Curiosities of Olmedo, part I !!!

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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.  Therefore, let me tell you about curiosities of Olmedo , part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Olmedo is in the province of Valladolid in the autonomous community of Castilla Y-León in the kingdom of Spain. The city is a Mudejare architectural home. It is 60 km from my home base of Velliza, on the A6 and CL 602 roads, and 42 km from Valladolid ,and 147 km from Madrid, We were in town and parked by parking Plaza Mayor, superbe.

This imposing arc makes its way on the wall. One of the original seven arches that opened their gates, in this case to the transfer between Olmedo and Medina del Campo. From the old walled enclosure, today the south and western sides remain in better condition. The other two north and eastern zones have served for centuries of quarry for the construction of the town, We took the Calle San Miguel to ascend to the Arco de San Miguel, A splendid past is perceived through it in the medieval era when Olmedo received its denomination of Villa de los Seven Sietes or town of the seven seven, because it had seven villages, seven entrance arches, seven churches, seven convents, seven seats, seven pipes or fountains and seven noble houses. It got this name for being right next to the Church of San Miguel. It has a double brick arch flanked by two masonry cubes ,one square and another circular, topped in saw teeth. From this gate all the wall that can be seen along the Paseo de la Soterraña.

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The old Arco de San Francisco at the Calle de Arco de San Francisco was the old entrance to the convent, A place that is famous for the play by Lope de Vega, which is entitled ‘El Caballero de Olmedo’ written between 1620 and 1625 and is based, like many other works by this author, on a popular song. “That at night they killed the gentleman, the Medina gala, Olmedo’s flower,” says the song. Now there is the El Caballero de Olmedo Restaurant located in the former convent of San Francisco from the 16C. The former convent of San Francisco was active from1766 to 1835. Now the arc or arco is in ruins.

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The Plaza Mayor is in the historic center of the city, it is curiously triangular in shape, surrounded by typical castilian buildings, two or three stages and generally built in brick and stone, with arcades in their ground floor. In their premises, there are several restaurants and cafeterias with terraces. The most remarkable building in the square is the old city hall which is currently a cultural center. At the other end of the square, we find the Palais de la Real Chancillería and the Casa del Reloj or Clock House, which now houses exhibitions and library rooms. The central area of ​​the square is occupied by gardens where there are stone benches to sit. In the center opens a kind of small place where the city’s arms shield is located. The main pedestrian streets of the historic center leave from here.

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The Casa Torre Reloj or House – Clock Tower is in the Plaza Mayor. The building that welcomes the Municipal Exhibition Chamber on the ground ,this corregidor lieutenant, by delegation, settled the civil and criminal lawsuits among the residents of the town and their land, in the first instance. The headquarters between 1527-1528 was again , when the Royal Chancery of Valladolid moved to Olmedo. On one side of the audience was the royal prison, modified around 1741. The works carried out have returned to light the structure.

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The Olmedo tourist office on its heritage : https://www.olmedo.es/villadeolmedo/

The town of Olmedo on its heritage: https://olmedo.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es/el-municipio/de-interes-turistico

The Castilla y Léon regional tourist office on Olmedo : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/es/patrimonio-cultura/ruta-6-centro-tramo-2/etapas/olmedo

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 curiosities of Olmedo, part I !!! 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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