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rises above the town and
boasts the magnificent
Romanesque-Gothic Pór-
tico de la Majestad.
The Drive » Return to the
main east–west road that
passes to the north of Toro (the
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A11, then E82), and continue
east to Tordesillas.
7 Tordesillas
Commanding a rise on
the northern flank of Río
Duero, this pretty little
town has a historical sig-
nificance that belies its SPAIN 30 HISTORIC CASTILLA Y LEÓN
size. Originally a Roman
settlement, it later played
a major role in world
history when, in 1494,
Isabel and Fernando, the
Catholic Monarchs, sat
down with Portugal here
to hammer out a treaty
determining who got
what in Latin America.
Portugal got Brazil and
much of the rest went to
Spain. Explaining it all
is the excellent Museo
del Tratado del Tordesil-
las (%983 77 10 67; Calle de
Casas del Tratado; h10am-
1.30pm & 5-7.30pm Tue-Sat,
10am-2pm Sun). Not far
away, the heart of town is
formed by the delightful
porticoed and cobbled
Plaza Mayor, its mustard-
yellow paintwork offset
by dark-brown woodwork
and black grilles.
The Drive » From Tordesillas,
E80 sweeps northeast, skirts
the southern fringe of Valladolid
and then continues east as the
N122, through the vineyards of
the Ribera del Duero wine region
all the way into Peñafiel.

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