Route 6 Center. Section 2 - Arévalo
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Located between the rivers Arevalillo and Adaja, its historical center, with a declaration of Historical Settlement, houses castle, squares, medieval bridges and numerous churches. It is considered one of the main centers of Castilian Mudejar.
Characters such as S. Ignacio de Loyola and Isabel la Católica are intimately linked to this city, where they spent years of experience and formation, as well as others linked to the Hebrew and Muslim culture, with an important presence in the town in the middle ages.
Other of its main attractions are the antiques trade, of deep-rooted tradition, and the gastronomy, with the brand Tostón de Arévalo (roast suckling pig) as a signature dish.
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What to see?
Castle of ArevaloMore informationCastle of the XV century and reformed during the XVI by order of the Catholic Kings, to turn it into artillery fortress. It presents brick for these works of adaptation, with the characteristic Mudejar...
Church of San MartinMore informationRomanesque and Mudejar church, with large towers, known as the Torres Gemelas (Twin Towers). One of them is known as the 'Torre de los Ajedreces' (Chess Tower) due to the brick chessboard decoration on...
Church of San MiguelMore informationFlat apse, single nave and two arches. It was used as a meeting venue by the Montalvo Knights.There is an important pintura e talla altarpiece, with thirteen Castilian-Flemish board paintings.
Church of Santa Maria la MayorMore informationTemple with a single nave and apse with an oven vault. Inside, there is a Mudejar coffered ceiling in the low choir, and a set of medieval mural paintings with a Pantocrator and tetramorphs.The Church...
Hermitage of Santa Maria Gomez de Roman / la LugarejaMore information13th-century temple more characteristic of the mudejar style of the tierra de Arévalo.It has three apses with tall blocked up arcades, a dome and a tambour inside the large 12th-century lantern over crossing...
Medieval BridgesMore informationOn the Arevalillo and in a very good state of preservation, there are the Puente de los Barros (12th century) and Medina (14th century) joined by a river walk that invites you to visit them.They are mudéjares...
