Machado route in Soria
- Position
- Soria
- Type of route
- One day
The poet, born in Seville in 1875, first came to Soria in 1907 on obtaining a Chair in French. The route begins at the Antonio Machado High School where he first taught, before continuing to several of the city’s churches which became part of the backdrop for major events in his life, such as the Church of Santa María la Mayor, where he married Leonor Izquierdo in 1909.
The River Duero, the landscapes of Soria and its people all formed part of the inspiration for Fields of Castile, one of the truly great universal works of poetry.
This route includes the following sites of interest: the Antonio Machado High School, the Church of Nuestra Señora la Mayor, the Chapel of San Saturio, the Chapel of La Virgen del Mirón and the Church of Nuestra Señora del Espino.
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What to see?
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...
Hight School Antonio MachadoMore informationOld jesuit school, with a baroque facade product of the restoration carried out in the mid 18th century after a fire which resulted in the loss of the rest of the convent. The classroom where the poet...
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...
Hermitage of the Virgen del MironMore informationRectangular shrine with a large central facade. On the facade's attic there is a tympanum with two bells underneath.The outside is simple and the inside is baroque mixed with rococo. In front of the shrine...
Hermitage of San SaturioMore informationThe hermitage of San Saturio is dedicated to the Patron Saint of Soria whose feast is celebrated on October 2.The hermitage is located on a cave on the left bank of the Duero River, between the Santa Ana...