It is known above all for its Plaza Mayor, its houses of popular architectural style and distilleries of anis. It is a town of some 5000 inhabitants who maintain their traditions.

Route:

The route starts at the Plaza Mayor. It is said that the Castilian plaza is the most beautiful, formed by an irregular enclosure, porticos and connected balconies. It is full of taverns, restaurants and businesses that sell the most typical products of the area. The environment of the plaza is always pleasant and animated, but it becomes much more interesting on the occasions in which it is turned into a bullring, remembering the fights that took place there for Felipe el Hermoso. It also serves as staging area for theatrical performances, concerts, and the like. Near this plaza, we find the Iglesia de la Asuncion, 16th-17th C., a combination of Gothic and Renaissance styles with a clearly Baroque doorway. The highlight of the church is the painting by Goya (Asuncion de la Virgen/ Assumption of the Virgin) that rests above the main altarpiece.

Afterwards, we can see the Casa de la Cadena, example of local nobility architecture that remains in perfect state. Felipe V lived in this house during the War of Succession. We can also see the Convento de las Clarisas, erected in the 17th C.

We will continue by seeing the Castle, whose ruins are found in the outskirts of the town on top of a hill from which you can contemplate the Castilian mesa and what remains of the foot of the wall, the weapons plaza, the bridge, the gate and the moat.