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SORIA AND LAGUNA NEGRA (4 DAYS OR MORE)

DAY 1  MADRID – BURGO DE OSMA – CALATAÑAZOR – SORIA

Meeting at the specified place and time to leave for Soria. Stop in Burgo de Osma, where we highlight Gothic Cathedral that is the central axis from which the city center expanded. Lunch.  Continuation to Calatañazor, the most Medieval town in the province, where we will contemplate its Castle. Arrival to the hotel in Soria. Dinner and lodging.

DAY 2 SORIA – SAN JUAN DE DUERO – VINUESA  – ABEJAR – LAGUNA NEGRA – SORIA 

Breakfast. Departure for San Juan de Duero, where we can contemplate its famous arches that show the mixture of cultures,  as well as the Co-Cathedral of Saint Peter, San Saturio and the palace of the Counts of Gómara. Continuation to Vinuesa, the so called “Court of the Pine Groves”, town that is one of the best examples of a mountain village, with the  pine architecture a constant element in the buildings. We continue the tour with a stop in Abéjar, where we can continue enjoying the area of the region of the pine groves.  Lunch. In the afternoon we will leave for the Black Lagoon, one of the most legendary settings in the region of Soria, in the upper Urbión.  Return to the hotel. Dinner and lodging.

DAY 3 SORIA -  Excursion to the area of the Cidacos River and Arnedo

Breakfast. Departure with arrival in Enciso, going up through the valley of the Cidacos. In the city of Calahorra there was a medieval Castle in the place where today stands the  Church of Saint Francis, and it was a walled city with various gates, of which today they only conserve what might have been the ancient Tudela Gate. The town of Quel is our next stop to visit its medieval Castle resting on the edge of an impressive rocky cliff. Continuation to Arnedo, which conserves the remains of a powerful rocky castle of reddish sandstone from the area. Lunch. From there we leave for Préjano to contemplate its pentagonal keep reinforced by great sloping walls. We continue on our trip up the valley, following the course of the river Cidacos, to arrive in Arnedillo where we can still  visit the strong tower that once belonged to its castle and canvas wall that puts it in direct contact with the mountain. We will finish the day in Enciso, guard of one of the oldest castles in La Rioja. Return to the hotel. Dinner and lodging.

 DAY 4 SORIA – NUEVALOS – MEDINACELI – MADRID

Breakfast. Departure for Nuevalos, place where we will take a tour of the famous  Monasterio de Piedra, a natural oasis that breaks with the arid aesthetic that surrounds it. Lunch. After lunch, departure with a stop in Medinaceli, where we can contemplate its Ducal Palace. We continue to trip to Madrid. Arrival and END OF TRIP