Showing posts with label Santiago de Compostela. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santiago de Compostela. Show all posts

14/06/2017

A wonderful postcard to a wonderful place, Saint Petersburg!

Hi there!
Postcard 55 features a wonderful digital illustration by an artist we all admire, Rafael Cachaldora. As you may remember, last year we sent 5 postcards by Cachaldora which represented various places of Ourense's old town. This time, however, the spot represented is not located in Ourense; card 55 constitutes a vibrant and captivating representation of the well-known cathedral of Santiago de Compostela from Obradoiro Square (Square of the Stonecutters).


 Santiago's Cathedral is the final destination of the Camiño de Santiago and the centre point for the celebration of the Feast of Saint James on July, 25th. ESO 2 students have written the postcard in Spanish upon its recipent's request and sent it to one of the most amazing cities in the world, Saint Petersburg, the origin of the 18th postcard received in this project. 





Click here to read about Russia's cultural capital.

To find out more about Santiago de Compostela and its breathtaking cathedral, visit the blog of our postcrossing friends in Santiago.


15/11/2015

Discover Ourense XII: Galicia



The postcard that 3rd grade students sent to Marielle, from Uden (The Netherlands) features a map of our autonomous community, Galicia. Galicia is a community in northwest Spain and is a historic nationality under Spanish law. It comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo,Ourense and Pontevedra, being bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the north. It had a population of 2,765,940 in 2013 and has a total area of 29,574 km2 (11,419 sq mi). Its capital city is Santiago de Compostela.


Location of Galicia within Spain

Galician flag

Santiago de Compostela

Visit the blog run by our friends from Santiago de Compostela to know more about Galicia's capital city!