Location: Ciudad Rodrigo
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The 10 Best Things to Do in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Ciudad Rodrigo (Spanish pronunciation: [θi̯uˈðað roˈðɾiɣo]) is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district.
Restaurants in Ciudad Rodrigo
1. Ciudad Rodrigo - Casco Historico
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 429 reviews
Reviewed By trencherman_10 - Leeds, United Kingdom
Loved the buildings and architecture of this town. Saw goats being herded down a lane while next to the river fishermen were trying their luck. Easy detour when visiting Salamander.
2. Fortificacion y Murallas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By NomadicTraveller7 - Fuerteventura
We loved Ciudad Rodrigo - the Casco Historico was unspoilt and lovely. We spent two very enjoyable days there and may return later in the year. There are many fabulous buildings to see and many of these, including the Cathedral, can be seen from the magnificent 2.2km walk round the Casco Historic on the surprisingly broad city walls. The magnificent old part of Ciudad Rodrigo is contained inside the 2.2 kms of thick walls and spectacular fortifications, with narrow passages into the inner town. Walking round the walls yields great views both into the inner town and the countryside.
3. Plaza Mayor de Ciudad Rodrigo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 234 reviews
Reviewed By PietroBazzani - Castelvetro di Modena, Italy
We visited Ciudad Rodrigo during our road trip and stopped a couple of hours during the journey from Porto to Salamanca. Very nice town with historical places like the original medieval walls and an astonishing Cathedral. Plaza Mayor with its palace is very beautiful. Nice places to eat and enjoy. Relaxing place.
4. Catedral de Santa Maria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By FredandMouse - Harlow, Essex
We attended Mass in the Cathedral. The two clergymen taking the Mass were quite elderly, but their enthusiasm and their obvious love of the celebration were awe-inspiring. The celebrant spoke such beautiful and pure Castilian that I had no difficulty in understanding the sermon. BUT ... at the end of the service we were hustled out very quickly so that the (paid) tours could get under way. I am afraid that I found this rather un-Christian - sorry.
5. Castillo Alcazar de Enrique II
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4 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
This castle anchored one corner of the city wall fortifications and is now a Parador hotel - although you’re free to wander around. You can walk the complete city wall circuit except for the small area which is occupied by this building. It certainly looks impressive from the outside and has been sympathetically restored inside. Would think it’s a nice place to stay and there’s plenty of parking.
6. Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Rodrigo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By NomadicTraveller7 - Fuerteventura
The Ayuntiamento in CR is one of many very attractive buildings in the old town. One would not come to CR especially to see it but from the pictures it can clearly be seen to be very handsome. It is very nice to sit in the bar opposite with a 6.50 Euro bottle of wine and admire it.
7. Museo del Orinal
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4 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
The museum is located on the first floor in a building alongside the square next to Cathedral and I recommend you check opening times before visiting - we visited on a Sunday and it was open 11-2 with entrance 2euros per adult. To be honest I didn’t know what to expect - certainly not the sheer number and variety of chamberpots (it’s not a urinal museum as you might interpret in the strict sense). It’s hard to believe someone would actually collect and catalogue chamberpots as an interest. Most seem to originate from the UK - unfortunately all information and descriptions are in spanish, except for the one poster which has interesting detail regarding toilet arrangements back in Roman times on a section of Hadrian’s Wall! The owner/curator? wanted to explain items but it was all too technical for my miserable level of Spanish :-(
This is one of those museums you have to visit just to say you’ve been there!
8. Palacio de los Aguila
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4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By cslnh - new hampshire
This is an attractive building (16th century) with a nice central courtyard, but what we liked best is that it taught us about what happened to Cuidad Rodrigo during the Peninsula War when the French tried to take over Spain. At the beginning, there is a kiosk with explanations and little interactive drawings in multiple languages (English included) which shows you how the battles went. It's a great accompaniment to walking around the fortifications.
9. Plaza del Conde
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By AQUARIO69 - Salamanca, Spain
La Plaza del Conde,es una de las Plazas más signicativas de la Capital Mirobrigense;está situada en el Centro Histórico de la ciudad,dentro del cinturón amurallado;está próxima a la Catedral y es de paso obligado si vas a visitar esta última; en la misma Plaza hay varios edificios emblemáticos de la ciudad,como el Palacio del Conde;merece la pena darse una vuelta por esta Plaza y admirar tan bellas obras arquitectónicas,
10. Plaza del Buen Alcalde
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
Walking along from Cathedral towards Plaza Mayor this square is on the left and you can’t miss it as there’s an ornate Fountain in the centre. However, on closer inspection the pool is full of stagnant water and rubbish (we visited late February 2018) - you have to wonder why if the fountain’s non operational the council wouldn’t just empty the water and leave it dry? The square is surrounded by church on one side and two sides of shops under the arches with flats above.
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