Route of the Cid - Medinaceli
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Medinaceli is very well described in the poem, the Cantar del Mio Cid, and it is therefore thought that one of the authors came from this town.
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Church of the Asuncion de Nuestra SeñoraMore informationA singular building that preserves remains of original Romanesque church. The temple is of a single nave, of particular silhouette of the ground plan, very narrow and elongated, and the gateway has a very...
Castle of MedinaceliMore informationIf we speak of Medinaceli we should think in a strategic place, crossroad and high place. It was a defensive place since Roman times. Between the Valley of the Ebro and Duero, a natural defense, it is...
Collegiate of Santa Maria de la AsuncionMore informationThe enclosure seems to have been part of an earlier synagogue or mosque and is built on the remains of the former Romanesque Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor, around 1561.The ashlars tower dates from the...
MedinaceliMore informationIn Alto Jalón and surrounded by the basins of the Duero, Ebro and Tajo rivers, the essential Soria town of Medinaceli is located. Discover the long history and rich heritage of this municipality, which...
Archaeological Hall of MedinaceliMore informationNatural-sized and model reconstructions of public and private atmospheres characteristic of the pre-historic and historic past of medinaceli and its area.The access stairs to the hall recreate a time tunnel...
Museum of Sacred Art of the Collegiate of MedinaceliMore informationTo give life to this museum space, one of the rooms of the Collegiate Church of Santa María de Medinaceli was set up, where, among other pieces, several religious paintings are currently exhibited.
Beguinage of San RomanMore informationIt was a parish church until 1558 and a lay sisters home until 1939. It has a rectangular ground plan, with no apse or presbytery. Unknown origin, probably not christian, but oriental. It might have been...
Arch of MedinaceliMore informationIt's an arch from the II and III century, and is the only of triple archery which is preserved in Spain. This Arch of Medinaceli has a simple decoration, and also follows the model of the Trajan arch.
