Home  |  Links   |  Contact Us   |  Bookmark
   Travel Forum Search :
   Home        News        Hot in Travel        Travel Q&A       Travel Directories        Dictionary  
Travel Forum    Spain
Travel Discussion Forum

 Accomodation in mijas
...


 Is Port Aventura in Spain good fun for young kids?
We are thinking of taking our 2 and 4 year olds to Spain and wondered if anyone knows if there will be much for them to go on, seeing as they are quite young. Also has anyone been to Costa Dorada in ...


 What FUN THINGS can TEENAGERS do in BARCELONA?
Can you suggest on any fun activities teens can do in Barcelona during the summer?...


 Any knowledge of motercycle\scooter hire in Spain?
I going to travel, somehow, from madid to barcelona next month. bus is easy but boring, car offers more freedom but i would really like to go on 2 wheels. ive found companies offering huge touring ...


 Name two lakes found in Spain?
...


 Gerona spain?
I am going for a long weekend to spain with my daughter. We are really just going for cigs and we have booked for gerona airport. Has anyone stayed in Girona and what is it like. Thanks
A...


 Passport expiring advice
My daughter is going to Tenerife on holiday,she goes in September,but her passport runs out in November.
Will she be able to travel with her existing passport or will she need to get another one?...


 Hi if I want to go on vacation to Spain for 2 weeks & how much money do I need?
That also includes to Spain & to back California? I live in California. I also rather catch the train instead of Taxi driver. Thank you!
Additional Details
I am sorry only 1 week....


 From Girona airport to barcelona city?
Im travelling to barcelona tomorrow wednesday with my husband &2 children,we fly into girona airport and we are staying in c/sant bertran near parc guell/las ramblas,should we get a taxi to our ...


 City in Spain called Saldua. ?
Does anyone know of a little city or town in Spain called Saldua? If so, can you share with me any info on the place or a place where I can do some research on that town or city.
Additional D...


 Anyone have some experience about OVIEDO; Spain? Is it fun, expensive,place to be,...?
...


 Things to do in Oporto?
I am going to Oporto as part of a cruise and will only be there for one day. Can anybody recommend a good place to eat and some interesting things to see and do?...


 Thinking of moving to Spain?
I am planning on moving to Spain from NYC. Im an American, lived only here, but I need a change. Considering moving in a few years (3 or so). I don't even know where to start, but I know I have ...


 Has anyone?
Been to Santa Eulalia in Ibiza?
If so what it is like, what do u recommend to do, what are the beaches like?
And any other info u can give woould be much appreciated.
Im planning to go ...


 What Are The Best Bars In Mallorca?
Where are the best places to go in Mallorca for hen and stag nights, the best night clubs and music bars, the best hotels to stay?...


 What's the weather like in Alicante in September?
...


 What are some natural items of spain?
...


 I met this band on the streets of Barcelona, does anyone know who they are? picture included?
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn
they had a reggae style, does anyone know their name?...


 Is clinica benidorm near the hotel flamingo oasis?
please can you provide a popular landmark that is near the hospital eg,the benidorm palace etc,or familiar hotel,many ...


 When would be the best time to buy airfare?
I realize that there are similar questions, but I've made so many sacrifices so that I can have this trip and I want it to be really special. I've worked all my life to learn Spanish (now I&...



Rocio M

What is your opinion about Catedral de la Almudena of Madrid?


    



Show all answers


Jess
I think it's a horribly sad story.
The first wife of the King who built it, Alfonso XII (or XIII?), Maria, died after a short time of being married (she was like a teenager). And he was madly in love with her. So, he married again and watned to build that cathedral to bury her and so that he could see her tomb from the palace, but his second wife refused to let him finish it. So It took like 100 years to finish and was only completed a few years ago. He even named his daughter with the second wife after his first wife.
It's beautiful, and sadder than the Taj Mahal.


sarapindity
I like it, many people say that it's a waste of space and money but i think it's nice and original on the inside.


esther c
It's quite beautiful, and different from others Cathedrals that you can visit in the rest of Spain.

PS. The King who lose his wife was Alfonso XII, the project of that cathedral was made in XVI century by the King Felipe II (the same who ordered to build El Escorial), but finally it wasn't started until 1883 when the King Alfonso XII gave the space to build it thanks to his wife Mercedes who was a devote of the Virgin of La Almudena (and who later died and was buried firstly in El Escorial, but later was buried inside the Cathedral in year 2000)


shoe s
i have seen fancier ones





 Enter Your Message or Comment


User Name:  
User Email:   
Post a comment:








  
Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy
© 2011 TravelExpertGuide                 



0.064
CATEGORIES   ARCHIVE   TRAVEL
 HOME Forum Links
 NEWS Forum1 Links1
 FORUM Forum2 Links2
 DICTIONARY  All RSS Feeds