Tips for enjoying the cherry blossom season

From a few days ago until 10 or 12 April, approximately, you can enjoy this spectacle in the Jerte Valley

How about a visit to the Jerte Valley and ending it by walking through the same streets that Emperor Charles V walked through in Tornavacas? Here are some tips to help you enjoy a unique opportunity offered by nature.

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II reception of Monesterio to the emperor Charles V


Talks and historical recreations made up the menu of activities planned to remember the passage of Emperor Charles V through Monesterio in 1526, on his way to his marriage with Isabella of Portugal in Seville


On 10 and 11 March 2023, the 2nd reception for Emperor Charles V was held in Monesterio (Badajoz) to commemorate his passage through the town on his way to Seville, where he married Isabella of Portugal on 10 March 1526.

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Logroño dedicates March to the Emperor Charles V


Logroño will dedicate six conferences related to the emperor’s visits to the city
In 2023 Logroño will celebrate the fifth centenary of the visit of Emperor Charles V

To commemorate the event, it has designed a programme of activities to be held throughout the year. One of them is a series of conferences focusing on illustrious figures and events related to the different visits of the emperor to the city.

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Monesterio prepares the second edition of the reception for Emperor Charles V

It will be held on 11 March, and commemorates the Emperor’s visit to Monesterio on 7 March 1526 on his way to Seville, where he married Isabel of Portugal

Monesterio is finalising the details of the second edition of the reception for Emperor Charles V, which will take place on Saturday 11 March. It is a historical re-enactment that recalls the Emperor’s passage through the town on his way to his marriage in Seville to Isabella of Portugal.

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The life of Emperor Charles V in the movies

We review the films and series that have had the emperor as a protagonist or point of reference


Although he is a historical figure, cinema has not devoted much space to him or taken much interest in him. There are few films and series that have had him as a protagonist or as a reference point.

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Charles V’s last «advice» to Philip II


Philip II asked for his father’s coffin to be opened before he died in order to see it

Today we want to tell you about a curiosity that has to do with Philip II and something he requested before he died. It has to do with the corpse of his father, Emperor Charles V.

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Charles V’s favourite hunting forest


It occupies just over five thousand hectares spread over three regions of Belgium. One of them, just over a third of that area, corresponds to Brussels

The Forêt de Soignes was Emperor Charles V’s favourite hunting forest. He enjoyed his favourite occupation there when he was in Brussels. A charming place worth discovering.

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Tourism Product Club


Presented at FITUR 2023, this initiative aims to give visibility to the tourism products scattered along the different routes travelled by King/Emperor Charles of Habsburg


The Tourism Product Club of the Cooperation Network of the Routes of Emperor Charles V is now a reality. It is an initiative aimed at integrating the hotel, craft and agri-food production fabric of the cities and regions along the different routes into the network.

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Palace of Charles V in the Alhambra: a symbol of universal peace

It has details and numerous representations of the emperor’s intention to establish peace once he was crowned as emperor


The Palace of Charles V in the Alhambra is notable for its wealth of curiosities and details that make it unique. Especially because it was built in response to the emperor’s desire to inaugurate a new era of universal peace in which war would be abolished. Unfortunately for him, this was not the case.

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Charles V’s love of music


Throughout his life he admired different musicians and types of music and also set up academies for the study of music

It can be said without a shadow of a doubt that Charles V’s musical training was exquisite and complete. These qualities can be seen throughout his life, in which he evolved from the early Flemish musicians to the later Spanish and Portuguese ones.

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