Route 3 East. Section 2
- Position
- Segovia province
- Spain province
- Type of route
- Several days
Along simple and quiet roads we will travel through small towns that have been inhabited since time immemorial and that at the time of the Reconquista were considered borderlands. Areas of fights and skirmishes between Christians and Muslims and where later towns, manors and points of influence would be born in the Middle Ages to gradually lose their political and military value and where now the fight is against the demon of depopulation.
Data of interest
Around
Berlanga de Duero, Sepúlveda, Riaza, Pedraza, Ayllón or Caracena, are examples of renowned stately towns and where architectural jewels are still preserved within their medieval layout or civil buildings such as prisons, town halls or scrolls of justice.
Section of simple orography with little complication when moving along sections of local and national roads, which will allow us relaxed driving.
Don't forget that, close to these landmarks, you can enjoy small hermitages with incredible frescoes, as in San Baudelio de Berlanga de Duero or that of Veracruz in Maderuelo. Castles and fortresses dot the route, Gormaz is the largest in Europe of caliphal origin. The curious archaeological site of Tiermes shows a Roman city practically carved into the rock, and the Hoces del Río Duraton Natural Park, downstream from the town of Sepúlveda, contains in its gorge a great archaeological, historical and landscape wealth.
Do not miss
- Berlanga Castle.
- Hermitage of San Baudelio de Berlanga de Duero (San Baudelio de Berlanga de Duero Interpretation Center).
- Gormaz Caliphal Fortress.
- Caracena.
- Caracena Castle.
- Tiermes archaeological site.
- Ayllón.
- Riaza.
- Sepúlveda.
- Hoces del Río Riaza.
- Hoces del Río Duraton.
- Hermitage of San Frutos.
- Red, Black and Yellow Towns of Segovia.
- Pedraza.
- Segovia (alcázar, cathedral aqueduct...)
To consider...
The multiple possibilities that this route has at a tourist level. Some of them, such as the visit to the San Frutos hermitage, will require driving the motorcycle on a dirt track. This track is usually compacted and not dangerous, although heavy traffic can create uncomfortable potholes.