http://www.alifeinvalencia.com Guide to Valencia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/the-church-of-santa-maria-del-mar/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/the-church-of-santa-maria-del-mar/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:48:12 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/the-church-of-santa-maria-del-mar/ It is named in historical documents dating as far back as 1333 and 1392. In the descriptions of this ancient building, there is a visual record from 1563 in which the Flemish painter Van den Anthoine Wijngaerde Grao shows the appearance of Valencia and from the view you can see the church.
There is limited information on this stunning church but it has been recorded that originally it was a single-nave temple 25 [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/the-church-of-santa-maria-del-mar/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/valencia-cathedral-catedral-valencia/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/valencia-cathedral-catedral-valencia/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:35:32 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=634 Centrally located on the Plaza de la Reina, this is the religious centre of Valencia and one of the city’s landmarks.
Many centuries ago, it used to be a mosque, but when El Cid conquered the city, it became a Roman Catholic cathedral. Later the city was re-conquered by the Muslims as part of the Arab Moorish invasion of Spain and the South of France. The cathedral again became a mosque.
Later, when the Christian King Jaume I  re-conquered Valencia it reverted to a Christian cathedral. The Miguelete bell tower (El Miguelete) is a hexagonal Gothic tower towering over Plaza de la Reina. [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/valencia-cathedral-catedral-valencia/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/monasterio-de-san-miguel-de-los-reyes-monastery-of-san-miguel-of-the-kings/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/monasterio-de-san-miguel-de-los-reyes-monastery-of-san-miguel-of-the-kings/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:42:29 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=674 The Hieronymite monastery of San Miguel de los Reyes (San Miguel of the Kings) rose in 16th century on the site of the old mercedaria abbey of Sant Bernat de Rascanya, thanks to the patronage of Duke de Calabria, Virrey of Valencia.
The building started in 1546 in the South cloister, following the plans of Juan de Vidaña and Alonso de Covarrubias. Shortly after the death of their founder, in 1550, the works practically became paralyzed. They were not started again until 1570, and were fully under the influence of the “Evangelistas de El Escorial”.
It was [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/monasterio-de-san-miguel-de-los-reyes-monastery-of-san-miguel-of-the-kings/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/san-juan-del-hospital-san-juan-of-the-hospital/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/san-juan-del-hospital-san-juan-of-the-hospital/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:06:37 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=654 The historical place of San Juan Hospital has in its interior the oldest church of Valencia. It was founded in the 13th century (1238) by the Sovereign Military order and San Juan de Jerusalem.
Jaime I then made a donation in gratitude of lands located next to the door of the Xerea. Perhaps the passer by may ask is that a hospital?, since has never seen doctors or patients. It was based on the days of the crossed ones and for the care an order was created. One [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/san-juan-del-hospital-san-juan-of-the-hospital/feed/ 0