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Web camera Port Tarifa – Tangier
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The camera is now pointing at Chamartín railway station and the Cuatro Torres Business Area, This includes Torre Caja de Madrid
Αναρτήθηκε από τον/την planetsos στο Δεκεμβρίου 22, 2010
Madrid 667m, Hauptstadt Spaniens und der Autonomen Region Madrid. Panoramablick vom Stadtzentrum Richtung Westen über die Hauptstadt. PROMOTED BY http://www.panocams.es
Webcam präsentiert von http://www.avendano.org
The camera is now pointing at Chamartín railway station and the Cuatro Torres Business Area. This includes Torre Caja de Madrid, the tallest building in Spain at 250 metres high. Webcam transmits a high definition 1280 x 720 pixel image that is updated every 30 seconds. You are viewing this image at only 64% of its original size. To view the image at full size, make your browser window larger and reload the page, or save the image and view with any graphics application. Weather info is from Madrid-Barajas airport (MAD/LEMD), 4 miles away. First light today was at 7:27 am and sunrise was at 8:38 am. Sunset was at 5:47 pm and nightfall was at 6:57 pm. This is the shortest day of the year. Webcam clock is synchronized with the Spanish Navy Observatory (Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada) which provides the official time signals in Spain. Accuracy of webcam clock is usually ±1 second. Local time zone is CET (Central European Time!) which is UTC +01:00. There is a child safety net in front of the camera and it sometimes gets into the picture.
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Web camera Live Seville (Spain) Panorama
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Webcams are located close to the meteorological sensors. Both, webcam1 and webcam2, looks over Seville city, and together compose a panoramic view that goes from East (E) to Southeast (SSE). Although MeteoSevilla web pages are updated every 30 minutes, webcam images are updated every 2 minutes (except in summer time, when due to high temperatures, cameras stop working several times a day to avoid the extreme heat).
On the right side of the image you can see, from left to right, the Alamillo bridge, the Olimpic Stadium, and close to the right edge of the image, La Giralda in Seville Cathedral.
Just click on any webcam image to access to the last 24 hours webcam history.
Seville (Spain) – East view
Seville (Spain) – Southeast view
Seville (Spain) – NNE view from Seville East
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Web camera Live Hotel The Westin Palace, Madrid
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The Westin Palace, Madrid
Oportunidades laborales en The Westin Palace, Madrid
Dirección física
- Plaza de las Cortes, 7
- Madrid 28014
- España
Teléfono: (34)(91) 3608000
Fax: (34)(91) 3608100
Facturación
Host Spanish Operating TRS, S.L
Plaza de las Cortes, 7 – 28014 Madrid – España
C.I.F: B-84663020
Registro Mercantil Madrid. Tomo-22.576
Libro-o. Folio 202.Inscripción 1a. Hoja-403581.
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Photography San Roque, Cádiz
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San Roque
San Roque (al fondo, Gibraltar)
Arcoiris sobre San Roque
Panoramica de San Roque (Cádiz) un dia de lluvia con un arco iris completo
Atardecer en San Roque / Sunset at San Roque
Atardecer en San Roque (Cádiz, España)
Sunset at San Roque, Cádiz (Spain)
Camara: Sony DSC-F717
© Eusebio Guerra
www.evoltekno.com
Arquitectura gaditana
de Calle San Felipe San Roque (Cádiz)
Butanero hacía Granada.
3000 a cargo del butanero lleno procedente de San Roque (Cádiz) y con destino final en Albolote (Granada) a su paso por La Peña, muy cerquita de Antequera. Había muchas ganas de volver a salir a la via para cazar un mercant
Atardecer en Puente Mayorga (San Roque)
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Web camera Live Les Angles ski
Αναρτήθηκε από τον/την planetsos στο Νοεμβρίου 10, 2010
We can organise all your Ski Holiday Extras in Anzère – book your ski hire, ski lessons, airport transfers and more in Anzère online now.
Are you looking for a typical family resort where both beginners and intermediate skiers or boarders can enjoy their skiing holiday? Then you’ve come to the right place with Anzère! Even if you don’t want to ski a whole week, you can just relax at the altitude of 1500 meters and admire the superb views on one of the resort’s sunny terraces or take a walk in the centre which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians.
Ski
The skiing area of Anzère has 11 different ski lifts covering over 40 kilometres of superb slopes for each level. You can ski between 1500 and 2500 meters altitude. With the first snowfall at the beginning of December and some snow blowers, you can be sure of good snow conditions till the end of Easter Holiday. Both for beginners and the more experienced skiers or boarders, Anzère has a snowpark and beginner area where everyone can enjoy his or her first experience or watch the most exciting tricks performed by the more experienced individuals!
Resort
Although this is a relatively small resort, it is one of the most cosy and family friendly places in Switzerland! Situated on a high plateau facing south, overlooking the Rhone Valley, with a beautiful panoramic view on the Valaisan Alps, this resort offers the ideal mixture of typical wooden alpine buildings, magnificent nature and warm-hearted people. The pedestrian centre of Anzère has many shops, authentic boutiques, restaurants, café terraces and a playground which will appeal to every visitor.
Activities
Besides the skiing and snowboarding activities, Anzère is offering its visitors plenty of other possibilities, especially as this is a very family friendly resort. Would you like to practice cross-country ski? Then do try the 5km trail for beginners and enjoy the winter season in a different way. If you like speed, then sledge down the 3.1 km long Swiss hills in only 10 minutes. Indoor swimming pool, paragliding, and the child care service make your ski holiday an unforgettable time for everyone!
Web cameres
Bas de station
Pla del Mir
Plateau de Bigorre
SnowPark
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Web camera Live Vallter 2000, Spain
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Vallter 2000 summary
Vallter 2000 in Spain is a medium sized ski resort with 9 ski lifts ( 2 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 585 metres (1920 feet) of vertical descent. Vallter 2000 has 420 acres of terrain over 12 pistes. Vallter 2000 is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Vallter 2000. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park.
Resorts close to Vallter 2000 include: Vall de Núria (10 km),Bolquere Pyrenees 2000 (17 km), Espace Cambre d’Aze (17 km),Eyne 2600 (17 km), Font Romeu (20 km),
History
ESCAPA’T PER DESCOBRIR
Amb gairebé 35 anys d’activitat com a pista d’esquí, Vallter 2000 es troba en un cercle d’orígen glacial (cercle de Morens – Ull de Ter), a la zona més oriental del Pirineu, a la comarca del Ripollès i dins el terme municipal de Setcases.
Envoltada de cims, alguns d’ells sobrepassen els 2.800 metres, la base de l’estació està situada a 2.000 metres d’altitud sobre la vall del riu Ter. La seva privilegiada situació geogràfica permet contemplar una panoràmica única i excepcional. Des de la cota 2.535 m es divisa la badia de Roses i el cap de Creus (Costa Brava). Aquesta proximitat al mar fa que les borrasques de llevant deixin gruixos de neu que poden sobrepassar el metre d’alçada. Vallter és la neu més mediterrània dels Pirineus.
Instal Lacions
ESCAPA’T PER FER ESPORT
Vallter 2000 disposa d’11 remuntadors mecànics:
2 Telecadires:
Tc Enric Planella i Tc Jordi Pujol Planella.
Cap. viatgers/hora 3.100
5 Telesquís:
Tq Morens I, Tq Morens II, Tq Bac Barquins I, Tq Bac Barquins II, Tq Xemeneies Cap. viatgers/hora 2.900
3 cintes transportadores:
Cinta Morens, Cinta l’Isard, Cinta Marmota.
Cap. Viatgers/hora 500
1 Telecorda:
Telecorda l’Isard.
Cap. Viatgers/hora 700
A més, la neu està garantida gràcies els 77 espersors.
ESCAPA’T PER ESBARGIR-TE
Amb els 19,930 km d’àrea esquiable repartits en 14 pistes d’esquí de diferents nivells, amb un parc lúdic i 5 pistes de zona freeride. Descensos assequibles per a tots els esquiadors, ja siguin debutants o de nivell mig-alt.
Planol de pistes
Serveis
ESCAPA’T PER GAUDIR
La proximitat i l’oferta de serveis permeten poder gaudir tranquil·lament de la jornada d’esquí a Vallter.
Venda de forfets, armaris guardaesquís i consigna a peu de pistes. Lloguer de material modern. Botiga d’esports oberta temporada d’hivern i d’estiu. Centre mèdic amb personal qualificat. Zones de pàrquing gratuïtes i per abonats. Jardí de neu equipat amb telebaby. Escola d’esquí amb més de 40 professors titulats. Neu assegurada a la major part de l’àrea esquiable i màxima seguretat.
Venda de Forfets
Taquilles situades a l’arribada de l’estació (zona del telecadira Enric Planella), a peu de pistes (edifici d’informació) i a l’interior de les oficines d’informació (per a passis especials, grups…).
Guardaesquís
A la planta superior de l’edifici d’informació. Lloguer d’armaris guardaesquís per dies o abonaments de temporada.
Lloguer de Material d’esquí
L’estació disposa de material modern per a la pràctica de l’esquí alpí i snowboard, tant per a particulars com per a grups i cursets. També ofereix el servei de lloguer de trineus.
Botiga
Facilita la compra de tota mena d’equipaments complementaris. També obre a l’estiu, de juliol a mig setembre, època en què es pot adquirir material amb uns descomptes importants. A més, s’hi poden trobar tots els productes oficials de Vallter.
Centre mèdic
Tel. 972 13 60 15
Ubicat al mateix centre de l’estació a peu de pàrquing, equipat amb els mitjans sanitaris necessaris i atès per professionals qualificats, metges, infermers i amb la col·laboració de l’equip de pisters socorristes. Disposa de servei d’ambulàncies i servei d’evacuació ràpida en helicòpter.
Manteniment
Manteniment de pistes i accessos: la neu està garantida a la major part de l’àrea esquiable ja que l’estació té 77 espersors de fabricació de neu, repartits en diferents punts. Per a un bon manteniment, es disposa de màquines llevaneu i trepitjaneu. I a més, Vallter compta amb un equip humà de pisters i personal de preparació de pistes que vetlla constantment per garantir la màxima seguretat.
Parking
Dues zones de pàrquing:
- La primera, gratuïta, amb 2 desnivells.
- La segona, a la cafeteria, 3 pàrquings: 2 de gratuïts i 1 per a abonats (info: 972 136057).
Jardí de neu
Tel. 619 205 565
Un espai perquè els més petits es diverteixin mentre els grans esquien. Compta amb una zona exterior equipada amb telebaby i un espai interior preparat, atès i vigilat per personal adequat. Servei per a nens i nenes de 3 a 6 anys.
Escola d’Esquí
Tel. 619 205 565
Vallter disposa de 40 professors titulats que ofereixen classes d’esquí alpí i snowboard. S’imparteixen cursos amb la metodologia i les eines més adequades, adaptades a cada un dels alumnes per tal d’aprendre, progressar i perfeccionar la tècnica, gaudint i amb total seguretat. Les classes s’ofereixen a particulars o grups i van destinades tant a nens (a partir de 4 anys) com a adults.
Frankfurt La Borda:
Ofereix el servei de bar frankfurt, en un ambient totalment informal i acollidor, ideal per a les tertúlies al voltant de la llar de foc.
Cafeteria Les Marmotes (cota 2.535 m):
Una de les cafeteries situada a més altitud de Catalunya. Servei de bar especialitzat en pizzes de pagès.
Bar restaurant Vallter 2000:
(tel. 972 13 61 38) servei de bar cafeteria i self-service a peu de pistes.
Xalet Refugi Ulldeter:
(tel. 972 19 20 04) situat a la mateixa estació d’esquí. A 20 minuts de l’aparcament. Servei de bar i restaurant. Habitacions de sis, vuit i deu places.
Hostal Refugi Pastuira:
(tel. 972 13 60 43) capacitat per a 60 persones. Cuina casolana.
Zona de pícnic:
Situada a peu de pistes, a la part posterior de l’edifici d’informació.
Vallter, S.A
Pla de Morens, s/n
17869 Setcases
Tel. 972 13 60 57
Fax: 972 13 61 51
direcció: direccio@vallter2000.com
administració: administracio@vallter2000.com
Informació i Atenció al client
Tel. 972 13 60 57
Fax: 972 13 60 51
Departament comercial (grups-cursets-agències de viatges)
Tel. 972 13 60 57
Fax: 972 13 61 36
comercial@vallter2000.com
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Web camera Live Malaga city …. , Ayuntamiento,Plaza del General Torrijos,Calle Larios,Alcazaba,Club Mediterraneo.
Αναρτήθηκε από τον/την planetsos στο Νοεμβρίου 7, 2010
Estimado Turista,
Las nuevas tecnologías tienen un campo de aplicación en el sector turístico que se abre cada día a nuevas expectativas. En este sentido, queremos poner a su disposición Málaga en directo, 25 cámaras con tecnología wifi-wimax que le darán en tiempo real distintas perspectivas de nuestra ciudad. Estos 25 ojos le darán una imagen fiel de lo que somos y de lo que podemos ofrecerle. Si no nos ha visitado aún será una buena manera de conocernos antes de su estancia, si ya nos visitó estas cámaras le servirán para mantenerse enlazado a nosotros.
Viva el día a día de nuestra ciudad desde su propia casa.
Sin más, sólo desearle que esta visita “virtual” a nuestros lugares más emblemáticos sea de su agrado, invitándole, una vez más, a visitarnos “in situ” y disfrutar así de nuestro clima, nuestros monumentos, nuestra gastronomía…
Le recibiremos con los brazos abiertos,
Málaga Ciudad.
Cámara Ayuntamiento
Cámara Plaza del General Torrijos
Cámara Calle Larios
Cámara Alcazaba
Cámara Club Mediterraneo
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Live camera Cadiz Muelle Plaza España
Αναρτήθηκε από τον/την planetsos στο Φεβρουαρίου 8, 2010
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San Roque, Cádiz – Attractions
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Source¨: http://www.sanroque.es/tourism
1. Juan Luis Galiardo Theatre
This theatre was opened in the summer of 1995. It was named after the well-known San Roque-born actor Juan Luis Galiardo on 10th February 2001.
Juan Luis Galiardo Theatre
2. Plaza de Andalucía Square
The Plaza de Andalucía Square was where part of a British-produced film, The Running Man was filmed in 1963.
The movie, starring Alan Bates and Lee Remick, was directed by Carol Reed. In the past it was known as “The Stop” as it was the place where carriages and later inter-city buses stopped. This square is just as important as the Alameda Square and is a clear indicator of town life. This is the place where the “Santo Encuentro” ceremony (Holy Encounter) is held on Maundy Thursday during Holy Week.
3. Saint Mary the Crowned Parish Church
Saint Mary the Crowned Parish Church dates from the 18th century and features Tuscan architecture and Baroque artwork. Once the town had been founded, work began in 1735 on the construction of a church over the foundations of the original Chapel of Saint Roque, built in 1508.
Inside the building the most important feature is the main altar, where the statue of the Patron Saint, Saint Mary the Crowned is venerated along with the images of Saint Sebastian and Saint Joseph. These statues were brought from Gibraltar in 1704 and date back to the 15th century. Amongst the 15th to 17th century statues brought from the Rock, The Holy Burial and The Most Holy Christ of Humility and Patience stand out, each one in their own side chapel. The image of Most Holy Christ of a Happy Death is the work of the San Roque-born sculptor, Luis Ortega Brú. The Baroque style side chapel and the tomb of Jose Cadalso, a poet and soldier from Cadiz who died during the Great Siege in 1782 are both worth mentioning. The church records feature the parish records from Gibraltar, from 1556 until 1704. On the outside, the main entrance and the bell tower stand out. The temple was declared a listed historical building on 30th May 1974.
4. Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas Square (Place of Arms) used to be the Main Square. It used to have a sandy surface and was used as the arena for bull fights. People say that it was where Manuel Ballón “El Africano” invented modern bullfighting, the Red Cape and Sword Technique in 1720.
In 1846 the name of the square was changed to its present name and flagstones were laid down. The square’s name is thought to derive from a fencing school which was set up here and the pupils practised this sport in the square. This was where the city jail used to be until it was moved to the old Franciscan convent, next to Poet Domingo de Mena Viewpoint in 1847. There is a coat of arms on one of the houses in the square which belonged to a local family called Rendón. In 1775 the pious Diego José de Cádiz stayed at the house when he came to officiate the Lent mass that year
5. Poet Domingo de Mena Viewpoint
Poet Domingo de Mena Viewpoint is popularly known as “The Canons”. This a wonderful vantage point with views of the Rock, the entire Bay of Algeciras and North Africa
Poet Domingo de Mena Viewpoint
There are two 18th century canons which were used during one of the sieges on Gibraltar. From this place in the rearguard during the sieges on Gibraltar signals were made to the troops who were fighting on the isthmus. The present name dates back to the 1970s when the Council named the place after the City’s chronicler at that time. José Domingo de Mena was a poet and the author of “Romances of Gibraltar”. At that time they used to commemorate the Founding of City on the 4th August at this view point
6. General Lacy Street & Coronel Moscoso Street
General Lacy Street and Coronel Moscoso are the two segments of the popularly known as “Malaga Street”. They are the main commercial artery of town life and the urban thoroughfare where all the city’s main public demonstrations and festive parades go along.
General Lacy Street & Coronel Moscoso Street
General Lacy was a serviceman from San Roque and a War of Independence hero, later executed by a firing squad of Ferdinand VII’s Absolutist supporters. In the corner between Vallecillo Luján and Coronel Moscoso a commemorative plaque is dedicated to those who died executed by firing squad on 27th July 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. Coronel Moscoso, who gives the name to the first segment of the street, was also a serviceman stationed at Diego Salinas Barracks, the Pavía 19 Regiment headquarters and a very important figure of San Roque’s cultural life in the 1920’s. Previously Malaga Street was called “Compañía” (Company)
7. Our Lady of Visitation Chapel
Our Lady of Visitation Chapel dates back to the 18th century. This temple houses the image of the Nazarene recovered from Gibraltar. Amongst the images inside, the statues of Our Lady of Anguish and The Most Blessed Mary of Sorrows, which are paraded during Holy Week, stand out the most.
Our Lady of Visitation Chapel
In the building next door, the Charity Hospital was founded in 1776 by an order of the same name substituting the one in Gibraltar. The sisters’ mission was caring for poor sick people and raising orphans in the whole area. The sisterhood went through hard times during the Great Siege and the French occupation. In 1909 the building was in ruins, but thanks to donations made by local people the parish priest, Manuel Aranda Ureba managed to rebuild it. That very same year the Charity Sisters returned to run the hospital and were substituted by the “Buen Consejo” Franciscan nuns in 1913. The nuns left in September 2001.
8. Saint Roque & the Dog Statue
It is the work of Victor Quintanilla and was placed in Cuatro Vientos in 1998. The Dog from San Roque is called “Melampo” and according to the famous Spanish saying Ramón Ramírez was the one who cut its tail off.
There are several legends about the tailless dog. The most well-known one dates back to 1885, coinciding with one of the plague epidemics that devastated the region. People went to the Saint Roque chapel to pray and obtain powder the folk healer sold. This “magical” product was made of an elaborated mixture of ingredients, which included dog tail shavings. Business was so good that the dog was left tailless.
It is the work of Victor Quintanilla and was placed in Cuatro Vientos in 1998. The Dog from San Roque is called “Melampo” and according to the famous Spanish saying Ramón Ramírez was the one who cut its tail off.There are several legends about the tailless dog. The most well-known one dates back to 1885, coinciding with one of the plague epidemics that devastated the region. People went to the Saint Roque chapel to pray and obtain powder the folk healer sold. This “magical” product was made of an elaborated mixture of ingredients, which included dog tail shavings. Business was so good that the dog was left tailless.
9. Pinar del Rey Pine Woods
Pinar del Rey Pine Woods
This forest dates back to 1800 when the powerful Spanish Navy planted trees here to supply timber to build warships.
The hills and land in the borough were granted to the City of Gibraltar by the Catholic Monarchs in the 16th century, becoming part of San Roque as the heir of the usurped city in the 18th century. An interesting historical fact worth emphasizing is that The Royal Calpe Hunt from Gibraltar used to organise foxhunts in the 19th century in this area, amongst many other locations in the borough and the rest of the Gibraltar Area.
10. The Bull Ring
The Bull Ring, which was built in 1850, is the second oldest in the province of Cadiz and one of the oldest ones in Andalusia.
The Bull Ring is one of the only ones without a “callejón”, an alleyway and barrier behind which the matador takes refuge. It is said that the reason why it was not built was that the architect, a local mathematics teacher, made a mistake with his calculations and there was not enough room for one. Two bullfights were planned for two matadors, Cayetano Sanz and Francisco Vilches “Llilly”. The first one took place on 20th August 1853. During a series of bullfights held in 1885 a member of the matador’s support team, Mariano “El Tornero” was gored in the Bull Ring and later died from his wounds. In 1946 the Mexican apprentice bullfighter was also mortally wounded in the arena, dying in hospital shortly afterwards. The building became Council property in December 1993. In 2002 the Bullfighting Museum was inaugurated. The exhibit offers a large collection of local bullfighting memorablilia and documentation about the history of bullfighting in San Roque
11. Saint Roque Shrine
The new Saint Roque Chapel was erected in 1801 and has neoclassical architecture. The shrine houses a statue of Saint Roque.
In the fourth week of April the Saint Roque Procession is held, when people carry the image of Saint Roque on a float. The statue is taken from this temple to the Pinar del Rey Pine Woods and vice versa. During the Spanish War of Independence the temple was sacked by the Napoleonic troops and the statue of the Saint was destroyed. This image was replaced in 1833 by another one donated by a captain from San Roque called Juan Rojas, who was stationed in Seville. At the time this city was suffering from a cholera epidemic, so Captain Juan Rojas vowed to make the effigy if he and all of his family recovered from the disease. That is what happened and the new image of Saint Roque was placed in this popular chapel.
12. San Felipe Street
San Felipe Street is the steep road between the Alameda Square and the Church Square. The street stands out due to its impressive and tidy façades with iron wrought bars on windows and decorative balconies adorned with flowers and plants, not to mention typical Andalusian patios.
San Felipe Street
The street takes its name from the old 18th Century San Felipe Neri chapel. During most of the 19th Century it was the Virgin of Dolores Brotherhood headquarters, a female guild. This temple was in ruins in the early 20th Century and was demolished in the late 1950s. In 1900 Domingo Tudela Manzorro, a local police officer died after being gored by a bull during the Toro del Aguardiente Bull Run. The event was re-established in 1979 by the Council following the demise of the Franco regime. The Liberal general Rafael Riego marched up the hill in 1820 when he rebelled against Absolutism. It was also here where the famous “Riego” anthem was first heard, a symbol of the fight for freedom, which was later adopted by the Republicans. This is also where the Leisure Casino was located, founded in 1876. It was also the first place in the town to have a telephone exchange. The prize-winning actor Juan Luis Galiardo was born at number ten. The official route for the Magna Procession of the Holy Death is held in this street on Good Friday.
13 .The Governor’s Palace
The Governor’s Palace has neoclassical civil architecture and dates from the 18th century. It was the Military Command Headquarters for Spanish forces in the Gibraltar area until the 19th century and is said to have been where many attacks during the sieges on the Rock were planned.
Nowadays it is home to the Luis Ortega Bru Borough Cultural Foundation. At first this building was known as Berlanga’s House because Juan Berlanga Avilés, Lieutenant General of the Royal Army and his wife María Martínez España purchased the house from Juan Arcadio and his wife María Machado on 6th September 1768. It is located in the Church Square, previously known as Vegetable Square due to the fact it used to be the market place. The main façade is in Rubín de Celis Street. The property was declared a listed historical building on 2nd March 1972.
At present the building houses two museums (Carteya Archaeological Museum and Luis Ortega Brú Sculpture and Iconography Museum), the “Luis Ortega Brú” Municipal Art Gallery with travelling exhibitions, two permanent painting halls (by Daniel Castilla Zurita and José Cruz Herrera), as well as the Standard of Gibraltar (1502), embroidered by Juana la Loca and The Exodus, a bas-relief by the San Roque-born sculptor Luis Ortega Brú depicting the Spanish Gibraltarians leaving the Rock in 1704.
Business hours: from Monday to Friday,
from 10.00 a.m. until 2.00 p.m.
Guided tours can be organised through the Borough Tourist Office, book in advance
14. The City Hall
The City Hall has 19th century neoclassical architecture and was built in 1841. The building features a stained glass window and marble plaques, dating back to the 1950s, depicting the issue of the sovereignty of Gibraltar and the loss of the Rock in 1704.
In 1824 a piece of land in Calle Prevención was purchased to extend the existing premises and from then on further extensions were added. During the First Republic the canton of San Roque was declared, giving the city its independence. In 1909 King Alfonso XIII visited the Town Hall where the Corporation held a reception in his honour. During the Coup d’Etat on 23rd February 1981, the democratic Corporation stayed inside the building until the forces within the army who were in favour of the coup had surrendered.
15. San Nicolás Street & Historiador Montero Street
Undoubtedly these two streets are the most picturesque ones in the old quarter of the town. San Nicolás Street has a very peculiar stretch, popularly known as “The Steps Street”.
This is where the Mercedarios Convent was located which closed in 1835 in one of the seizures. In this same building there was a military church, after being renovated in 1843. The property still exists although it was turned into a house. From this one, looking down the street we can see another street of singular beauty and a real garden in the old town centre, Historiador Montero, named after the writer Francisco María Montero, author of “The History of Gibraltar and its Area”, published in 1860 whose profit was destined to help the orphans and widows caused by the cholera epidemic in 1855 in the Gibraltar Area.
16. Simon Susarte Park
17. The Lion Statue
The Lion was the work of Cristóbal Quesada, its first location being the San Felipe Neri Chapel. It symbolizes the valour, courage and strength of the fallen during the sieges on Gibraltar.
In 1976 it was moved to its present location, looking towards Gibraltar as a commemoration and thus indicating that San Roque is the City of Gibraltar in Exile. On the column where it is supported one can read what no Spaniard should forget.
18. María España Drinking Fountain
This 18th century drinking fountain is one of San Roque’s timeless symbols. The name appears in old songs and legends.
The vision of the fountain is linked to old-fashioned water carriers, who would put their water pitchers brimming with fresh spring water on their donkeys’ backs and supply it to the inhabitants of the City of San Roque. The fountain has always been a recreational area for the locals, a resting place for walkers and the inhabitants of the Arca Mountains when they came to the town centre. The town folk, who identify so well with the fountain, were ones who give the place its name, against the wishes of the Mayor who had wanted his name to be used
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