Postcard 15 is on its way to Ramenskoye, Russia

Postcard 15 is off to Ramenskoye, a town located just 46 kilometres southeast of Moscow.

We hope our Russian friend Ksenya will like this card featuring a magnificent monumental site in the historic old town of Santiago, San Martiño Pinario Seminary.

As Carlos explains in his postcard, San Martiño Pinario was formerly a monastery (the largest and most influential Benedictine monastery in Galicia and the second largest in all Spain after El Escorial!) Nowadays, it is the seat of the seminar and houses a museum of religious art. If you want to find out more about this landmark, visit our section DISCOVER SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Thank you for your effort, Carlos!

Discover Santiago de Compostela XV: Saint Martin Pinario Seminary

San Martín Pinario Seminary stands in Praza da Inmaculada, only a few meters away from Azabachería facade of the Cathedral. It was founded as a monastery by some Benedictine monks in the last third of the 16th century and its construction ended two centuries later, in the late 18th century. The monastery is, together with the Cathedral, the most valuable set Galician Baroque, and the second largest in Spain, after El Escorial (Madrid).

Today, it is the seat of Santiago’s Seminar  and also houses a museum of religious art which contains relics, collections of gold and ivory and liturgical vestments.

We have travelled to Seoul thanks to a new postcard!

We have travelled 10,116 kilometres thanks to this lovely postcard sent by Jiyhe, our friend from Seoul, South Korea.

Jiyhe's postcard shows a wonderful natural area located just 25 kilometres from Seoul. Namhansanseong is famous for its fortress city, which dates back to the 17th century and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built and defended by Buddhist soldier-monks, it embodies a synthesis of the military engineering concepts of the period, drawing on both Chinese and Japanese influences.

Namhansanseong Fortress. CNN.com

Jiyhe has already been to Spain (Barcelona and Seville) and is very familiar with some of our traditions! Thanks for letting us know, Jiyhe. Please, click here to learn about our hometown.

Greetings from Compostela!