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Title: The cave of the gipsies in the Sacro monte (Granada) Autor: Davillier, Jean Charles, barón, 1823-1883 Descripción bibliográfica: L'Espagne / par Le Baron CH. Davillier ; ilustrée de 309 gravures dessinées su bois par Gustave Doré. - Paris : Librairie Hachette, 1874. - 799 p. : il. Materia: España- Geografía
Founded by Andrés Maya Fajardo and Rocío Fernándaz Bustamante in 1951, this cave is still in the hands of the Maya family, one of the most important families in the flamenco world. In Rocio's cave, a show called "Zambra Gitana" is produced every night, a musical and dance genre inspired by Sacromonte's flamenco rituals, such as gypsy weddings.
Sacromonte National Park is a national park and protected area located in State of Mexico, Mexico. The park was established in 1952 and is approximately 0.44 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi). The park was established in 1952 and is approximately 0.44 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi).
The Sacri Monti (plural of Sacro Monte, Italian for "Sacred Mountain") of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine calvaries or groups of chapels and other architectural features created in northern Italy during the late sixteenth century and the seventeenth century.
The Sacro Monte at Varallo comprises the minor basilica [1] and 45 chapels, either isolated or inserted into the large monumental complexes Nazareth, Bethlehem, Pilate’s house, Calvary, Sepulchre and Parella’s house – populated by more than 800 life size painted statues, in wood and terracotta, that dramatically illustrate the life, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.
Main concentration of Italian caves (Italian: grotte, singular: grotta) is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. [1] The Italian caves attract around 1.5 million tourists every year. [2] The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana Caves and Frasassi Caves.
The Lead Books were discovered in the caves of Sacromonte, a hillside outside the old city of Granada, Spain, between 1595 and 1606.They originally comprised 22 volumes of inscribed circular lead leaves, laced together with lead wire and bound within folded lead covers; although three volumes no longer survive.
Fourth Chapel. The greatest fervour of activity, during the seventeenth century, was obviously recorded around the chapels of the Sacro Monte. Here the artistic quality of Giuseppe Bernascone, known as "il Mancino" is appreciated first of all in his ability to represent the prayer of the Rosary "in the form of a monument" by harmoniously blending architectural structures and landscape together.