Caleruega

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

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Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order, was born in this Castilian village in 1170, and in 1266 his family's manor became a monastery of Dominican nuns. The Guzmán tower survives from the walled settlement of the Reconquest, and caves in the limestone hills now serve as wine cellars. Caleruega lies where the Sierra de la Demanda meets the Ribera del Duero, inside the wine appellation.

Highlights

Torreón de los Guzmanes, the medieval tower at the heart of the village
Royal monastery of Dominican nuns, founded on Saint Dominic's family home
Church of San Sebastián, with its original Romanesque tower and doorway arch
Caves of the Peña de San Jorge, now mostly wine cellars
Ribera del Duero wines

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Caleruega (ES), Caleruega (EN), Caleruega (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 385

Things to see

Convento dominico de Caleruega (ES)

Events through the year

Fiesta de San Sebastián Religious · Sunday after 20 JanuaryPatron's feast; brotherhood convite on the Saturday
Fiesta de Santa Águeda Religious · 5 FebruaryWomen's feast; the men parade their invented San Águedo
Las Marzas Seasonal · Last night of FebruarySongs around bonfires welcoming spring
Holy Week Religious · Holy Week (March or April)Silent procession on Good Friday, Reencuentro on Easter morning
Las Mayas Seasonal · 30 AprilThe village's tallest pine raised in the square, with songs
Romería de Castro Religious · Third Sunday of April14 km walk with the Santito to the Clunia ruins
Privilege of Alfonso X the Wise Historical · 10 JulyRe-enactment of the 1266 royal charter, in period costume
Fiestas de Santa Juana de Aza Religious · 17 and 18 AugustQuintos' festival with dances and a grape auction on the 18th
Fiestas de Santo Domingo de Guzmán Religious · 7 to 9 AugustDances, pelota matches and the subasta de los bandos on the 9th
La Machorra Food and wine · 31 OctoberVillage supper of machorra ewe, followed by folk songs