Paths lead up the hill, past ancient wine cellars, to the ruined castillo (castle) which seems to be returning into the earth. There are fine views over the town from the summit.
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Castillo de Peñaranda de Duero
16.43 MILES
Lording over Peñaranda like an echo of more epic times, this elongated fortress is like an archetypal castle drawn by children with a forest of turrets…
11.61 MILES
Some 14km south of El Burgo de Osma, one of Spain's most remarkable castles rises above the virtual ghost town of Gormaz (population 21). Built by the…
6.89 MILES
Dating back to the 12th century, the cathedral's architecture evolved as a combination of the Gothic and, subsequently, baroque (notable in the weighty…
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About 8km southeast of Berlanga de Duero stands the Ermita de San Baudelio, the simple exterior of which conceals a remarkable 11th-century Mozarabic…
Ermita de San Miguel de Gormaz
11.61 MILES
When Fernando seized the Castillo de Gormaz from its Islamic defenders in 1059, one of his first acts in the following year was to construct this small…
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Abadía de Santo Domingo de Silos
28.85 MILES
The cloister and museum of this revered monastery is a two-storey treasure chest of some of Spain's most imaginative Romanesque art. The overall effect is…
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Just outside El Burgo de Osma lie the ruins of Uxama. Originally a Celto-Iberian settlement, it became an important Roman town after falling under Roman…
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Yacimiento Arqueologico de Tiermes
17.16 MILES
With Celtiberian roots, Tiermes dates to the 1st century AD and is one of the most important Roman sites in Castilla y León. The pretty 12th-century…
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The 11th-century Iglesia de San Miguel is a fine example of a rural Romanesque church, with the pleasing porticoes so typical of this corner of Castilla y…
2. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero
0.27 MILES
The 12th-century Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero sports the porticoed side galleries that characterise the Romanesque style of the Segovia and Burgos…
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Just outside El Burgo de Osma lie the ruins of Uxama. Originally a Celto-Iberian settlement, it became an important Roman town after falling under Roman…
6.89 MILES
Dating back to the 12th century, the cathedral's architecture evolved as a combination of the Gothic and, subsequently, baroque (notable in the weighty…
5. Ermita de San Miguel de Gormaz
11.61 MILES
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11.61 MILES
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13.98 MILES
This fine, early-13th-century hermitage has a wonderfully lonely aspect and showcases a fusion of styles between late Romanesque and early Gothic,…
16.27 MILES
The 16th-century Iglesia de Santa Ana integrates columns and busts found at the Roman settlement of Clunia into an otherwise baroque design. Although you…