This is Villanueva de Duero !!!

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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 Villanueva de Duero !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Villanueva de Duero 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 18 km from Valladolid, 26 km from our town of Velliza, ,and 184 km from Madrid, The town is located upstream and is crossed by the CL-610 regional road, which is directed towards Serrada and Puente Duero towns, This regional road connects with the A6 highway at exit/salida 160, towards Madrid!

We saw the Church de Nuestra Sra de la Visitacion or of Our Lady of Visitation ,which is a Mudejar -style church of the 16C in brick, stone and tapial. It has three naves between rectangular pillars and semicircular arches, where the central, somewhat higher and broader than the sides, is covers with low barrel vault. At the foot of the church is the tower, stone in its first section and brick the rest, also crowned by an 18C scriptel of the 18C. Inside, in addition to the altarpiece, between the drawings of the church a Risen Christ stands out, a piety in polychrome alabaster of the mid -15C and two reliefs in wood, there are also drawings such as the Christ of Nazarene . The sculptures of the patterns of the town on San Antonio de Padua and Santa Isabel.

Villanueva de Duero ch Nuestra Señora de la Visitación front dec24

Villanueva de Duero ch Nuestra Señora de la Visitación front door dec24

Villanueva de Duero ch Nuestra Señora de la Visitación belltower dec24

And passing by we saw the Casa Consistorial or city hall of Villanueva de Duero for the memories in my blog!

Villanueva de Duero city hall ayuntamiento dec24

Other things you can see here with more time, me think are the Ermita de Cristo or Hermitage of Christ of the 18C , The ermita has reduced dimensions keeps several sculptures inside which highlights a 16C San Roque in polychrome wood. Also, the Cartuja de Nuestra Sra de Aniago or chartreuse of Our Lady of Aniago , it was a monastery founded by the Cartucians monks in the 15C. In 1441 Queen María de Aragón made the decision to donate her inheritance from Aniago to the Cartuja Order and a year later Pope Eugenio IV confirmed the donation. The queen asked to be founded with twenty -four monks; The first two arrived from the monastery of the Paular and took care of the commissioning of the Cartuja, Following the confiscation of Mendizábal, the exclaustration was final and its assets were auctioned. The Cartucian monastery ceased to exist as such in 1836. The artistic heritage was sold or distributed among different institutions, the buildings were abandoned to the inclement weather and pillage, Sadly.

A bit of history tell us that there is scarse information on Villanueva de Duero during the old age. Initially, this population was called the Cabañuelas, to pass in 1109 to be called Nueva Aldea, new because there was another previous village, and later the name of Aldeanueva de Aniago, because it was aniago territory. Already in 1630 the change of name to Villanueva de Duero occurs. In 1409, Juan Vázquez de Cepeda, Bishop of Segovia and advisor to the monarch Enrique III, buys Aniago and Aldea Nueva from the Council of Valladolid, to establish a monastery of regular canons of San Agustín. Subsequently, this monastery becomes the Cartuja of Our Lady of Aniago. The story of the town from this moment will be linked to the Cartuja in a succession of encounters and disagreements that will culminate in the final separation of both in 1807.

The town of Villanueva de Duero on its heritage : https://villanuevadeduero.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es/el-municipio/nuestra-villa

The province of Valladolid on Villanueva de Duero : https://www.provinciadevalladolid.com/-/villanueva-de-duero

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 Villanueva de Duero !!! 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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