Things to see and do Bejar

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.

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.