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Across the Duero is the ruined
monastery of San Juan de Duero,
with a 13th-century cloister of
interlacing arches.
Environs
North of Soria are the ruins of
Numantia, whose inhabitants
endured a year-long Roman
siege in 133 BC before defiantly
burning the town and them-
selves (see p54). To the northwest
is the Sierra de Urbión, a range
of pine-clad hills with a lake,
the Laguna Negra de Urbión.
Curtain walls and drum towers of Berlanga de Duero castle
E Museo Numantino
heraldic devices, and inside 20 km (12 miles) further south- Paseo del Espolón 8. Tel 975 22 13 97.
is a patio with fine decor ated east, and at Calatañazor, 25 km Open Tue–Sun. & (free Sat & Sun). 7
ceilings. On Calle de la Botica (16 miles) northeast of El Burgo
is a 17th-century pharmacy. de Osma, near to where the b Medinaceli
Moorish leader al Mansur was
Environs killed in 1002 (see p57). Soria. * 820. £ @ n Campo San
Nicolás, 975 32 63 47. _ Beato Julián
In Aranda de Duero, 18 km de San Agustín (28 Aug), Cuerpos
(10 miles) to the west, the Iglesia Santos (13 Nov). ∑ medinaceli.es
de Santa María, has an Isabelline v Soria
façade (see p28). Soria. * 40,150. £ @ n Calle Only a triumphal arch remains
Medinaceli 2, 975 21 20 52. of Roman Ocilis, perched on a
P Palacio de Avellaneda ( Thu. _ San Juan (24 Jun). high ridge over the Río Jalón.
Plaza Condes de Miranda 1. Tel 947 ∑ sorianitelaimaginas.com Built in the 1st century AD, it is
55 20 13. Open 10am–2pm, 4–8pm the only one in Spain with three
Tue–Sun. 8 only (every 30 min). Castilla y León’s smallest pro- arches. It has been adopted as
vincial capital stands on the the symbol for ancient monu-
banks of the Río Duero. Soria’s ments on Spanish road signs.
c El Burgo de Osma stylish, modern parador is
named after the poet Antonio Environs
Soria. * 5,250. @ n Plaza Mayor 9,
975 36 01 16 (closed Wed except in Machado (1875–1939, see p39), Just to the east are the red cliffs of
high season). ( Sat. _ Virgen del who wrote in praise of the town the Jalón gorges. On the Madrid–
Espino and San Roque (14–19 Aug). and the surrounding plains. Zaragoza road is the 12th-
∑ burgodeosma.com Many of the older buildings are century Cistercian monastery
gone, but among those re main- of Santa María de Huerta. It
The most interesting sight in ing are the imposing Palacio includes a 13th-century Gothic
this attractive village is the de los Condes de Gómara, and cloister and the superb, crypt-
cathedral. Although it is mostly the Concatedral de San Pedro, like Monks’ Refectory.
Gothic (dating from 1232), with both built in the 16th century.
Renaissance additions, the The Museo Numantino, R Monasterio de Santa
tower is Baroque (1739). Its opposite the municipal gardens, María de Huerta
treasures include a Juan de Juni displays a variety of finds from Tel 975 32 70 02. Open daily.
altarpiece and the tomb of the the nearby Roman ruins of Closed 24 Aug. & 7
founder, San Pedro de Osma. Numantia and Tiermes (see p369). ∑ monasteriohuerta.org
The museum has a valuable
collection of illuminated
manuscripts and codices.
Porticoed buildings line the
streets and the Plaza Mayor, and
storks nest on the Baroque
Hospital de San Agustín.

Environs
Overlooking the Río Duero at
Gormaz, 12 km (7 miles) south,
is a massive castle with 28
towers. There are also medieval
fortresses at Berlanga de Duero, Decorative arches in the cloister of the monastery of San Juan de Duero
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp569–70 and pp594–5

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