Land of Almazan
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The town of Almazán boasts a history stretching back many centuries, holding countless memories of battles fought and the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. It lies at the heart of a region whose lands are clad with pine forests surrounded by vast cereal fields, as well as boasting a long-standing tradition in the production of resin.
A route that features the historic monuments of the towns of Barca, Velamazán or Viana de Duero, which jealously guard a heritage that is well worth taking the time to discover.
This route includes the following sites of interest: the Chapel of Jesus, the Church of Nuestra Señora de Campanario, the Church of San Miguel, the Palace of the Counts of Altamira or the Hurtado de Mendoza, Almazán town walls, the Church of Santa María de Calatañazor, the Church of San Vicente and the Church of San Pedro, all in Almazán. Also well worth a visit is the Church of Barca, Barca Ethnology Museum and Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, also in Barca, the Church of Velamazán and the Church of Viana de Duero.
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What to see?
Church of Nuestra Señora de CampanarioMore informationThe original Romanesque structure has been preserved, the three apses and the transept. The rest was replaced in the 17th century without changing the Romanesque distribution of the naves.The three semicircular...
Church of San MiguelMore informationBuilt in the mid 12th century, it combines the following styles: Cistercian (general structure), Catalan Lombard (external decoration of the apse and the dome turret), and Mudejar (the dome and the sculpture...
Church of San PedroMore informationBuilt by the stonemasons Juan García and Juan Pérez, with three naves of equal height and a large dome resting on scallops in the transept. The scallops show the evangelical attributes in the way of Baroque...
Church of San VicenteMore informationBy studying the succesive restorations, one may trace the architectural evolution of the building. The 12th-century romanesque apse-end and the first section of the naves, also romanesque, have been preserved....
Church of Santa Maria de CalatañazorMore informationThe present church was rebuilt in the 16th century, and it underwent reforms in the 17th and 19th centuries. Nothing remains of the original romanesque structure.The transept is reminiscent of the works...
Hermitage of JesusMore informationExcellent stonework shrine with an octagonal layout similar to other romanesque shrines on the Camino de Santiago. Over the octagon there is a plinth decorated with reliefs as squares, crowned with a lantern...
Convent Nuestra Señora de La MercedMore informationA big surprise awaits us outside of the town of Almazan. A convent, what remains of it, the place that saw the final moments of the very same Tirso de Molina.Although it has lost much of its original being,...
Church of BarcaMore informationBuilt in the 12th century. It has a five-arch portico with double-shaft columns and capitals decorated with vegetal motifs. There are caryatids attached to the wall, which serve as end supports (the western...
Ethnologic Museum of BarcaMore informationCollection of equipment used daily in the houses of the area. The rooms of a typical house have been recreated (bedroom, livingroom, kitchen...), the remaining objects are grouped according to their function...