The City in Spain you ve never heard of, but it s AMAZING

Many are the places to visit in Spain, all of them are of immense beauty and incredible things, but there is one small city that will surprise you. Its architecture, its culinary offerings, and the fact that it is an unknown city even to the Spanish people, makes this town a gem in the heart of Spain. We are talking of course about the city of Teruel. Teruel is considered the city of Spain. The singularity of this art makes it a unique manifestation in the West. The coexistence of different peoples in the medieval Spain bore fruit in the construction of different civil and religious buildings. Its many monuments and museums invite visitors to immerse themselves in the history and traditions of this city, city in which the moving story of the lovers of Teruel was born. The story of the lovers of Teruel, Isabel de Segura and Diego de Marcilla, is a tragic legend that dates back to the 13th century in the city of Teruel. According to tradition, Diego and Isabel were two young people belonging to noble families. They were in love since childhood, but Isabel's family opposed their union due to Diego's lack of wealth. Faced with this situation, Diego asked for five years to go to war and make his fortune, promising to return with enough status to marry Isabel. She agreed to wait for him. After five years and seeing Diego had not returned, Isabel's family, thinking that he might have died or relinquish his promise, decided to give Isabel's hand in marriage to a richer man, Don Pedro de Azagra. On their wedding day, Diego returned to Teruel rich and victorious, but he did not arrive on time. He did so just after the ceremony. Desperate, Diego managed to enter Isabel's chambers and asked her for a kiss, the only and last one, as proof of her love. Isabel, torn between her duty and her feelings, refused, arguing that she was now a married woman. Diego, overwhelmed by pain, fell dead at her feet. The next day, during his funeral, Isabel, full of regret and pain, approached Diego's body, gave him the kiss that she had denied him, and immediately she fell dead next to him. The city of Teruel buried them together, and over time a mausoleum was built in their honor in the church of San Pedro. Since 1555, the recumbent bodies of the lovers of Teruel were exposed in the cloister's church, and thanks to the good dry climate that Teruel has, the mummies did not suffer total deterioration. Inaugurated in 1956 and created by the sculptor Juan de Avalos, the sculptures of the lovers lie side by side with their hands almost touching, but not coming together, symbolizing the barrier that life and death placed between them. As we have already mentioned, the church of San Pedro has great importance in this architectural complex. It was built throughout the 14th century in response to the topology of a single nave church with a polygonal apse and side chapels that cover a simple ribbed vault surrounds the entire temple. The cloister of San Pedro, built in the second half of the 14th century, belongs to a group of four mudujer cloisters that are still preserved in Aragon. The apse, also from the 14th century, has a seven-sided polygonal shape, declared together with the mudujer tower of San Pedro World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. It is decorated with intersecting mixed linear arches made of highlighted brick and green-white glazed ceramics of Almohad influence. On the roof there are seven small octagonal towers that give the apse a very unique appearance. The tower of San Pedro, built in the 13th century, is the oldest of the mudujer towers in Teruel. Currently you can climb the tower's bell body using a spiral staircase that consists of 74 steps. The beauty of this mudujer architectural complex leaves no one indifferent. It is a must-see place for those who want to know more about the essence of the city of Teruel. The Mausoleum of the Lovers of Teruel is without a doubt an essential place, not only for its artistic and historical values, but for the powerful love story that it contains. A story that has been a source of inspiration of numerous works of art, literature and theatre throughout the centuries. The mummies were buried in the chapel of San Cosme and San Damian in the Church of San Pedro. This fact was supported by the subsequent testimonies of the notary Jagüe de Salas which indicates that an old document appeared that recorded the event. The Cathedral of Teruel, also known as the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Mediavilla, is a masterpiece of mudujer art, located in the centre of the historical part of the city. It is dedicated to the Virgin in the Mystery of the Assumption. Since 1577 the cathedral has been the diocese of Teruel. On the outside we can see the mudujer style of the cathedral in detail. The neo-mudujer façade, built in 1909, is of great beauty and detail. The dome was designed in 1537 by the master Juan Lucas Botero who had been the architect of the mudujer dome on squinches of the Seo de Zaragoza. In the description of this video I'm giving you the direct link to the video about the Seo de Zaragoza. The cathedral is impressive but what is most striking about its exterior it is its bell tower, the oldest of the city's mudujer towers dating back from 1257. In it you can see an alternation of stone, brick and glazed ceramics that produce a fantastic visual effect. The large pointed arch, open at the bottom, gives way to the street, allowing it to serve as a public passage, one of the most characteristic solutions of mudujer urban planning. The interior of the cathedral is accessed through the modernist doorway made by Pablo Monguil at the beginning of the 20th century. The cathedral consists of three naves and among various elements that make it up, one of the most impressive is the wooden ceiling. It is considered the jewel of the cathedral. It completely covers the central nave, originally from the 13th century, represents religious and everyday scenes considered a systematic and original repertoire of knowledge of the time. It is without a doubt one of the mudujer ceilings in Europe. The main altarpiece is a magnificent work by the French sculptor Gabriel Joly dating from the 16th century. It is a central piece of a great artistic value with detailed wood carvings that narrate scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and which receives light from the imposing dome. The altarpiece is considered one of the best sculptural ensembles with renaissance signs in the region of Aragon. Already in the plateresque mudujer style, the dome of the central nave was built in 1538, with an octagonal plan on skinches the work of Martin de Montalban. The chapels of the cathedral, decorated with frescoes and altars, offer a tour of various artistic styles, ranging from gothic to renaissance and even baroque. One of the most striking chapels is the coronation chapel, which houses a magnificent gothic style altarpiece from the 15th century. It is a hispano-flemish piece, the most important pictorial work in the cathedral, made by an unknown artist. The chapel of the Immaculate Conception, it dates back to the 18th century, thanks to the fact that Bishop Perez Prado had built it. In the center of the altarpiece, the work of sculptor Francisco Moya, lies a beautiful image of the Virgin flanked by Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. In front of this chapel is the staircase that goes down to the crypt. The chapel of the Holy Kings, whose altarpiece is baroque, has in the center the Adoration of the Kings, being a copy of the painting by Rubens that exists in the Prado museum. Other chapels can also be admired, such as that of Santa Emerenziana from the 18th century, patron saint of the city and the diocese, and those of Santa Agueda and Santo Tomás de Villanueva, both from the end of the 17th century. In the chapel de la Virgen de los Desamparados, the great processional monstrance is displayed, a work in silver by the Cordoban goldsmith Bernabé García de los Reyes from 1742. And before leaving this last chapel, you must stop and admire the choir railing. It is the main manifestation of flamboyant gothic in Teruel. This masterpiece by Cañamache was built in 1491. After contemplating every corner of this beautiful cathedral, we must highlight that both the tower and the mudéger roof of the cathedral were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1986. The great emblems of the city are its mudéger towers, built in brick and with a Christian structure. All of them have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The best known tower is the Torre de San Martín. It was built in the 14th century, and it is located next to the Church of San Martín. It was listed in 1986 as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Equally important is the Tower of San Pedro, which is located within the mudéger complex of San Pedro. This construction reflects a slender and colorful tower. The third tower is that of San Salvador. It is the latest of the mudéger of Teruel. The fourth tower belongs to the bell tower of the cathedral and is the oldest tower of all. The Plaza del Torico is the fifth thing to visit in Teruel, and it's the vibrant heart of Teruel and an emblematic meeting point for both residents and visitors. In the center of the square is the famous statue of Torico. The bull, which is only 45 centimeters but weighs 55 kilograms, is the symbol of the city. The square is a beautiful example of Teruel architecture, and it is surrounded by modernist and neo-mudéger style buildings. In this portico square is the important gastronomic point of the city. Surrounded by terraces, this is the ideal place to enjoy the best delicacies of the land, like the jamón de Teruel or the Aragonese migas. The Escalinata de Teruel, or better known as the Escalinata del Óvalo, is an oval-shaped staircase built between 1920 and 1921 to bridge the gap between the Aragon central railway station and the old town of the city. It is based on three well-differentiated segments of work, coupled together by two shallow places. This work was done by the Teruel engineer José Torán de la Rat, and was declared a site of cultural interest, and it is a monument of the city. The last thing to visit in Teruel is the or the Arch Aqueduct. Also known as Traída de las Aguas, it is the aqueduct of the city of Teruel, and is one of the most relevant engineering works of the Spanish Renaissance. Although it has an incredible medieval beauty, its character was functional, bringing water to the fountain of the Plaza del Torico, and from here distributing it to the citizens. Strolling through the streets of Teruel is a charming experience that evokes a mixture of nostalgia, admiration and serenity. Walking on its cobbled streets and alleys, one feels history alive in every corner. The façade of the buildings, with their mutager and modernist architecture, transport you to another era, where every detail tells a story of love, improvement, coexistence and, of course, culture. My name is Alex Moraras, I hope you enjoyed this video, give it a thumbs up, share and definitely subscribe to find out more amazing places to visit before you come to Spain.