Igrexa de San Xurxo, A Coruña, Spain

Igrexa de San Xurxo (Iglesia de San Jorge) was built in 1725-1767 in Baroque style. Here first same-sex marriage in Spain took place between Elisa and Marcela in 1901, which is the basis for the movie of the same name.

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Steven S (3 years ago)
Nice church. Handsy priest. Priest can’t keep his hands to himself. Aggressively touched my boyfriend in my presence - the arrogance of religion on display.

Wisangga Mahardika (5 years ago)
Nice and wonderful place

Alastair McDougall (6 years ago)
A very nice place of worship where you can sit in peace and quiet and contimplate life

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The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.

The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.

The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.

The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.

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