The ‘Footsteps of Saint Teresa’ route takes travellers through 17 municipalities in various parts of Spain, including several stops in Castilla y León that provide an insight into the life and work of the Saint in this region.

 

The Ruta del Duero is one of the most important cultural routes in the south of Europe. This route’s itinerary splits the region in two and allows tourists to experience the nature, art and gastronomy that the area has to offer.

 

This route crosses the provinces of Valladolid, Salamanca, Ávila and Segovia, taking in many landmark sites and monuments related to the life and times of Saint Teresa of Ávila. Starting in Medina del Campo, which was also visited by Saint John of the Cross, it makes its way towards the town of Alba de Tormes, in the province of Salamanca, where Saint Teresa of Ávila died.

Who go along it encounter stretches of Roman road, overcome with joy the mountain’s summit Fuenfría, emulate the Galician reapers along the trails that led them to labor camps in Castilla la Nueva and, ultimately, pay homage to Pilgrim Virgin of Sahagun while are linking to the path that comes by the traditional way which starts at Somport or Roncesvalles in Spain.

Among the most important constructions of the Canal de Castilla there are the sluices. Their purpose was to avoid the unevenness of the ground as well as ease the navigation. They were additionally used to join two different sections of the Canal at different levels. The docks, constructed in stone, were used to load and unload merchandises. They are sort of ‘ports’ for this stretch of water.

Carlos V, the Medieval emperor, was a keen globetrotter and chose Castilla y León for his final trip. Today, this historical and geographical route passes through 24 cities in the region.

Castilla y León, known as the birthplace of the Castellano language, offers one of the most historical and cultural routes of today.

The purpose of the Camino de la Lengua, the name given to this route, is to show tourists how and where one of the most important languages in the world developed. In other words, to find out the origin and evolution of what is known today as the Spanish language.

 

The Route of the Cid is a cultural tourist trail that retraces the footsteps of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the great nobleman and warrior known as ‘The Cid’. The itinerary is based on The Poem of the Cid, one of universal literature’s greatest medieval epic poems.

Isabelle I of Castile was born in 1451 in the former palace that now houses the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Madrigal de las Altas Torres (Ávila), and which today draws large numbers of tourists eager to learn more about the history of the figure known as Isabelle the Catholic.