Berlanga de Duero
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Below a hilltop castle in the gorge of the Escalote river, Berlanga de Duero was a frontier stronghold of the Caliphate until Ferdinand I took it in 1059. In the 16th century its lords, the Tovar family and later the Marquises of Berlanga, reshaped the town with a vast collegiate church and a Renaissance palace. A porticoed main square, timber-framed houses and the old Jewish quarter complete the scene.
Highlights
- The castle, a 15th-century residence wrapped in 16th-century artillery walls (ES)
- The collegiate church of Santa María del Mercado, built around 1526–1530 (ES)
- The Renaissance façade of the Marquises' palace on the Plaza del Mercado
- The stone rollo, a column marking the town's jurisdiction
- The Aljama, the former Jewish quarter
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Berlanga de Duero (ES), Berlanga de Duero (EN), Berlanga de Duero (IT)), Wikivoyage (Berlanga de Duero). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 810
Things to see
Events through the year
- Three Kings parade
- Feast of Saint IsidoreFarmers' brotherhood hands out round loaves and cheese
- Feast of Saint Christopher
- Medieval market
- Patronal feast of the Virgen del Mercado
- Virgen de las Torres
- Craft fairSuccessor to a once-major livestock fair
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Berlanga de Duero). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- FigónDishLocal salt cod recipe
- CocidoDish
- Potatoes with dried conger eelDish
- Rice with henDish
Adapted from Wikipedia (Berlanga de Duero). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
7 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Hostels 1
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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