Zamora, Medieval municipality in western Castile and León, Spain
Zamora is a municipality in western Castile and León province, stretching along the Duero River at 649 meters elevation. Within the town's territory there are 24 Romanesque churches from the 12th and 13th centuries, distributed across the entire municipal area.
Romans founded a settlement here called Occelum Durii, which later became a strategic point between the Kingdom of León and Muslim territories. During medieval times Christian rulers fortified the town and built numerous church structures in the Romanesque style.
The cathedral takes its name from the Holy Saviour and stands as the most compact Romanesque sacred building in the region with a dome made of scaly stone tiles. Through narrow lanes in the old town core visitors reach small churches and chapels that locals use for devotions and processions.
The municipal tourist information office near the historic core provides maps and orientation aids for exploring religious buildings and medieval structures. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as many streets are cobbled and feature slopes.
A stone bridge with sixteen arches spans the Duero and connects the old town with newer neighborhoods on the opposite riverbank. Along the bridge fishermen often sit and watch the river while waterbirds occasionally drift on the water.
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Castile and León is known through its university towns like Salamanca and its golden main square, its Gothic cathedrals such as those in Burgos or León, and its medieval villages that have kept their walls and cobbled streets. This region in northern Spain also has Romanesque monasteries along the...
Cathedral of Zamora
503 m
Castle of Zamora, Spain
396 m
Puente de Piedra
799 m
Monument to Viriato, Zamora
599 m
Estadio Ruta de la Plata
2 km
Palacio de los Momos
843 m
Church of Santa María Magdalena
490 m
Portillo de la Lealtad
331 m
Church of San Pedro y San Ildefonso, Zamora
502 m
Church of San Cipriano, Zamora
652 m
Museo de Zamora
737 m
Museo Etnográfico de Castilla y León
598 m
Church of Santa María la Nueva, Zamora
522 m
Palacio de los Condes de Alba y Aliste
657 m
Aceñas de Olivares
687 m
Peromato
729 m
Church of Santiago de los Caballeros, Zamora
468 m
Casa del Cid
545 m
Church of Santa María de la Horta, Zamora
943 m
Puente de Hierro
1.4 km
Plaza de toros de Zamora
1.1 km
Cruz del Rey Don Sancho
1.8 km
Church of San Claudio de Olivares, Zamora
635 m
Church of Saint Isidore
359 m
Old Town hall of Zamora
752 m
Gate of Doña Urraca
582 m
Museo Baltasar Lobo
880 m
Casino de Zamora
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