The Church Santa María del Castillo of Olmedo !!!

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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 the Church Santa María del Castillo of Olmedo !!! 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.

The Church Santa María del Castillo is located at Plaza de Santa. María, 6 with a 12C Romanesque portal, transformed into the Mudejar style in the 15C, and Gothic in the 16C. Before entering the church we observe a Romanesque cover of the first half of the 12C, blinded in 1720, and also a beautiful porch made in the 17C. Upon coat of their supports in the low Middle Ages the sexmers gathered. In the 16C, with the late Gothic suffered the transformations that are observed today in the presbytery and on the cover of the feet made of stone. The reforms continue in the 17 and following century it is modified the body of the church and second incorporates the tower spine and the baroque caulking of the main chapel.

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Inside, a beautiful altarpiece conducted in the mid -16C assembly, with paintings on table that relates the episodes of the life of the Virgin , stands out as fundamental. In the first table on the side of the Gospel we see on a column the date on which 1550 was made. It is inspired by Plateresque art, that art that imitated the fine work of the silversmiths. Following in the presbytery we observe a beautiful Gothic tracery work carried out in the choral mountain range that surrounds the tabernacle from the monastery of the improved, and a baroque altar that has as decorative motifs Masonic symbols. In the chapel that opens in the nave of the Gospel, a baroque altarpiece of the 18C stands out, with paintings on the table of the 16C. This altarpiece can come from the former San Nicolás hospital, currently missing, and better known by the La Copera hospital. Next to it, the Renaissance Virgin with the child in his arms is worth highlighting. Two other sculptures also of good size representing Santa Águeda and San José with child of the 18C. Under the choir we find a beautiful reliquary in the form of a 16C drawer, contains 49 busts with relics inside each sculpture. This reliquary was donated by the monarch Felipe II to the convent de la Mejorana. On the epistle side we find a 17C baroque altarpiece with paintings of the same era. The central picture represents the visit of Jesus Christ to Nicodemus.

Olmedo ch Santa Maria del Castillo back dec24

The Olmedo tourist office on the Church Santa Maria del Castillo: https://www.olmedo.es/villadeolmedo/desarrollo.php?art_id=759

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 the Church Santa María del Castillo of Olmedo !!! 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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