This is Geria !!

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We were back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car of course and took time to see new areas and old repeat with some of them as introduction to my sons and our dog Rex ! I rented a small house in a off the beaten path country town that was just perfect ! I like to continue the saga of our new road warrior experiences even if now with less in our family, This post as an introductory to my latest road warrior tour of wonderful sublime Spain, Therefore, this is Geria !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Geria ch Nuestra Señora de la Asunción arriving dec24

The village of Geria is in the province of Valladolid, and in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León of the kingdom of Spain. It has a population of approximately 508 inhabitants. It is located 19 km from Valladolid, and 7 km of Villeza, You can get here off the A62 taking the VP 5806 towards Simancas and Villeza and VP-5803, which allows connection with Robladillo. The town stands at 719 meters above sea level.

The story here is that I passed this village several times always on my road warrior trip out of our rental house in Velliza to everywhere else, We notice there was a bakery here and went for it, happens it was closed and passing we saw the church, So something to tell you about Geria,

The Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción or Our Lady of the Assumption is from the time of the new world discovery, with a single nave, with a chapel on the side of the Gospel. Built in Gothic Stone style, where its only nave is covered by a starring vault. The tower is not the first but the third, which rose in 1650, but the spire is not the original either. The altarpiece was conducted in the mid -16C; Francisco Velasco, a local artist, made the centerpiece of the Virgen de la Asunción. From the mid -18C, it is the group of piety. The most valued work is in the presbytery, it is a beautiful Renaissance altarpiece (16C), one of the most beautiful of Torozos, where the paintings of Luis Aguirre and the sculpture of Jerónimo de Amberes, and Cobos de Flandes highlight the harmony of the set.

Geria ch Nuestra Señora de la Asunción front dec24

Geria ch Nuestra Señora de la Asunción belltower dec24

Some of the interesting things to see here are, well in the 16C, it counted with between 6 hermitages: Santa Catherina, San Sebastián, San Pablo, Santa Poland, San Blas and the hermitage of the Christ of the Humilladero, the latter is the only hermitage that it currently has. It is a square plant building, with a masonry stone, with front porch held by two columns. In front there is a stone cross, with the date of 1694. See more on my posts on Velliza as it is share limits, The village has an archaeological site – called “the mosquila” – in which there is a medieval necropolis.

A bit of history tell us that the Muslims were the ones who gave the name of Geria. The original word was evolving, suffering a series of transformations, through different spellings: Xeria, Jeria until it flows into the current Geria.

The village of Geria on its church: https://geria.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es/fi/-/str_turismo_161

The Castilla y Léon regional tourist office on Valladolid province of which Geria is part of: https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/valladolid

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, A finding in Geria , as do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this province of Valladolid in our hearts forever, Very convenient on/off, the A62 and A6 highways connecting to all of Castilla y Léon and Comunidad de Madrid regions, Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Geria as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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