by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Uncategorized
This house is situated nearby the same name river, in threekilometres from Puente Genil. This house has one of the figurative and geometrical mosaics most important of Spain. According to the kind of edification, materials and mosaics found, the owner family would...
by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Churches, Monuments and Places of Interest, Uncategorized
This baroque and neoclassical church was built in 16th century although its masonry comes from 18th and 19th century. Inside, we can find both statues for St Christopher and for Our Father Jesus the Nazarene, patron saint of the town, made in 1622. Churches and...
by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest
The first edification in stone dates back to 1561, by the architect Hernán Ruiz II, in order to substitute the former wooden bridge. The twin arches were made in 1703, and the original projecting brick arch was made by the French architect Leopoldo Lemoniez in...
by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Museums
This Museum is situated inside the old Victoria’s Convent, one of the most singular buildings of the town. It has rooms dedicated to flamenco and religious iconography as well. The museum is divided into two sections: Ethnography and Archeology. This last section has...
by Lourdes Zamora | 11 \11\Europe/Madrid January \11\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest
In Puente Genil, the lord houses such as Medinaceli Dukes Casa-Palacio, Ximènez-Montillafamily’s, Reina’s or Leopoldo Lemoniez’s stand out. Aurora’s House or “La Alianza” are both representative examples of the industrial architecture from last...
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