Guadalajara (Spain) - Guadalajara (Spanien)

Guadalajara
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Guadalajara is a city in the region Castile-La Mancha and at the same time the capital of the province Guadalajara.

background

The name of the city probably goes back to the Arabs, they named the place Wad-al-Hayara, Valley of the Stones. It was founded in Roman times, at that time it was under the name Arriaca known.

getting there

Concatedral de Santa María de Guadalajara

By plane

Madrid-Bajaras Airport is around 50 km southwest and can be reached by public transport.

By train

The city can be reached from Madrid by local trains, which run about every half an hour during the day.

By bus

In the street

Guadalajara is on the A2 between Madrid (50km) and Zaragoza (260 km).

mobility

Map of Guadalajara (Spain)

Tourist Attractions

Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano
  • 1  Alcazar de Guadalajara. The origins of the royal palace go back to the 9th century. It has only been preserved as a ruin. In front of the walls of the Alcazar.
  • 2 Palacio del InfantadoPalacio del Infantado in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPalacio del Infantado in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPalacio del Infantado (Q3361046) in the Wikidata database in Isabelline-Gothic style, seat of the Dukes of El Infantado
  • 3  Convento de San Francisco. Convento de San Francisco in the encyclopedia WikipediaConvento de San Francisco in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsConvento de San Francisco (Q2888064) in the Wikidata database.Monastery from the 14th century, later converted into a fortification.
  • 4  Palacio de Antonio de Mendoza. Palacio de Antonio de Mendoza in the encyclopedia WikipediaPalacio de Antonio de Mendoza in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPalacio de Antonio de Mendoza (Q7126214) in the Wikidata database.Built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style, later rebuilt in the neoclassical style.
  • 5  Puente de las Infantas. Puente de las Infantas in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPuente de las Infantas (Q6091538) in the Wikidata database.The Bridge of the Princesses was built in the 13th century.
  • 6  Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor. Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor in the encyclopedia WikipediaIglesia de Santiago el Mayor in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIglesia de Santiago el Mayor (Q5117177) in the Wikidata database.Built in the 14th century.
  • 7  Puente de Arriaca. Puente de Arriaca in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPuente de Arriaca in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPuente de Arriaca (Q6091343) in the Wikidata database.Modern cable-stayed bridge on the outskirts over the Henares River.
  • 8  Fundación de San Diego de Alcalá. 19th century monumental complex in eclectic style,
  • 9  Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano. Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano in the encyclopedia WikipediaPanteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPanteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano (Q6059879) in the Wikidata database.Built around 1900 by the Duchess of Sevillano as a memorial to her late father.
  • 10  Capilla de Luis de Lucena. Capilla de Luis de Lucena in the encyclopedia WikipediaCapilla de Luis de Lucena in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCapilla de Luis de Lucena (Q2956550) in the Wikidata database.The chapel, built in the 16th century, now serves as a museum.
  • 11  Parque de la Concordia. Parque de la Concordia in the encyclopedia WikipediaParque de la Concordia (Q6062728) in the Wikidata database.The park was laid out in the 19th century.
  • 12  Concatedral de Santa María de Guadalajara. Concatedral de Santa María de Guadalajara in the encyclopedia WikipediaConcatedral de Santa María de Guadalajara in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsConcatedral de Santa María de Guadalajara (Q1826864) in the Wikidata database.Mudejar style church built over a former mosque in the 14th century. Fundamentally redesigned in the 17th century.

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