Via de la Plata: Points of interest
Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.
- Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus
A Franciscan convent founded in the early thirteenth century on land the Benedictines of San Martiño Pinario gave in exchange for a basket of fish a year, still delivered in the late 1700s.
- Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago
Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago. 20th-century museum, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as cultural heritage.
- Monte Pedroso
Natural landmark, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at 461 m elevation.
- Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
A Romanesque cathedral begun in 1075 and consecrated in 1211, with a Baroque Obradoiro front from 1738 to 1750 built to shelter the Portico de la Gloria.
- Castle of Zafra
Palace, in Zafra, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Museo del Convento de Santa Clara de Zafra
Museum of the Convent of Santa Clara de Zafra. 21st-century museum, in Zafra, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Saint Vincent
Monument in Romanesque style, dedicated to Vincent of Saragossa, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Palacio de los Momos
Monument in Renaissance style, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Castle of Zamora, Spain
Castle. Designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Palacio de los Condes de Alba y Aliste
Palace, dedicated to Count of Alba de Liste, in Zamora Province, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Gate of Doña Urraca
Historic gate. Designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Santa María la Nueva, Zamora
Monument in Romanesque style, dedicated to Mary, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Santo Tomé, Zamora
12th-century monument in Romanesque art style, dedicated to Thomas the Apostle, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Museo de Zamora
Museum of Zamora. 20th-century museum, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of San Leonardo, Zamora
Church, dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of San Cipriano, Zamora
Church in Romanesque style, dedicated to Cyprian, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Monte do Gozo
Natural landmark, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at 372 m elevation.
- Convent of San Domingos de Bonaval
Monument in Gothic style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs
16th-century plateresque unknown. Designed by Enrique Egas.
- Arch of Trajan
Monument, in Mérida, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural, 15 m tall.
- Convento de San Andrés
Monument, in Mérida, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Italica
Roman city founded in 206 BC by Scipio Africanus for his wounded soldiers, and the birthplace of the emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
- Fortín romano de La Calzada de Béjar
Monument, in La Calzada de Béjar, Spain, designated as Red List of Endangered Heritage item.
- Monterrey Palace
Palace in Plateresque style, designed by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Santa Marta de Tera
Monument, in Camarzana de Tera, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Castro de As Muradellas
Archaeological site, in Lubián, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Ourense Cathedral
A Romanesque cathedral of the 12th and 13th centuries with Gothic additions up to the early 1500s, on a site where a church stood from 550.
- Reales Alcázares
A royal palace still used by the Spanish royal family, raised over the city's Islamic citadel.
- Postigo del Aceite
Monument, in Seville, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Hospital de la Santa Caridad
17th-century monument in Baroque style, in Seville, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Restos del Recinto Amurallado de Itálica
Archaeological site, in Santiponce, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo
14th-century monument in Mudéjar style, in Santiponce, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Granada
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Granada. Church, in Fuente de Cantos, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Iglesia de la Candelaria
Church of Candelaria. Church, in Zafra, Spain, designated as a cultural heritage site.
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Valle
Church of Our Lady of the Valley. Church in Gothic style, in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain, designated as a cultural heritage site.
- Walls of Cáceres
Monument, in Cáceres, Spain, designated as a cultural heritage site.
- Palace of the Golfines de Arriba
Monument, in Cáceres, Spain, designated as a cultural heritage site.
- Iglesia de la Preciosa Sangre
Church of the Precious Blood. Church in baroque style, dedicated to Francis Xavier, in Cáceres, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Saint Julian and Saint Basilissa
Monument, dedicated to Julian and Basilissa, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Torre del Aire, Salamanca
Tower of the Air, Salamanca. Monument in Late Gothic style, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Saint Christopher
Church in Romanesque style, dedicated to Saint Christopher, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural, covering 0.0 km².
- Palacio de Figueroa
Monument, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Casa de las Conchas
Villa. Designated as bien de interés cultural.
- La Salina Palace
16th-century monument, designed by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Enrique Estevan Bridge
20th-century bridge, dedicated to Enrique Estevan Santos, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of Saint Martin of Tours
Church, dedicated to Martin of Tours, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Church of John of Barbalos
Church in Romanesque style, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Salamanca, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Church of San Pedro y San Ildefonso, Zamora
Monument in Romanesque style, dedicated to Saint Peter, in Zamora, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
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