located in the northern part of Spain, soria belongs to the Autonomous Community of Castilla-León. With a very diverse and spectacular landscape, it is a holiday destination ideal to enjoy at any time of the year.
Soria is a province whose capital bears the same name and has a continental climate, with long and cold winters moderately warm. The city of Soria is a mix between the old , with narrow streets, palaces or churches, with the modernity of the city where it coexists with large avenues and all services. You can also taste an excellent gastronomy that is based on land products, such as Castilian soup or pastoral crumbs, even sophisticated dishes of the new kitchen.
To know the romantic and authentic Soria we must begin by visiting places such as Calatañazor , a historical and artistic people with medieval flavor, of cobbled streets, typical houses, the castle tower and the Walled enclosure. Some canvases and part of the tower still survive in the castle. In summer the medieval music days are celebrated in the Church. On the other hand, a visit to the Gormaz Castillo will not leave you indifferent. It is a national monument since 1931 and the largest castle in Europe. It is a great strength Islamic that ordered Al-Haquem II to be built at the end of the 10th century over other remains, with the intention of reinforcing the border north of the Duero. With the Catholic Monarchs, he loses his military character and becomes used as a prison. The views from the castle are exceptional.
Explore Soria
to Southwest of Soria we find the surprising Celtiberian stony care of tiermes . The remains of a city that was decisive in wars against the Romans, as well as Numancia. He remained independent until the 1st century BC. C. Then the Romanization arrived. In the same place as the ruins, we discovered a necropolis and a Visigothic hermitage . You can also visit a great archaeological museum . Telling on the footprints that dinosaurs left thousands of years ago is possible in Soria, making the route of the icnites in the highlands . In the town of almarza , about 2 kilometers in the north direction, following the signage, the site called dehesa de chicken coop is accessed , located in a pleasant place and close to the river . We will find numerous icnites belonging to dinosaurs sauropods, ornithopods and theropods, distributed along a large surface. In a computer program with a touch screen, you can find a lot of information about dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles, questions about the classroom contents and several games about dinosaurs and their footprints. An ideal place to go with the little ones .
The precious place of the black lagoon , is part of the Sierra Natural Park the black lagoon and glacier circuses of the Urbion , sung by Antonio Machado. The environment is plagued with ancient legends , which hide behind the beech, pine, springs and roquedos forests. The uniqueness of this natural park is that ice, with its great erosive power, has been sculpted the glacier landscape of capricious forms that are of great admiration. The combination of contrasts generated by forest ecosystems, lagoons, streams and grasslands create lush landscapes. Soria is worth being known. Point the trip on your agenda to discover an incomparable land.