lunes, 25 de febrero de 2013

Alameda of San Roque



The Alameda de Alfonso XI is the main square and city park in San Roque (Cádiz). It is located in the urban area, 300 meters west of the Church of St. Mary the Crowned, summit of Cerro de San Roque.
The Alameda de Alfonso XI was inaugurated in the year 1831.1 receives the name of King Alfonso XI of Castile, who died in the siege of Gibraltar during the Reconquista.
It is a pedestrian square about 160 meters long and 70 wide, oriented west-east. At its center is a circular fountain, and the rest of the square is divided into four rectangular sectors. In each of them there is a tree planting, for a total of 250 poplars.

San Roque's hermitage

Hello! In this photo you can see the hermitage where inhabitants of Gibraltar settled when they was expelled by the british. In this places they started to created the actually city of San Roque.
Now, the San Roque's hermitage is restored and it's used to save some religious images, but there aren't any Masses celebrations.

martes, 19 de febrero de 2013

"City of San Roque, where Gibraltar city resides"


Hi everybody!
Here, in this photo, we can see the main gate of San Roque, and in it is written: "City of San Roque, where Gibraltar city resides". This means that the citizens of San Roque are the ancient inhabitants of Gibraltar, who were exiled because of the British conquest.