Carlos V Route - Medina de Pomar
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The emperor entered Medina de Pomar on October 9th, 1556. There is a milestone that reminds of the Emperor's passing through the town. Amongst the nobiliary houses, it is the North gate of the town, where we can find the tower-house of the old governor and where the emperor stayed for the night.
A medieval festival recalls the journey made by the emperor since his landing in Laredo and until his arrival in the town. During two days, the town celebrates the "Conmemoración Ruta de Carlos V" (recalling of the route).This way, on Saturday morning there is a medieval market and a number of performances centred around the period of time and the life of Carlos V as part of the main acts, closing with a medieval dinner in the Plaza Mayor, where everyone must be dressed in medieval clothing.
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What to see?
Castle "Las Torres"More informationTwo large, square crenellated towers separated by lower walls containing the two access gates. King Enrique IV handed the town of Medina de Pomar over to Don Pedro Fernández de Velasco, who built this...
Church Nuestra Señora del Rosario / Santa Maria del SalcinarMore informationThis gothic church was built between the 12th-14th centuries using elements of an earlier structure. Devoted to the Virgen del Rosario, the patron saint of Medina de Pomar since 1571. It has three naves...
Medina de PomarMore informationLocated in the heart of Las Merindades, in an area of rough, uneven land and rolling hills, forming a sharp contrast with the sharp outline of the Sierra de Tesla mountain range at the southern end of...
Emperor Charles V RouteMore informationThis route recalls the last trip of Emperor Charles V to his retirement at the Yuste Monastery, in Cáceres. On Monday, September 28, 1556, from the port of Rammekens, in the former kingdom of Flanders,...
- Classification of Festivities
- Castilla y León Tourist Interest
- Date
- Tercer fin de semana de octubre
- Town
- Medina de Pomar
Monastery of Santa Clara GordillasMore informationIt was founded in 1313 by Sancho Sánchez de Velasco and his wife, Sancha García de Carrillo. Apart from the monastic rooms, it also has an abbatial church with one single nave divided in three parts, with...
Convent Museum of Santa Clara / Museum of the Condestables de CastillaMore informationThe remains of one of the lines of the Condestables de Castilla, are kept in the monastery. It contains a ‘Cristo Yacente’ (Christ incumbent) by Gregorio Fernández, the ‘Crucifijo de Lepanto’ en ivory,...
Historical Museum of the MerindadesMore informationPieces issued, among which stand out: Late 14th-century or early 15th-century cross from a hospital in Vera Cruz, Vault keystone, with a representation of a heraldic castle from the late 13th century,...
Hospital of the Vera CruzMore informationFounded in the 15th century by Pedro Fernández de Velasco and built on the site of an earlier hospital known as ‘de la Cuarta’, the building was extended in the 18th century.Situated next to the Convent...
