Location: Soria
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Things to do in Soria, Castile and Leon: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Soria (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsoɾja]) is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 (INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial population. The municipality has a surface area of 271,77 km², with a density of 144.13 inhabitants/km². Situated at about 1063 metres above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain.
Restaurants in Soria
1. El Olmo Viejo De Machado
2. Centro Ciudad De Soria
3. Escultura De Leonor Izquierdo
4. Iglesia de Santo Domingo
5. Pinturas Rupestres de Valonsadero
6. Playa Pita
7. Palacio de Los Condes de Gomara
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By Turista-Inglesa - Estepona, Spain
Absolutely stunning, this cream-coloured building dating back to the 16th century ( built between 1577 and 1592) is the most important building in Soria town. Built by the Counts, local rich landowners who also built the little chapel in the Alameda de Cervantes, it is quite magnificent. The building is over 100 metres long, and is obviously in two halves, but which look perfect together. The left half has the main entrance, with beautiful carvings of an enormous shield and two figures above it. The lack of pollution in Soria is shown by the fact that these are sharp and clear, not eaten away by acid rain and similar. The right half is a series of colonnaded windows, stretching away into the distance, it seems! At the far end there stands a square tower, just to finish it off nicely. It is said that this long building is an abridged version of the original plans. The King Felipe II, it is alleged, got wind of the project and vetoed it as he didn’t wish it to be larger than his Place of the Escorial. This may be smaller, therefore, than the Escorial, but it is a great deal more attractive than that ugly structure. Inside there is the typical cloistered central patio. Hopefully you will never get to see it, as the building is not open to the public, except for those with an appointment in the County Court which is now housed here.
8. Plaza Mayor de Soria
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 187 reviews
Reviewed By Turista-Inglesa - Estepona, Spain
This is a handsome town square. In typical Castilian fashion, many of the buildings around have colonnades or arcades, providing shelter from the fierce summer sun and the cold rains of winter. This provides a very handsome appearance. But above all the Town Council has had the good sense not to turn it into a large car park, (Chinchón could learn from this, with cars parked 2 metres from the restaurant tables in its Plaza Mayor) and indeed here in Soria the Plaza is totally traffic-free except for children on scooters or bikes. So we have a large open space with interesting buildings around, the most imposing being administrative offices - the Town Hall the biggest and best, the Theatre and former law court a close second. It's a space where people feel comfortable to walk around with friends, to stroll, to chat, to drink take-away coffee, to sit and read their newspaper. In short, a space which is both handsome, useful and well used. One part has what look like plane trees; a bit tricky to be sure since they had been severely pruned to ensure thick fresh shade-giving growth in Spring, with nary a leaf to confirm my guess. And roughly in the centre is what at first glance seems a copy of Cleopatra's needle, but closer inspection proves to be a fountain with lions. Called, aptly enough, La Fuente de los Leones. A gentle and very pleasant 20 minute stroll from the Parador down a pretty footpath through the wooded park and then along some interesting streets, it's a good place to come for a coffee or even lunch. But first time here, it's the start of getting to know Soria town.
9. Plaza Del Olivo
10. Iglesia de Ntra. Senora de la Mayor
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