This is Turégano !!!

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I am taking you back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car always except once by plane, and on my road warrior trails took time to see this wonderful village of Turégano, It really needs more time but on my road warrior trails we will be back eventually, I am glad found me new pictures in my cd rom vault to write this post for you and me, Therefore, here is my take on this is Turégano !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Turégano is located in the province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, and in the kingdom of Spain. It has a population of 1,017 inhabitants (INE 2024), .It is 39 km from Segovia, 105 km from Valladolid, 146 km from Madrid, and 1091 km from my current home,I came here from my rental house in Velliza going to Madrid and on my road warrior trails took a swing to it, from the A6 dir Madrid bear off left on the CL602 after Medina del Campo cross the N601 road continue going around Cuellar on the A601 road continue to Navalmanzano before town get on the SG222 road dir Aguilafuente, continue and in Turégano,bear left on the CL603 road to castle.

At the foot of the castle lies its magnificent porticoed square, called the Plaza de España or locally known as the square of a hundred posts. Pure Castilian style, its arcades are formed by stone columns and wooden wrought ironwork. It is decorated with a square-shaped bullring during the festivities in honor of the Sweet Name of Mary, held on the first weekend of September. From here you can see the village greatest attraction ,the castle, a symbol of the town, supposedly of Celtiberian origins, according to some ancient authors. However, it is difficult to say who was responsible for the construction of the fortress. Ferdinand the Catholic spent a few days in the castle in 1474, before meeting his wife Isabel I the Catholic in Segovia. This fact testifies to the importance this place once had. It also served as a state prison. Three centuries later, defensive elements were added that transformed it into the fortress-church it is today. The entrance, where the episcopal coat of arms can be seen, is protected by two towers.

A unique feature of this castle is that the Church of San Miguel Arcángel is integrated into its construction. It consists of a main nave and a side nave corresponding to the Gospel side. The temple houses numerous valuable liturgical and devotional objects from the town’s now-disappeared churches.

The Museo forestal or Forestry Museum is located 3 km from the village, in a pine forest, it is located in the former Casa del Ingeniero or Engineer’s House, restored for this purpose. It displays the various pine species in the area and the flora associated with them, and provides information on traditional methods of pine forest exploitation: wood, resin, pine nuts, pine cones, and game, as well as on the tools used over time.

A bit of history I like tell us that in 1123, Urraca of Castile donated the town and lordship of Turégano to Pedro de Agén, of French origin, the first bishop of the restored diocese of Segovia. From then on, for eight centuries, the prelate of Segovia was the feudal lord of this village, which on several occasions received royal privileges. As the Bishop of Turégano was a member of the Royal Council of Castile, between 1425 and 1442, the village was the seat of the Chancery and Audience of the kingdom for six months a year. It was also a temporary residence of the Castilian monarchs and hosted the Cortes, especially in the 14-15C. During the uprising of the Comuneros of Castile, Turégano remained on the sidelines. In the 19C, the town suffered significant damage, first in the Peninsular War (locally independance war of Spain), and later in the First Carlist War. With the confiscation of Church property, the village ceased to be a lordship of the Bishop of Segovia and attained the status of a town.

The village of Turégano on its heritage : https://www.turegano.es/patrimonio

The Province of Segovia tourist office on Turégano : https://www.segoviaturismo.es/actividades/turegano-monumentos

The Castilla y Léon regional tourist office on the castle : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/heritage-culture/castle-turegano

There you go folks, another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Glad stop by quant Turégano a nice village with an interesting castle worth the detour, Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Turégano !!! 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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