Becquer Route
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer made his mark on several of the towns in the province of Soria. One such example is Noviercas. The local towns, villages and people were the inspiration for the magnificent tales of this Seville-born poet, including The White Deer, which unfolds in Beratón, at the foot of Mount Moncayo.
Bécquer’s poetry describes specific and characteristic features of the province of Soria, included in verses that will forever remain amongst the most important literary works ever written.
This route includes the following sites of interest: the Monastery of San Polo, Almenar Castle, Noviercas Tower, the Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Museum (G. A. B.) Poetry for a Picture and the Bécquer House Museum.
What to see?
Castle of AlmenarMore informationBuilt in the 15th century on the site of an older castle, of which some remains are preserved. The round cubes of the yard are open for defensive purposes. It has a double walled enclosure with a square...
Monastery of San PoloMore informationMonasterio Templario which inspired Bécquer to write the tale 'El rayo de luna'.The first data of the temple correspond to the Census of Alfonso X the Wise in 1270. In the XVIII century it ceased to be...
Tower of NoviercasMore informationBuilt during the time of Muslim domination, it was rebuilt in the 14th century during the war between Castile and Aragón. The house where Béquer and his muse, Casta Esteban. Today it houses a centre for...
Museum Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (G. A. B.) Poetry for a pictureMore informationThis museum is dedicated to the poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer and to who was his muse, his wife Casta Esteban, who indeed came from the town of Noviercas. You can still see the house where they lived and...
- House Museum Wife of BecquerMore information
Casta Esteban Navarro, woman of the renowned poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, was born in 1841 in the town of Torrubia in the province of Soria, where now her old house hosts a museum that shows each of the...