Ciudad Rodrigo

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

Manuel Alende MaceiraCiudad Rodrigo CC BY 2.0
Alonso de MendozaAyuntamiento de Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca CC BY-SA 4.0
Mr. TickleBerraco (Plaza del Castillo, Ciudad Rodrigo)CC BY-SA 3.0
Mr. TickleCalle San Juán CC BY-SA 3.0
Mr. TickleCapilla de las Franciscanas Descalzas CC BY-SA 3.0
Mr. TickleCastillo de Enrique II. Vista de la Torre del Homenaje desde la muralla (este)CC BY-SA 3.0
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Luis Rogelio HMCiudad Rodrigo - 001 (31372259666)CC BY-SA 2.0
GFreihalterCiudad Rodrigo Casa de la Marquesa de Cartago 191 CC BY-SA 3.0
GFreihalterCiudad Rodrigo Plaza de toros 093 CC BY-SA 3.0
Mr. TickleEntrada del Parador de Turismo establecido en el Castillo de Enrique II CC BY-SA 3.0

Bulls run through the walled streets of Ciudad Rodrigo at carnival, a festival recorded since the 15th century. The town stands on a rocky rise above the Águeda, ringed by 12th-century walls that were strengthened with bastions in the 17th century and stormed by Wellington's troops in 1812. Walk the ramparts, then try farinato, a local sausage served fried with eggs.

Highlights

A full circuit of the ramparts, with views over the surrounding country
Cathedral of Santa María, whose tower looks out to distant sierras
Carnaval del Toro, with bull runs and a wooden bullring in the square (ES)
Farinato with fried eggs, the local dish (ES)
Pre-Roman stone boar, a Vetton verraco, outside the parador

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Ciudad Rodrigo (ES), Ciudad Rodrigo (EN)), Wikivoyage (Ciudad Rodrigo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 11,750

Things to see

Chapel of Cerralbo, Ciudad Rodrigo (ES)
Hospital de la Pasión (ES)
Museo del Orinal (ES)
Palacio de Montarco, Ciudad Rodrigo (ES)
Palacio de los Águila (ES)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Sebastian Religious · 20 JanuaryFeast of the city's patron
San Blas romería Religious · 3 FebruaryAt La Caridad monastery in Sanjuanejo, in the municipality; blessed throat-cords
Carnaval del Toro Seasonal · Days before Lent (February or March)Wooden bullring in Plaza Mayor; encierros, capeas and the Campanazo
Holy Week Religious · Holy Week (March or April)Daily brotherhood processions showing scenes of the Passion
Lunes de Aguas Food and wine · Second Monday after EasterOuting to the countryside to eat hornazo
Martes Mayor Fairs and markets · Second Tuesday of AugustStreet market recalling the 1475 free market; water fights later
Theatre fair Music and arts · Late AugustDozens of Spanish and foreign companies perform
Feast of Our Lady of the Peña de Francia Religious · September

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Ciudad Rodrigo (ES), Ciudad Rodrigo (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Fiestas locales: Calendario de Fiestas de Carácter Local, Junta de Castilla y León (CC BY 4.0).

Local food & wine

Huevos fritos con farinatoDishFried eggs served with fried farinato sausage
DodoFarinato CC BY-SA 3.0
Farinato (ES)Cured meatSausage of breadcrumbs, pork fat and paprika, with designation of origin
TamorlanHornazo (Salamaca)-Cerca01 CC BY-SA 3.0
HornazoBread and pastaPastry filled with cured meats, eaten on Lunes de Aguas
TamorlanPerrunillas-Salamanca CC BY 3.0
Perrunillas (ES)SweetBiscuits of lard, flour and egg
Bollo maimónSweetBun made for weddings, communions and baptisms
XemenenduraJamón bellota Muñana CC BY-SA 3.0
Iberian acorn-fed hamCured meat