Castile Canal - Villamuriel de Cerrato
- Route Data
- Ascent slope
- 727 m.
- Previous
- Following
On leaving Palencia, the Canal de Castilla continues towards Villamuriel de Cerrato where the 33rd sluice is situated just before entering the village. In Villamuriel, three new aqueducts can be found, the El Cigarral, the Prado Redondo and the El Corral aqueduct.
Today, Villamuriel de Cerrato is an industrialised village with over 100 firms which have not, however, affected this village's past. The 12th century was the glorious age of the village. The 13th century Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor belonged to the Orden del Temple and was used as the Episcopal residence.
What to see?
Monastery of Santa ClaraMore informationThe church, with a single nave, preserves its Mudejar exterior and plasterwork reliefs on the interior. There is the main baroque altarpiece with outstanding carvings and two minor baroque altarpieces...
Church of Santa Maria la MayorMore informationFormer Templar convent. Cistercian, with Romanesque and Gothic elements. Probably built in the early 13th century.Defensive structure, as in Valbuena, with three turrets (it probably also had crenellations...
Order of the Birth of Our LordMore informationOrder of the Birth of Our Lord of Gómez Manrique. First play in Spanish by a well-known author.In the mid-15th century, the playwright from Palencia Gómez Manrique (1412-1490), Jorge Manrique's uncle,...
- Classification of Festivities
- Castilla y León Tourist Interest
- Date
- Un fin de semana antes del 24 de diciembre
- Town
- Villamuriel de Cerrato
FossiliumMore informationTravel back in time by visiting this paleontological classroom where you will learn, in a didactic way, the origins of our planet and the living beings that inhabited it, exposed in the form of fossils.
