by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Churches, Monuments and Places of Interest
The main church of the town is also some of the more relevant characters’ pantheon such as Alvera and Garnelo families’. It has an impressive architecture of three naves withnumerous chapels in the side naves, standing out the Baptism Chapel, where Saint Francis...
by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Castles, Monuments and Places of Interest, Uncategorized
The castle, on the top of a hill, dominates the village. It was a great medieval fortress for the Lords of Aguilar, later destroyed by Ferdinand the Catholic. According to some vestiges and witnesses, it was an extensive trapezoidal complex surrounded by numerous...
by Lourdes Zamora | 23 \23\Europe/Madrid December \23\Europe/Madrid 2021 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Museums, Uncategorized
Also known as Casa de las Aguas [House of Water] for having the very first drinkable water deposits of the town. This museum shows José Garnelo and Alda’spainting collection: one of the best sample of high technic academic painting. Know more
by Lourdes Zamora | 23 \23\Europe/Madrid December \23\Europe/Madrid 2021 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Museums
The Museum offers an historical view of the town through archeological vestiges. A thousand stories to understand the current image and layout of the city. Inside the museum meaningful pieces are shown, such as the original copy of “The treasury of Montilla”,...
by Lourdes Zamora | 23 \23\Europe/Madrid December \23\Europe/Madrid 2021 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Museums
The writer Inca Garcilaso lived in this house for 30 years, when he wrote some of his pieces. This house is not only about a recreation of a 16th century lord house, but also a recognition on the character of this writer. The house has three floors, being the winery...
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