
Weltenburg: A “pilgrimage” to the shrine of beer Food and DrinkSeptember 15, 2023Benedictine abbey with the second oldest active monastic brewery in the world, with almost a thousand years of activity
The unexpected origins of Saint James’ Cake Food and DrinkApril 27, 2023Saint James’ cake is almost synonymous with Galicia. But the cake’s main ingredient, almonds, do not grow in the region.