Theme:
Paradores of Spain and Pousadas of Portugal
Start City:
Siguenza
Distances:
Guadalajara (73km), Madrid (129km), Soria (93km)
Style:
Historic Castle in Natural Environment
Season:
Jan - Dec
Dining & What to Do:
RESTAURANT/BARS:
What to eat...
The flavors of Castille and La Mancha
In addition to a stone courtyard and a modern gym, the Paradors thick stone
walls enclose a stately dining room, where one can sample exquisite dishes such
as fried bread crumbs with bacon and fried eggs, roast suckling kid, cod
prepared with manchego cheese, and for dessert, the famous borrachitos
seguntinos or flores de Cabanillas all prepared with the very best regional and
seasonal products.
Activities:
* Mountain bikes
* Trekking
Typical festivals
* La Caballada (date varies) Atienza, 35 km.
* Medieval Festival from 5 to 11 June, Hita, 60 km.
Visits
* Sigüenza. Cathedral, Plaza Mayor with portico
* Medinaceli (20 km). Roman arch, collegiate church
* Atienza (31 km). 'Fiesta de la Caballada': held since the 12th c. on Whitsun
Sunday
* Santa María de Huerta (50 km). Cistercian monastery of Santa María de Huerta
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it should have and all contact we had with anyone associated with
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