Way of San Frutos
- Position
- Segovia province
- Type of route
- Weekend
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The Hoces del Río Duratón Nature Park offers travellers the chance to follow this attractive pilgrimage route between Segovia and the Chapel of San Frutos, passing through sites of immense artistic and historic value, as well as stunning natural landscapes.
Retracing the footsteps of Saint Fructus, travellers make their way through delightful and little-known spots that conceal authentic jewels. The route, which starts in the city of Segovia, stops as towns such as Pedraza, Castilnovo castle or the historic Sepúlveda, before coming to an end in the Río Duratón Nature Park.
This route also includes the following sites of interest: the Church of La Vera Cruz en Zamarramala, the Parish Church of San Bartolomé in Basardilla and the Parish Church of San Vicente Mártir in Pelayos del Arroyo.
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What to see?
Hermitage of San FrutosMore informationThis route is one of the most attractive places of the Park due to its breathtaking views.
Parish Church of San BartolomeMore informationThe original building dates back to the final years of the XII century or beginning of the XIII century. It has two apses of this time, and was built another kind of parallel nave to the former in the...
Church of the Vera CruzMore informationTemplar church of 1208. it has a polygonal ground plan (12 sides), a projecting square tower and simple fronts.Structured around a central, two-storey building with an ambulatory. The lower section looks...
Castle of PedrazaMore informationPoligonal ground plan, double enclosure, with cues and square turrets, plus an artificial moat excavated in the rock. The castle uses part of the wall and preserves the remains of one front, with Romanesque...
Castle of CastilnovoMore information14th - 16th century castle, reformed between the 19th and the 20th centuries. The present castle is thought to have been built on a previous structure, probably a small fortress. Trapezoid ground plan,...
Parish Church of San Vicente MartirMore informationThis church features some 13th-century mural paintings tracing the life of Saint Vincent and some 15th-century board paintings. Of it stands out of the early period the chevet, with ogive triumphal arch,...
Collection of puppetry of Francisco PeraltaMore informationA collection of puppets donated to the city of Segovia by the puppeteer master Francisco Peralta. The 38 pieces represent characters of plays of the popular collection of ballads, musical arguments of...
Cathedral of SegoviaMore informationIt boasts a beautiful, radiant Baroque design, with wonderful altarpieces and one of the highest towers in Spain. It is known as the Lady of the Cathedrals because of is height and the depth of its naves.