Wednesday 14 February 2018
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Discovering Cantabria: Palacio de La Magdalena
Hi guys! In this blog entry you will know a new place in Cantabria. Today I
will introduce you to the Palacio de la Magdalena, and also I will tell you
some curious facts about it.
The Palacio de La
Magdalena is a building laid on the peninsula of Magdalena, opposite the island of
Mouro, in Santander (Cantabria, Spain), and that was built between 1909 and
1911, to accommodate the Spanish Royal Family. In 1977, it happened to be the
property of the municipality of Santander
CURIOUS FACTS
- The
Palace served for several functions during eight decades, that were
damaging its state: international summer courses were held, it was a
hospital, temporary residence for the victims of the Santander fire, it
was a concentration camp for the prisoners of the dictatorship ...
- In
these courses, great people from Spain have given classes throughout the
summers, among them Miguel de Unamuno or Federico Garcia Lorca.
- It is
currently the venue for conferences and meetings; during the summer the
City Council transfers it to the Menéndez Pelayo International University
as the center of its activities. In addition, it preserves a museum area
that recreates the former Royal Residence and can also be visited.
- The
Magdalena Palace was the scene of the Gran Hotel series: the exteriors of
the series were filmed in the palace gardens.
- In the park of the Magdalena Palace there are many miniature wooden statues that Rogelio Verdeja molds with a chainsaw in his dead moments
-Marta.
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