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The center of Vietnam has one of the jewels of the country and of all of Southeast Asia: Hoi An. An ancient village with more than 2000 thousand years of history through which the Kingdom of Cham, great enemy of the Empire of Angkor Wat, …
There are cities that when you visit, you fall in love because they have something magical in the environment, a special aura that makes them unique and unforgettable. And the historic Chester is one of them. Perhaps because it seems that it is anchored in …
The Magic Town of Taxco de Alarcón, known as the Theater City, in recognition of the dramatist Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, annually celebrates the Alarconian Days and turns the city into a space for performing arts.
Your visitors can find countless sites that transport them to the past. Winding cobbled streets and alleys guide your steps to ancient temples framed with parks, squares and picturesque mansions.
It is undoubtedly the heart of this city, its talavera dome and its two pink quarry towers built in a mixture of Mexican Churrigueresque and Baroque architectural styles, they are the classic postcard of this Guerrero destination, a construction full of mysteries and legends …
It is another iconic element in the taxqueño landscape, in the Atachi Hill is a beautiful viewpoint from where you can see the entire silver city; This statue is twenty meters high and was built with 52 pieces of pink quarry.
It is one of the most recognized pagan-liturgical celebrations in Mexico, during these days you can see vivid and impressive processions in the streets.
The National Silver Fair takes place in the month of November and is a celebration of Taxco’s silver tradition, where artisans and jewelers participate in the National Silverware Contest; a week of cultural, artistic and entertainment events.
This magical town saw the birth of the cuetlaxóchitl flower that was later recognized as “Christmas Eve flower”, a symbol of Christmas worldwide.
This crop receives its tribute in December during the Cuetlaxóchitl Fair with botany, gastronomy and art events.
It is part of the Magic Towns program since 2002.
Since 2012 Taxco joins the “Ciudad Luz” circuit, being number 61 in the world for the design of the urban lighting of its historical monuments, including the majestic Parish of Santa Prisca.
Since 2013, two Taxco hotels have the distinctive “Treasures of Mexico” that places them on a competitive level in the luxury segment.
In pre-Hispanic times there existed to the south of the current town of Taxco an indigenous settlement founded by Tlahuicas with the name of Tachco, whose meaning in Nahuatl is «place of the ball game».
Taxco’s silverware draws on ancient resources linked to the art and culture of Mexico. His designs are inspired by colonial baroque and art nouveau.
Parish of Santa Prisca and San Sebastián
Borda House
Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Former Convent of San Bernardino de Siena
House of Tears Museum
Tianguis silver
Museum of Viceroyalty Art, Humboldt House
Sanctuary of the Lord of the Holy Veracruz
Cacahuamilpa Grottoes
Blue pools of Atzala
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc
Cacalotenango Waterfall
Nayaá House
San Antonio Abad Day is celebrated in January when the blessing of animals takes place in the parish atrium and a great fair with music and fireworks is held.
«Alarconian Days» is always held in the month of May, with parties and cultural events.
Jumil Day: It is celebrated on November 1 with a gastronomic fair on the hill of Huizteco and the dishes that can be prepared with this insect are exhibited.
National Silver Fair: It is held at the end of November and beginning of December with presentations of artisanal and cultural events.
From Cuernavaca it is possible to reach Taxco through federal highway number 95, at a distance of 106 km. Federal highway number 95 communicates with Iguala and Chilpancingo at 33 and 138 km respectively; as well as with Acapulco 275 km by the same route.
From Bárcena Mayor, we can only say that it is one of those magical and surprising places, since being in one of the most inaccessible valleys of the Cantabrian Mountains, it is considered one of the oldest in Cantabria and even in Spain. This medieval …
San Gimignano is a medieval town located in the hills of the region of Tuscany. This place, also called «The City of a Thousand Towers» is just 60 km from Florence. That’s why if you are in the Florentine capital and want to know this …
A trip to Marrakech is always a success. At first glance Marrakech manages to blend in with the desert sands thanks to the reddish ocher of its buildings and walls. Although it is known as the Red City, the truth is that Marrakech is the city of a thousand colors.
Unlike Chefchaouen which is located in the northwestern part of the country of Morocco. It is known for the spectacular blue buildings of different shades of its old town, as well as for its cobbled and sloping alleyways, full of looms and leather goods.
However, the nuances soon arise, as the city rises before a great palm oasis, a green spot in the middle of the aridity, and is framed between the high peaks of the Atlas, which peaks its snowy peaks through the streets of the city.
Marrakech was founded in 1062 as an Almoravid settlement and transformed into an imperial city of the Almohads who made it its capital, embellishing it in 1157 with the Kutubia mosque, one of the most beautiful monuments of the Maghreb.
Before visiting this artistic jewel, it is convenient to discover the soul of the city: the Djemaa el Fna square. «Better than Arzak and the Roca brothers, come, come and try …»
Heart throbbing in the city, this square stopped in time has two faces. From sunrise to sunset it is the scenario that all kinds of artists and lifeguards share.
The first to take place are the women who tattoo with henna or henna, which are followed by snake charmers, salt-bankers, swallowers, water heaters, corkscrews, chiropractors.
In the late afternoon, smoke from the stove and the smell of spices announce the arrival of food stalls at Djemaa el Fna, where whole families and tourists share a table and conversation.
Strolling aimlessly through the medina you will arrive safely at the Kutubia mosque, oriented by its slender minaret that would inspire that of the Giralda in Seville and is visible from many places, thanks to an old ordinance still in force, which prohibits others Old town buildings exceed palm trees in height.
The Kutubia is the brightest heritage of the Almohad period and a beautiful corner, since the surrounding gardens, with orange trees and ponds, are ideal for taking a break from the hustle and bustle of Djemaa el Fna and the transfer of the souks.
Before leaving the old center of Marrakech it will also be worth visiting the Dar Si Saïd Museum, with luxuriously decorated rooms where handicrafts from southern Morocco are exhibited, and especially the Madrasa of Ben Youssef.
We travel this frantic city from the Djemaa El Fna square to the most important monuments and souks of one of the most visited cities in Morocco.
From the terraces of the cafes that surround it you get a wide view of the throbbing center of Marrakech. From the sunrise to the door of the sun is the scenario that all kinds of artists, hustlers, tourists and locals share.
Outside the Medina is the imperial garden, a park erected in the twelfth century for the enjoyment of the sultans, converted today into a peaceful garden. Walled, with olive trees and fruit trees, it has a pavilion of the s. XIX. In the background, the tops of the Atlas.
To the southeast of Marrakech lies the immense Sahara, with its orange dunes, dotted by oases and some fortified enclosure (ksar). Touring the desert is an unforgettable experience that allows you to know the way of life of the Bedouins.
This labyrinth of merchandise, organized by guilds (wrought iron, wickerwork, furs, leather goods, textiles), is accessed from Djemaa Square by Samarine Street. The most advisable thing is to get carried away by the inertia of its streets, talk with the vendors and taste and smell the delights of its stores.
The visit to this Koranic school, one of the largest in the Maghreb, shows the delicacy of Islamic art, founded in the fourteenth century, which has been restored and today sports its marble floors, zellij tiles, plaster stucco and magnificent works in wood.
With its magnificent natural scenery and cinema, it is the starting point of the best routes through the Great Atlas, the last stop before the dunes and the fertile oases that dot the Sahara for those who want to enter the desert.
Albarracín is a small and unpopulated region, and still full of possibilities for tourism. It is one of the main destinations of Aragon (Spain). Believe it or not, there are many things you can do in Albarracín and you will surely find more than one …
Borobudur Temple, is the largest Buddhist monument in all of Southeast Asia and its origins date back to between 750 and 849. This Buddhist structure, made with limestone, is an authentic wonder and heritage of humanity by Unesco. Very well preserved and located about 75 …
Although many consider it a temple, the Taj Mahal is a mausoleum that hides a beautiful and tragic love story between an emperor and his wife.
This majestic building was built in the 17th century and is located in the vicinity of the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India and is undoubtedly a must for the thousands of tourists who visit this corner of India.
But let’s get into the love story that surrounds this magical place.
I was crying a soul in love
Tears, pain, grief, crying
A heart tones its sad song
A hand, tired, behind its closed window
There from his palace, from his window
Admire that white tear
Poetry made art, art that passion starts
For you, my beloved, my wife, my soul sister.
Sha Jahan met his beloved Arjumand in a bazaar where she sold crystals.
Admired by her beauty, she was not able to speak to him at first.
Persecuted by the armies of his father the Emperor, and because of that relationship, after two wives and five years since that first meeting, they joined in marriage.
Arjumand became known as Mumtaz Mahal, «the chosen one of the palace.»
Years of joy and glory passed for the lovers, even when Prince Kurran’s father dies and he is crowned as emperor and begins to call Shah Jahan, «King of the World.»
Four years after this event the tragedy would come …
During the birth of his fourteenth son, Mumtaz Mahal, he died.
Her husband held her hand and listened carefully to her last requests in life:
To build his grave, to get married again
That he was good with his children
And to visit her every year on the anniversary of her death.
Around 20,000 people and more than 1,000 elephants worked in its construction
It was ordered that they leave blind and cut off the hands of all the chief architects so that they could never build anything like that.
It was about to be destroyed in the 19th century by the English.
The Taj Mahal receives more than 3 million visitors a year and is one of the most photographed tourist destinations in the world.
Its architecture is based on Persian, Islamic and Indian styles. It is part of the 7 Wonders of the World since 2007.
Depending on how the sun sets, the mausoleum can be seen up to 10 different shades of color.
It took 22 years for Taj Mahal to build completely. Taj means «crown» and Mahal «first lady of the palace.»
The southern entrance (Sirhi Darwaza):
The door faces south, which overlooks the ancient Mumtazabad. It is the least common access, since it is located between the network of narrow streets of Agra.
The east entrance (Fatehabad Gate):
This door faces Fatehabad and is the furthest from the center of Agra. The ticket offices are 750 meters from the entrance to the Taj Mahal in the so-called «Shilpgram».
The west entrance (Fatehpuri Gate):
It is the main entrance to the Taj Mahal and is oriented towards the center of the city of Agra.
You can get there by walking if we stay nearby, or by tuk-tuk from anywhere in the city.
There is a small pearl of architecture in another area of India. Away from Taj Mahal himself, we find what he suggests is a small copy.
Nicknamed as the younger brother of the Taj Mahal, the Bibi Ka Maqbara also has a relationship with the former, in addition to his obvious construction and design, as the principal architect of the child was the son of the principal of the Taj Mahal, who wanted to honor his Dear mother (Dilras Banu Begum).
The Bibi Ka Maqbara was carried out by the architect Ata-Ullah, son of Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, who primarily designed the most important palace in India, one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
India is a huge country and you can visit the Taj Mahal from many places, but the most common is New Delhi, the capital.
The ticket price is divided into two, one is for nationals and the other for foreigners. The price for foreigners is 15 euros or so.
In the region of the Highlands extends the most popular lake in Scotland: Loch Ness. In this guide you will find everything you need to know to visit Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle, located on one of its banks. Let’s say, this is a place …