Magical Gaudí Palace in Astorga, Spain [ENG - ESP]

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Magical Gaudí Palace in Astorga



One of the cities I got to visit while doing the Camino de Santiago was Astorga, close to the Galicia region. I didn't know this city existed, to be completelly honest, but I found it wonderful. It was small, but very warm and welcoming, there were other pilgrims everywhere and many things to do during the day. Believe me that, after being staying for the day in very, very, very small towns, it was great to have the chance to visit some other places to enjoy.


That day was amazing from beginning to start. I started walking from San Martin del Camino, which was 25km away, so after four hours, I arrived to Astorga by midday. My friend Silvia was waiting for me in the albergue we were going to spend the night it, but she had had some issues with her shoes during the walk, so she ahd to take a taxi and buy a new pair... We laughed for hours, really hours, about how she found out her shoe was broken, her bad attempts at trying to speak Spanish and get someone to understand her (she's from Italy), and finally, being able to get a new pair of shoes to talk the next day in a place in which every single shop was about to close by midday. Everything was hilarious!

I took a shower, did my clothes-washing for the day and we were good to go to have some lunch! We headed to a place that someone in the albergue recommended us and while we were eating, we started looking for activities to do during the day.



One of the highlights of the city was Gaudí Palace, the beautiful castle-like building that Antoni Gaudí built during the late 1800's. You might know this man from otehr important architectural gems, like the Sagrada Familia, Casa Battló, Park Güell, la Pedrera... and many, many, many others. He is a very well know architecture not only in Spain, but in the entire world. Everyone that visits Barcelona (since most of his masterpieces can be found there) has at least seen one of his gorgeous constructions and it's impossible not to have goosebumps while taking a look at it. It's simply wonderful.

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This wonderful "castle" had been made originally for the Church, now it's only shown for touristic reasons. Its construction took from 1889 and 1915, but there were some problems that justify the huge amount of time it took to be finished. At first, Gaudí was in charge of the original plans, but after some arguments with the episcopal Church, he decided to step aside and another architect was in charge of performing what was left.

The castle has a wonderful neogothic style... that reminds me of Mario Bross' castle. Is it just me?!

To be honest, from the first time I saw it, I could only think of the first Mario game I played in the Nintendo 64 that my parents got me! Perhaps... people from Nintendo came and visit, and took some inspiration with them? Hahaha. It's not only related in the outside, in the inside is pretty much alike too!

The shape of windows, the stairs, even the colours... Oh well, it might just be me!



This huge building has four floors, in which there were different rooms destinated to every single member of the Church's delegation. The place was really big, open and the windows gave a huge amount of light, that made it even more beautiful. As it couldn't be another way, everything was wonderfully decorated with little pieces of glass, small tiles from different colours and small flowery-paintings. I probably stood there for quite a big just admiring the huge amount of details that could be found everywhere, very Gaudí like...

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These are the pictures I like the most about this gorgeous place, you can really see the details in here!

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That was the most important room in the Castle, as it was the Chapel. There are two huge paintings on the side that represent very important biblical situations and the very small altar right in front of them. For me, it's simply wonderful the combination of the neogothic style and the colourful details on the walls and windows.



Hope you enjoyed it and thank you so much for reading! :)


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Palacio magico de Gaudí, en Astorga



Una de las ciudades que pude visitar mientras hacía el Camino de Santiago fue Astorga, cerca de la región de Galicia. No sabía que existía esta ciudad, para ser completamente honesta, pero me pareció maravillosa. Era pequeño, pero muy cálido y acogedor, había otros peregrinos por todas partes y muchas cosas que hacer durante el día. Créanme que, después de pasar el día en pueblos muy, muy, muy pequeños, fue genial tener la oportunidad de visitar otros lugares para disfrutar.


Ese día fue increíble de principio a principio. Empecé a caminar desde San Martín del Camino, que estaba a 25 km, así que después de cuatro horas llegué a Astorga al mediodía. Mi amiga Silvia me estaba esperando en el albergue donde íbamos a pasar la noche, pero había tenido algunos problemas con sus zapatos durante la caminata, así que tuvo que tomar un taxi y comprarse un par nuevo... Nos reímos por horas, realmente horas, sobre cómo descubrió que su zapato estaba roto, sus malos intentos de tratar de hablar español y lograr que alguien la entendiera (ella es de Italia) y, finalmente, poder conseguir un nuevo par de zapatos para hablar el al día siguiente en un lugar en el que todas las tiendas estaban a punto de cerrar al mediodía. ¡Todo fue divertidísimo!

Me duché, lavé la ropa del día y ¡estuvimos listos para ir a almorzar! Nos dirigimos a un lugar que alguien del albergue nos recomendó y mientras comíamos empezamos a buscar actividades para hacer durante el día.



Uno de los aspectos más destacados de la ciudad fue el Palacio Gaudí, el hermoso edificio con forma de castillo que construyó Antoni Gaudí a fines del siglo XIX. Es posible que conozcas a este hombre por otras importantes joyas arquitectónicas, como la Sagrada Familia, la Casa Batlló, el Park Güell, la Pedrera... y muchas, muchas, muchas otras. Es un arquitecto muy conocido no sólo en España, sino en todo el mundo. Todo aquel que visita Barcelona (ya que allí se pueden encontrar la mayoría de sus obras maestras) ha visto al menos una de sus preciosas construcciones y es imposible no tener la piel de gallina al echarle un vistazo. Es simplemente maravilloso.

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Este maravilloso "castillo" se había hecho originalmente para la Iglesia, ahora solo se muestra por motivos turísticos. Su construcción tomó entre 1889 y 1915, pero hubo algunos problemas que justifican la enorme cantidad de tiempo que se tardó en terminar. En un principio, Gaudí se encargó de los planos originales, pero tras algunas discusiones con la iglesia episcopal, decidió hacerse a un lado y otro arquitecto se encargó de realizar lo que quedaba.

El castillo tiene un estilo neogótico maravilloso... que me recuerda al castillo de Mario Bross. ¡¿Se trata sólo de mí?!

Para ser honesta, desde la primera vez que lo vi, ¡solo podía pensar en el primer juego de Mario que jugué en la Nintendo 64 que me regalaron mis padres! Tal vez... ¿la gente de Nintendo vino a visitarnos y se inspiró con ellos? Jajaja. No solo está relacionado por fuera, ¡por dentro también es muy parecido!

La forma de las ventanas, las escaleras, incluso los colores... Oh, bueno, ¡podría ser solo yo!



Este enorme edificio consta de cuatro plantas, en las que se encontraban diferentes estancias destinadas a cada uno de los miembros de la delegación de la Iglesia. El lugar era realmente grande, abierto y las ventanas daban mucha luz, eso lo hacía aún más hermoso. Como no podía ser de otra manera, todo estaba maravillosamente decorado con pequeños trozos de cristal, pequeños azulejos de diferentes colores y pequeños cuadros de flores. Probablemente me quedé allí un buen rato admirando la gran cantidad de detalles que se podían encontrar por todas partes, muy Gaudí...

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Estas son las fotos que más me gustan de este hermoso lugar, ¡realmente puedes ver los detalles aquí!

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Esa era la estancia más importante del Castillo, como lo era la Capilla. Hay dos pinturas enormes en el costado que representan situaciones bíblicas muy importantes y el altar muy pequeño justo en frente de ellas. Para mí, es simplemente maravillosa la combinación del estilo neogótico y los detalles coloridos en las paredes y ventanas.



Espero que les haya gustado y muchas gracias por leerme!!


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Yay! Thank you so much for this!! <3

Qué bonito nenaaa!! Jajajaj es verdad que se parece al castillo de Mario 🤣🤣 me encantó cómo te quedó editado el post!!!

Viste?! Fue un deja vu ver el castillo, yo sabia que de algun lado ya lo habia visto!! Jajajajaaj

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Wow thank you! Thank you for taking us to this incredible palace. I have heard of Guadi's architecture in Barcelona, this one is new to me and it is wonderful.

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The place looks magical. The inside decor and art is fantastic!

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