Duero Route - Soria
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Nestled between two hills and watered by the waters of the Duero River, east of Castile and León, stands the ancient city of Soria.
Discover the so-called ' city of poets ', whose streets and squares proudly display a rich heritage and a beautiful set of Romanesque art and architecture of extraordinary level.
Enjoy its natural enclave, which offers places full of magic and unrepeatable landscapes, while the lively cultural life of the city is committed to a wide variety of cultural events for all tastes.
The table should not miss the tasty torreznos, the star dish of local cuisine.
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Cave Larga and Cave GrandeMore informationThey are rock paintings in the called Cueva Grande, in which is located a large lineal figure that represents apparently a human figure that was made by a dotted and dashed drawing. On the other hand,...
Mount ValonsaderoMore informationAt the foot of the shelters, they were carried out rituals and ceremonies, meetings and exchanges which were expressed in the rocky walls, with images related to their activities, way of life and beliefs.
Wall and castle of SoriaMore informationThe origin of the castle of Soria would have to be looked for in a defensive construction or Muslim watchtower of the 9th century that later passed into Christian hands, modifying and expanding in the...
Cathedral of San PedroMore informationIt stands on the site of a former romanesque church that was demolished in the same century it was built (12th) because it was too rustic.The ground distribution is typical among Spanish Romanesque monasteries....
Church of Nuestra Señora del EspinoMore information16th-century apse. To the right of the church there is an old oak, reminiscent of the one mentioned by Antonio Machado, whose verses can be read inside the church. Leonor, the wife of Machado, lies buried...
Church of Nuestra Señora la MayorMore informationThe front and the tower are romanesque. The north door is decorated with a three-arched archivolt and vegetal decorative motifs and the choir contains a 13th-century crucifix.Antonio Machado married Leonor...
Church of San Juan de RabaneraMore informationNational Monument. 12th-century church with a cross-like ground plan, combining Oriental influences with Classical and Gothic reminiscences.The apse has an interesting decoration consisting on vegetal...
Church of Santo Tome / Santo DomingoMore informationBuilt between the 12th and 16th centuries, whish shows in the combination of styles.The façade dates from the second half of the 12th century, with French influenced from the region of Poitiers, particularly...
Cloister of the Church of San PedroMore informationThe Romanesque set of buildings would be replaced in the XVI century, after the collapse that occurred in the year 1520. Then, a new church was built, keeping the Romanesque cloister, although a part of...
