Route of the Temples

Route of the Temples

Ruta de los Templos
Established	2006
Location	Melilla,Spain
Coordinates	35°17′31″N 02°56′27″W
Type	Tourist route
Visitors	3,000 (2011)
Owner	Ministry of Economy, Trade, Technological Innovation, Tourism and Development
Website	Official Website

Route of the Temples is a tourist route in Melilla, Spain, which includes a visit to the main 4 temples in the city. The route begins with a visit to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the oldest in Melilla (1657), in late Romanesque style and with a Baroque interior, on whose altar is the much-venerated image of the city's patron saint, the Virgin of Victory. Next, tourists head to the Or Zaruah Synagogue, a modernist building from 1924. The next temple to visit is the Hindu Temple, also located in a modernist building, and finally the Central Mosque, founded in 1950.

History

The Route of the Temples of Melilla was created in 2006 as an initiative of the Tourism Board in search of a tourist product that would contribute to the economic development of the city, through its cultural and religious projection abroad.

Gallery

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  Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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  Or Zaruah Synagogue.
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  Hindu Temple.
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  Central Mosque