Valladolid information
Medina del Campo information
The most outstanding feature of Medina del Campois
the castle of La Mota, from the 15th century. As well as the Keep,
also outstanding are the parade ground, the chapel and the queen's
boudoir.
The town, which has been declared to be a Historic-Artistic Site,
has a magnificent collection of monuments and picturesque corners.
On a corner of the arcaded main square is the house where Isabel
la Católica died in 1504. Her statue stands outside this
historic enclave. Touring the town also reveals other treasures,
such as the palace of the Dueñas family, a Renaissance-plateresque
building with beautiful coffered ceilings and cloisters, which
was once the residence of Carlos I; the extraordinary 16th-century
Gothic collegiate church of San Antolín, outstanding on the outside
of which is the Pópulo balcony and its tower, while on the inside
there is a splendid high relief by Juan de Juni; or the hospital
of Simón Ruíz; as well as several churches from
the 16th century.
Oficina de Turismo: Plaza De La Hispanidad, 23
47400 Medina del Campo (Valladolid)
Tel. +34 983811357
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.