Urueña
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Since 2007 Urueña has been Spain's first Villa del Libro, its walled streets lined with second-hand and antiquarian bookshops. The village sits on a hill looking over the Tierra de Campos, ringed by much of its medieval wall with two gates and the remains of a castle that now serves as the cemetery. Outside the walls stands the Romanesque hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Anunciada.
Highlights
- Second-hand and antiquarian bookshops of Spain's first book town
- A walk along the medieval walls, with wide views of the plain
- The Joaquín Díaz ethnographic centre in a rebuilt 16th-century house
- Luis Delgado's museum of world instruments and the bell museum
- The Romanesque Ermita de la Anunciada, with its pilgrimage on 8 September
Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 200
Things to see
Events through the year
- Fiesta of the Virgen de la AnunciadaPatronal feast and romería at the Romanesque hermitage of La Anunciada
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Based on Wikipedia (Urueña) (CC BY-SA).
Specialities of Castile and León
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Lechazo asadoDish
- Cochinillo asado (ES)Dish
- Jamón de Guijuelo (ES)Cured meat
- Cecina de León (ES)Cured meat
- Botillo del Bierzo (ES)Cured meat
Based on Wikipedia (Gastronomía de Castilla y León) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Apartments and chalets 4
- Hotels 1
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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