Things to see and do Castile And Léon

This monument of late Gothic style, influenced by the Renaissance aesthetics, retains an interesting collection of works of religious art from the th to the th century. In particular, it will notice its 1575 polyptyque.

Located in the Torre del Reloj building on the main square of the village, this small museum has been interested in the history of Palenzuela from the time of préromaine through a series of audiovisual documents and archaeological collections.

Built in the th century on order of the counts of Zuñigas, its imposing silhouette flanked by two towers dominates part of the city. You can access it from Calle de Francia after climbing the stairs that end the street. From the original building, high on a former medieval castle, only the façade of the th and the central façade remain. It is on this latter that you can read the dedication made by Cervantes to the Duke of Béjar in El Quijote. The interior patio is also Renaissance. Since this building is now home to a high school, you can only visit the patio, but we also have access to the north tower which houses the oscura oscura which allows you to observe the entire city, its surroundings and the mountain.

This Italian Renaissance style complex is one of the oldest in Spain. Built in 1567, at the request of Duke Francisco de Zúñiga y Combarro, he was destined to be a summer residence, which he will be until now a public property. It consists of a small palace with the ornate windows of the Armoiries y Combarro arms, a chapel and stables, the other party being devoted to the gardens in which everything is ordered to promote beautiful views and beautiful surprises: a large pond decorated with a small Moorish style temple (installed in 1871, replacing the original), gardens on the terrace with water games, recoins with angelots and a large chestnut forest.

More than for its architecture, this th century convent convent deserves a visit for its rich collection of Italian art. Works by Luca Giordano, Andrea Vaccaro and Guido Reni, great Italian painters of the th Century, are exhibited in the church.

The Taurin Museum of Valdestillas preserves some treasures that will be of interest to lovers of the genre, including old habits, the poster of a bullfighting in Las Ventas dating from 1931, the taleguillas (culottes silk briefs, decorated with gold embroidery) by Antonio Fuentes and Rafael El Gallo, among others.

Austerity and simplicity define this Cistercian monastery built in the th century in a style of transition between the novel and Gothic. Between his walls passed the kings Charles Quint, Philippe II and Philippe IV before he fell away. Today, the monastery only remains its restored church - too late - after the collapse of its Gothic wall wall in the 1990 s. 

This monumental bridge of 25 arches crossing the Pisuerga is one of the largest in the whole of Castile and León. Built in the 22nd century, it underwent numerous changes in the 25 th and th centuries, notably from to arches. A place of compulsory passage to reach the left bank of the Pisuerga, it was crossed by Charles Quint at each of his visits to Torquemada.

Cabezón de Pisuerga, a small town in the province of Valladolid in Spain, has a tourist office to welcome visitors. The tourist office is an ideal starting point for discovering the attractions and activities in the Cabezón de Pisuerga region.

The Ampudia Tourist Office, located at C. Duque d'Alba, 1, is a must for visitors to this charming town in Spain's Palencia province. Whether seeking advice on local tourist attractions, upcoming events, or maps and brochures, the tourist office team is ready to help visitors make the most of their stay in Ampudia. With its central location and friendly staff, the Ampudia tourist office is an ideal starting point for discovering this beautiful Spanish town.

The construction of the San Miguel collegiate church dates back to the th century, but it ended only in the th century. In Gothic-Renaissance style, it maintains a huge 60 metre high bell tower known as the Giralda de Campos. Inside, the major altarpiece, baroque organ and chapels San Idelfonso and Santa Ana are worthy of mention.

Built in the th century, it is the typical stately castle of Castile. It has excellent conservation status thanks to the restoration work carried out in the 1960 s by Eugenio Fontaneda, grandson of the founder of Galletas Fontaneda biscuits. Throughout his life, he brought together an important archaeological and ethnographic collection that is now exhibited in the castle. A collection of sacred art, reproduction of a medieval pharmacy, ancient toys… complete this interesting exhibition.

The church Santa María houses a rich collection of paintings, goldsmiths, sculptures and altarpieces. The master pièce is undoubtedly the grand altarpiece of the master altar, composed of 13 paintings on panels of Pedro Berruguete, great artist of the late th century, whose son Alonso will become a painter at the Charles V court.

The Dueñas Tourist Office, located in the province of Palencia in Spain, is a convenient information point for travelers. Visitors can obtain information on the region's tourist attractions, things to do, restaurants and accommodation. The office address is Avenue El Paseo, 34210 Dueñas, Palencia, Spain.

The cave was used as a necropolis in the bronze age and was the subject of several excavations during which the older traces of human attendance were uncovered. The visit is therefore interesting to more than one title and includes, apart from the rock heritage, an archaeological area and village reproduction, not to mention, of course, the geological interest. In the course of the visit, many concretions and multicolores natural sculptures can be observed.

Some paintings and hundreds of engravings are present in the cave. These are essentially signs and symbols or simply of geometric, grouped or isolated forms. The paintings are made to carbon despite the presence of manganese oxide in the cave, and represent anthropomorphic motifs.

It is considered to be the oldest in Spain. Built in 1667, the first arena was wood, then stone and square shape during reconstruction in 1709. It is in 1711 that it will take a octagonal shape on the occasion of its official inauguration. Restored in 1962, it will again be inaugurated in 1996, after years of inactivity.

The city was the place of a long textile tradition that left an important industrial heritage that it will be possible to discover by following this road of textile factories, along Du's Cuerpo River, a situation that owes nothing at random since the water used to feed textile machines or hydroelectric turbines. To make better use of this energy, part of the current passed through the different pesqueras that allowed the water to be distributed in the canals. During this tour, you will be able to observe those of Los Caballos, Los Capitanes, Tapia or Los Ladrones, as well as the companies located on the banks, some of which were essential to the development of Béjar. Throughout this walk you will find informative signs. At the end or at the beginning of the journey, visit the Textile museum, located in an old factory.

The city possessed two successive walls, of medieval origin, the first of the th century and the second of the late th century, built at the request of Alfonso VIII to expand and strengthen the defences of the city, following the route of the first. But it is the first that Béjar retains important remains, especially in its western part, with the gates del Pico and San Pedro, the usual entrance in the city in the Middle Ages. It this is the first stretch of approximately 400 metres, between the two doors, which you can browse in full. You will find another trace of this wall behind the Ducal Palace, its original point. The second wall resisted until the end of the th century and was gradually destroyed to build houses or roads. There are still small remains in some houses or gardens, but it's mostly the pictures that make it possible to make an idea. In particular, you can see them at the Jewish Museum of the city, the David Melul Museum.

The Tourist Office is located near Plaza España, close to the bus station.

Start your visit by the Archaeology Museum (+34 923 500 702) which is located on the central square of the village. You will see, around a large model reproducing the site, all traces of the past of Yecla la Vieja, revealed by excavations: ceramics, funéraires, engravings. An expo on beliefs and daily life helps to illuminate the historical parts, you will then be more able to visit the archaeological site and find the few engravings that centuries have left there.

The Gisement Gisement deposit is located at the exit of Yecla de Yeltes (free access, parking at the entrance), in a territory of about five hectares. It is a pre-Roman settlement, occupied then under the Roman Empire and then the visigoth kingdom. It was completely abandoned in 1174. It is discovered through two interpretive paths. The shortest (850 metres) makes a quick turn through the interior while the longest (1 200 metres) makes the complete tour of the walls. In the centre, dominating the ancient ramparts, a hermitage was built at the entrance of what was the village and which remains a few foundations of walls. A village of Celtic huts was reconstituted away from the main street and hosts life scenes in the Bronze Age every year in April. About metres away, on the right, you can see at the western door a deer engraved on one of the blocks of stone supporting the outer wall. From there, a path leads to the cemetery where, in 2012, two tombs and skeletons were discovered, all in the same position. By returning to the village and pursuing the south-west door, you will have the opportunity to see further well-preserved engravings, especially one of the riders hunting a wild boar.

Founded in the th century by the Velasco in order to establish the family pantheon, this monastic ensemble consists of a church, a cloister, a chapter hall and other dependencies which welcome a hospedería (hostel). The most remarkable part is that of the Gothic church, with its nave adorned with ogives voûtes, its choir and chapels on the lower sides, in particular the Concepción Chapel (th century). The tomb in Alabaster d'Aro Fernández de Velasco and his wife María de Tovar is in Renaissance style.

The Tourist Office is located on the ground floor of the city hall.

A symbol of the power of the Velasco line, this imposing Gothic fortress was built at the end of the xivth century, between 1370 and 1380, and classified as a National Monument in 1931. Composed of two square towers, crowned with niches and connected by a central building, Alcázar has a austere and robust look. The interior retains elements of the original decoration, of mutiny inspiration. The Alcázar houses the historical museum of the Merindades, which traces the history of the region.

The church and, above all, its place are intimately linked to the history of the city, since it was built in the middle of the th century, the monastery San Salvador, which was the origin of the current location of La Bañeza. It is on the remains of the monastery destroyed by the troops of Almanzor that the present church was built, deeply modified in the th and th centuries but of Romanesque style originally (th century). Part of the apse retains this first style. Inside, we will note the main altarpiece, the baroque work of the sculptor Francisco de Rivera, with the image of the Good Shepherd or the Savior, el Salvador, carried out by Lucas Gutiérrez in 1659, as well as various frescoes of the th century.

Its silhouette dominates the Plaza Mayor. In the 1532 th century church (), the church of the th century was changed between the late Gothic and the Renaissance. Inside, we admire its magnificent baroque altarpiece, the work of the sculptor Francisco de Rivera, originally from the city, on which we can see the first representation, in the form of sculpture, of Saint John of the Cross. The chapel of the Piedad houses the most important artistic work of the city, a sculpture depicting Piety and carried out in 1628 by Gregorio Fernández.

We will, of course, stop in this place which pays tribute to one of the flagship products of the production and Gastronomy of La Bañeza, beans, of course white but also of all other colours and which benefits from a PGI (protected geographical indication) Alubia de la León-León. Located in the building where its regulatory council sits, it presents a collection of instruments, models and photographs to better understand the culture of this product, as well as samples of all varieties from Spain. 

Founded at the request of the fifth Earl of Pimentel, he first had the function of lodging and assisting pilgrims who went to Santiago de Compostela since the city is one of the steps of the camino francino passing through Astorga. Its facade is representative of the first Spanish Renaissance, while retaining influences from Gothic. The piedad scene appears on a high-relief (or semi-hump) above the corniche, framed by the founders' arms. Inside, you will notice the square patio surrounded by two-story galleries. The ensemble also includes a chapel whose wrought iron grid is decorated with gothic motifs. Today, the building houses a residence in the old age. 

Built in the 3rd century, at the initiative of Doña Eldoncia, daughter of Counts Osorio y Teresa, it is a Romanesque style building with naves and a transept. The latter is not on the plane but behind curved apses. In the north, the portal that corresponded to the cloister is characterized by three archivolts and that of the south, by a warhead arch and several archivolts resting on three pairs of columns, with sculpted capitals. The upper area presents the figures of six prophets. Also note the interior decoration of the archivolts and the eardrum.

It is a medieval fortification, probably from the th century, located inside a private house and next to the church. It is private property, but it can be seen from outside.

On the north road of Santiago de Compostela, this baroque mansion is located in Huergas. On the first Sunday of September there is an extremely busy romería, since the Virgin of the Buen Suceso is the patron of the commune. 

The tourist office is located on the ground floor of the town hall.