In the remote area of the eastern side of the Sierra de las Villuercas in Extremadura lies the small town of Guadalupe and one of the most important and fine monasteries in the country for more than four centuries, Royal Monastery of Santa María of Guadalupe (Spanish: Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe). UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1993. This magnificent monastery hosts the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe which was the most important Marian shrine in the medieval kingdom of Castile. The monastery also has rich associations with the New World, including the Guadeloupe island in the Caribbean. It was here in Extremadura where Christopher Columbus made his first pilgrimage after discovering America in 1492 and where he first thanked heaven for his discovery. #Guadalupe #Spain

Stock photo: In the remote area of the eastern side of the Sierra de las Villuercas in Extremadura lies the small town of Guadalupe and one of the most important and fine monasteries in the country for more than four centuries, Royal Monastery of Santa María of Guadalupe (Spanish: Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe). UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1993. This magnificent monastery hosts the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe which was the most important Marian shrine in the medieval kingdom of Castile. The monastery also has rich associations with the New World, including the Guadeloupe island in the Caribbean. It was here in Extremadura where Christopher Columbus made his first pilgrimage after discovering America in 1492 and where he first thanked heaven for his discovery. #Guadalupe #Spain was taken by globalink .