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30/09/2003

Record number of visitors in summer

30/09/2003 Nearly 25.000 people, 30% more than in 2002, participated in the guided tours from June to September.

Press Releases

31/07/2003

The guided tours incorporate a new route

31/07/2003 Visitors can walk around Santiago Chapel and access the south crossing down a 14th century spiral staircase.

Press Releases

30/06/2003

Almost 30,000 visitors during the first six months of 2003

30/06/2003 This means that by the end of the year, an estimated total of nearly 300,000 people will have visited the Cathedral since 1999.

Press Releases

09/05/2003

The Cathedral receives the european prize for cultural heritage

09/05/2003 The European Commission highlights the quality of the restoration with a special recognition.

Press Releases

01/05/2003

Open due to restoration work

01/05/2003 The strengthening of the pillars this year constitutes the key point in restoration work, although the cathedral has other attractions.

Press Releases

23/04/2003

New interactive CD is now for sale (9€)

23/04/2003 Photographs, texts, plans, panoramic views, 3D models, animated displays, illustrations, virtual tours,sounds ...

Press Releases

14/03/2003

Vargas Llosa to close the ´Encounters with the Cathedral´

14/03/2003 Invitations to the talk on 11 april can be collected from the Visitors´ Centre located in Plaza de las Brullerías.

Press Releases

12/03/2003

Vote for the Cathedral website in the El Correo Digital awards

12/03/2003 www.catedralvitoria.com is among the twelve finalists.

Press Releases

10/02/2003

Planeta award-winner Bryce Echenique visits the Cathedral

10/02/2003 The Peruvian writer participated in the ´Encounters with the Cathedral´ cycle, giving a talk on Spanish American churches.

Press Releases

30/01/2003

The Cathedral was a huge hit at Fitur Tourist fair

30/01/2003 King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía visited Alava´s stand and expressed an interest in the cathedral restoration project.