This is Serrada !!!

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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 is on my latest road warrior tour of wonderful sublime Spain. These towns were a surprise as we had extra time with nothing planned so we took into the wonderland and wines of the road CL 610 ! Therefore, let me tell you about this is Serrada !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Serrada is located in the province of Valladolid, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León of the kingdom of Spain. The town rises on the left margin of the Duero River, about 33 km from Valladolid, 25 km from our town of Velliza, ,and 177 km from Madrid, The town is located upstream and is crossed by the CL-610 regional road, which is directed towards La Seca, This regional road connects with the A6 highway at exit/salida 160 to Madrid.

We saw here the Church of San Pedro ,a Baroque -style church the construction dates from the last third of the 17C, and it is ended in 1773, the date on which the last bodies of the tower were built, It has a single nave, with brick walls and tapial on masonry base. On the side of the Gospel and slightly retired from the facade, the tower is located. It consists of three square bodies built on stone zócalo and a auction room, retracted and octagonal plant. The nave is divided into four sections by pilasters and arches. In the first section, of much less dimension than the following, the chorus on a reduced arc is raise from the left arm of the cruise, which gives way to the sacristy, which is attached to the main chapel on this side of the Gospel and to other units that unite,on the ground floor with the tower, located at the foot. From this same side and ahead of the tower, small stone construction that occupies the Baptistery chapel and its parochial museum.

Serrada ch front CL610 road dec24

Serrada ch belltower CL610 road dec24

Next to the above church, the Plaza Mayor, chaired by the superb 18C building that constitutes the Casa Consistorial or City Hall.

Serrada city hall ayuntamiento dec24

Other things to see here me think are the 18C houses that are distributed throughout the town. The good Pozo or well, construction of remarkable popular roots and the place from where the fields are bless. You can focus on pictorial and sculptural art, Serrada is also a mandatory stop point since a series of murals and sculptures that give a certain air of nobility that enhance this beautiful town are disseminated throughout the urban area. In the Paseo del Arte, a good number of works are agglutinated, being a true outdoor museum, with images of renowned artists. Of course, I was on another course but the wonderful known since childhood Bodega Marqués de Caceres, wines of Rueda is here.

Very small agricultural grape wine growing town with no significant history, In the mid -19C, the town had a population of 637 inhabitants , and today it has about 1104.

The town of Serrada on its heritage : https://serrada.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es/el-municipio/nuestra-villa

The province of Valladolid on Serrada: https://www.provinciadevalladolid.com/-/serrada-1

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this trip in our hearts forever, Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Serrada !!! as I

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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