Pedraza

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

Luis Rogelio HMPedraza, en Segovia (España)CC BY-SA 2.0
Jose Luis Filpo CabanaAyuntamiento de Pedraza (Segovia)CC BY 3.0
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Two sons of King Francis I of France spent two years as hostages in the castle here, a fortress ringed by a precipice at the edge of this walled Segovian village. Most of Pedraza's houses and small palaces date from the 16th and 17th centuries, when merino wool from local flocks was exported to northern Europe. There is still only one way in and out: the old town gate.

Highlights

The castle, with its great keep and moat above a sheer drop
The Puerta de la Villa, the single gateway, rebuilt in the 16th century
The old prison by the gate, now a museum of medieval jail life
La Noche de las Velas in July: candlelit streets and concerts

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pedraza (Segovia), Pedraza, Segovia, Pedraza (Spagna)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 335

Things to see

Ignacio Zuloaga Museum (ES)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint John Religious · 24 June
Concierto de las Velas Music and arts · JulyStreets lit by candles, with classical music concerts in the centre
Fiestas de la Virgen del Carrascal Religious · 7 to 12 SeptemberProcession of the Virgin on the 8th, bull run on the 9th