York – Spectacular shop windows in the Cathedral York Minster

Shop windows in the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Evaluation: *** very Advisable

In your visit to the Cathedral Minster of York, to the north of England, one of the aspects that more will attract attention of you there are his spectacular shop windows of medieval origin. In fact, the Cathedral of York is assembled by the biggest set of shop windows of medieval origin of the whole England.

As you gain access to the Cathedral of York for his south front, straight to the transept, it will be precisely the shop window that is in the opposite side, in the north front of the transept, which must center your attention.

It is a question of the shop window known as Five Sisters by the set who form his five highest and narrow elongated windows, which are originals, since they date of the year 1250 and are the most ancient of the Gothic Cathedral of York.

Shop windows of the entry to the central ship of the Cathedral York Minster to the north of England

On the door of access to the central ship of the Cathedral of York of the north front, which has two towers, there is a big rose window of the year 1339, which in his moment was that of major glazed surface of the Gothic cathedral.

But years later, in 1408, in the opposite side of the central ship, on the Chapel of the Virgin (Lady Chapel), a shop window of even major size got up.

Shop window of Lady Chapel in the Cathedral York Minster to the north of England

Apart from these principal shop windows of the Cathedral of York, in your visit you have to concentrate on other shop windows placed in central ship, like the so called Window of the Peregrinaje, of 1312, that shows diverse grotesque scenes.

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York – panoramic Conference from the Tower of the Cathedral Minster of York

Sight from the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Evaluation: *** very Advisable

During your visit to the Cathedral Minster of York, if you rise to the central tower you have the opportunity to see the best panoramic conference of this small city of the north of England.

Really, when you enter the Cathedral Minster of York, just person to the left you are the counter where, in addition to being able to sign up to the holding a permit visits, you can pay the ticket to rise to the central tower. The price is 5 pounds (4 pounds for seniors and students; 3 pounds children from 8 to 16 years)

Towers of the York Minster, cathedral of York to the north of England

The stairs of access to the tower of the Cathedral of York is the typical one of snail typical of the big medieval cathedrals, but in this case very narrow and steep.

In the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

For éllo, in the stretches Superior cannot be raised or to go down simultaneous form, but it is necessary to hope that it should be free to do it. This difficulty does that there is not allowed the access to children younger than 8 years.

Sight from the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

On having risen to the tower, first you are the first stretch that will take you up to the roof of the cathedral, along which you have to go along up to coming to the stairs of access to the central tower.

Sight from the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

From the top of the same one you can enjoy the best panoramic conference of York, so much the medieval streets contíguas to the cathedral, as the landscaped areas that exist along with the same one.

Sight from the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

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The Storm door in the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Evaluation: *** very Advisable

To do the visit of the Cathedral York Minster, you will find it in the center of the very beautiful medieval city of York, to the north of England. You will gain access to the same one from the area where there concentrates the conglomerate of narrow streets of medieval origin, and will enter the south front, straight to the transept.

In the same entry, to the left, you have the access to rise to the central tower of the Cathedral of York, where from you will have the occasion to enjoy the best panoramic conference of York and his surroundings.

On the other hand, as you enter, to right, you can see one of the most spectacular and beautiful corners of the Cathedral York Minster, the Storm door of the Choir.

Kings' statues in the Storm door of Cathedral York Minster of York to the north of England

It is a question of a stone wall that separates the said choir of the central ship, constructed in the XVth century, which one shows a spectacular decoration with statues of several kings of England, from Guillermo I up to Enrique VI.

Opposite the entry you find the most original and most spectacular of the beautiful shop windows of the Cathedral of York, the acquaintance as Five Sisters for the set who form five elongated large windows.

Shop windows in the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Along with this shop window, the right, you have the access to another corner emphasized from the Cathedral York Minster, the Chapter Room. Of plant octogonal, and constructed at the end of the XIIIth century, it is covered by a wooden vault.

In the side west of the cathedral you have the central ship, also with beautiful shop windows, like the big rose window placed on the door of the front west. And in the opposite side, after the Choir of the cathedral, you will find the access to the crypt and, especially, I joust to the fund, the Chapel of the Virgin.

Central ship of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Schedule and price of entry to the Cathedral York Minster

The schedule of entry to the Gothic Cathedral of York is every day, of 9 hours to 17:30 hours, except Sunday, which is opened for his visit from 12 a.m. until 13:45.

To visit this cathedral it is necessary to pay a 8 pounds entry for adults and 7 pounds for seniors of more than 60 years and students, being free the access to 16-year-old children and minors accompanied by adults.

In the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

To rise to the central tower, another 5 and 4 pounds have to be paid respectively. For children from 8 to 16 years the price is 3 pounds, and it is allowed to 8-year-old minors to raise.

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Edinburgh – holding a permit Visit The Secrets of Royal Mile for the medieval city

Alley in Royal Mile of the medieval city of Edinburgh

In your trip to Scotland, Royal Mile is going to be the center of your visit to Edinburgh. Royal Mile is as there is known the long street that is the axis of the ancient city medieval city, and that rises from the Real Palace of Holyroodhouse up to the high of the hill, where the Castle of Edinburgh is.

To know better the history and the customs of this big medieval city, you have the possibility of signing up to the so called holding a permit visit The Secrets of Royal Mile of Edinburgh.

During this one holding a permit visit you are going to go for a walk for Royal Mile, strolling for the narrow corners and courtyards of the typical medieval houses. The target of the visit is to know the customs of his inhabitants and, simultaneously, the history of the big monuments that exists in this medieval street, like the ancient Parliament of Scotland or the Cathedral of St Giles.

The holding a permit visit The Secrets of Royal Mile of Edinburgh is carried out every day, at 14:30, and extends during hour and a half. The appointment is in Mercat Cross, in stretch High Street of Royal Mile, and it ends in the Center of Interpretation of Blair Street.

The holding a permit visit develops in English, although previously they facilitate a few texts to the same one in Spanish.

You can hire this holding a permit visit in the proper Edinburgh, in the office of Mercat Tours (Blair Street 28), or also you can do a reservation online across his official web. If you do it across the agency of tourist activities Viator, the price of the holding a permit visit The Secrets of Royal Mile of Edinburgh is 9,94 euros (children from 8 to 15 years, 5,52 euros)

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Edinburgh – Royal Military Tattoo, big parade of military bands of bagpipes and drums

Spectacle of Royal Military Tattoo of Edinburgh

If you reckon to do a trip to Edinburgh in August, coinciding with the celebration of the International Festival, be able to be interested to assist to, undoubtedly, the most spectacular and popular event that takes place during these cultural acts that have given so many reputation to the capital of Scotland.

It is a question of Royal Military Tattoo of Edinburgh, a big military parade, which it concentrates to more than one ten military bands of bagpipes and drums of diverse countries of the world, which parade in the big esplanada placed opposite to the principal entry of the Castle of Edinburgh.

Military Tattoo of Edinburgh takes as basic the tradition of the British armies with his bands of drums and bagpipes that were taking part in the battles along with the rest of the troops.

Although the first big parade of military bands in Edinburgh was celebrated in 1949 by Princes Street, already in 1950 it took place in the current stage along with the Castle. In this big esplanada there is mounted an impressive structure of provisional bleachers that at present allows at every parade of Military Tattoo of Edinburgh almost 9.000 persons to be present, overcoming 200.000 assistants every year.

The big spectacle of Royal Military Tattoo of Edinburgh at present is celebrated during August or, from Monday until Friday, when the evening comes, at 21 a.m., and every Saturday, the two meetings, at 19:30 and at 22:30.

If you have interest to assist to this spectacular parade of military bands, you have to buy the earnings with many advance, since they become exhausted with many advance. And do not worry for the possibility of rain, since till now any performance has been suspended for this motive.

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Parade of military bands of bagpipes and drums in Royal Military Tattoo of Edinburgh

If you are preparing a trip to Edinburgh for the next August, you will have the opportunity to be present at the big spectacle of military bands of bagpipes and drums known as Royal Military Tattoo, which is celebrated in the frame of the Festival of Edinburgh.

Nevertheless, to be present at this big spectacle to which more than 200.000 persons assist every summer, you have to reserve earnings with advance.

Royal Military Tattoo 2010 takes place between the 6th and 28th of August. They will take control of military bands of Great Britain and of other countries like the United States, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand, with an approximate duration of hour and a half.

Military Tattoo is celebrated every day, from Monday until Friday, at 21 a.m., and every Saturday at 22,30 after 19:30 hours. There are no spectacles every Sunday.

The buy online of earnings to attend to Military Tattoo 2010 you can do it in the official web of this event. The prices of the earnings range from 4 p.m. up to 50 pounds, depending on the area of bleachers where you want to be located. The Saturday meeting at 22:30 has a 3 pounds increase in price, since the same one finishes with a fireworks spectacle.

In the buy process online of the earnings, after selecting the day in which you want to help, you will select the bleachers area, with his corresponding price, and the system will assign the best available earnings to you in this area. Also it will appear in the plane of the enclosure where the acquired earnings are located exactly. For the buy process online 1,5 additional pounds charge from you for entry.

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The Storm door in the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

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To do the visit of the Cathedral York Minster, you will find it in the center of the very beautiful medieval city of York, to the north of England. You will gain access to the same one from the area where there concentrates the conglomerate of narrow streets of medieval origin, and will enter the south front, straight to the transept.

In the same entry, to the left, you have the access to rise to the central tower of the Cathedral of York, where from you will have the occasion to enjoy the best panoramic conference of York and his surroundings.

On the other hand, as you enter, to right, you can see one of the most spectacular and beautiful corners of the Cathedral York Minster, the Storm door of the Choir.

Kings' statues in the Storm door of Cathedral York Minster of York to the north of England

It is a question of a stone wall that separates the said choir of the central ship, constructed in the XVth century, which one shows a spectacular decoration with statues of several kings of England, from Guillermo I up to Enrique VI.

Opposite the entry you find the most original and most spectacular of the beautiful shop windows of the Cathedral of York, the acquaintance as Five Sisters for the set who form five elongated large windows.

Shop windows in the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Along with this shop window, the right, you have the access to another corner emphasized from the Cathedral York Minster, the Chapter Room. Of plant octogonal, and constructed at the end of the XIIIth century, it is covered by a wooden vault.

In the side west of the cathedral you have the central ship, also with beautiful shop windows, like the big rose window placed on the door of the front west. And in the opposite side, after the Choir of the cathedral, you will find the access to the crypt and, especially, I joust to the fund, the Chapel of the Virgin.

Central ship of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

Schedule and price of entry to the Cathedral York Minster

The schedule of entry to the Gothic Cathedral of York is every day, of 9 hours to 17:30 hours, except Sunday, which is opened for his visit from 12 a.m. until 13:45.

To visit this cathedral it is necessary to pay a 8 pounds entry for adults and 7 pounds for seniors of more than 60 years and students, being free the access to 16-year-old children and minors accompanied by adults.

In the roof of the York Minster, Gothic cathedral of York to the north of England

To rise to the central tower, another 5 and 4 pounds have to be paid respectively. For children from 8 to 16 years the price is 3 pounds, and it is allowed to 8-year-old minors to raise.

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