Valladolid information
Medina de Rioseco information
Medina de Rioseco, capital of Tierra de Campos,
is situated 45 kilometres north of the capital. It is an old fortified
city and it preserves some of the eight entrance gates from the
wall.
An example is the Zamora gate, from the 16th century, built on
a square plan, with four wide semicircular arches. Also noteworthy
are the Ajújar gate, from the late 12th century, formed
by a single pointed arch, inside which there is a small building
occupied by the Municipal Museum; and the San Sebastián
gate, from the mid-16th century. The town also has several religious
buildings, such as the church of Santa María de Mediavilla, an
Isabelline-Gothic structure raised between 1490 and 1516. Inside
the walls is the chapel of Benavente, which has a reredos by Juan
de Juni devoted to La Inmaculada. The temple houses the museum
of Mediavilla, which displays sculpture, paintings, Hispano-Philippine
ivory and a silver monstrance by Antonio de Arfe. Lastly, the
church of Santiago contains a dazzling baroque reredos by Joaquín
de Churriguera.
Oficina de Turismo: Plaza Mayor, 1
47800 Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid)
Tel. +34 983725043
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.