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Things To Do in Sigüenza
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Sigüenza Attractions
It’s easy to get around Sigüenza on foot. The new town clusters around the Alameda park at the bottom of the hill, from which Calle Serrano Sanz leads up to the cathedral and Plaza Mayor. Calle Mayor takes you the rest of the way to the castle at the top of the town. There are a few parallel alleyways of medieval buildings—some still undergoing renovation—and that’s about it, apart from the surrounding greenery for miles around with some lovely, signposted walks.
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Casa del Doncel
Oddly enough, this 13th-century Gothic building with gargoyles and battlements doesn’t deal with the story of Sigüenza’s most famous son, Martín Vázquez de Arce (El Doncel), although his aristocratic family probably lived here. Instead it houses a curious collection of unconnected… - Castle
Castillo de Sigüenza
The Visigoths first built a fortress on this site in the 5th century and it has undergone numerous reworkings since. Fortified by the Arabs in the 8th century, it was taken by the French-born fighter and archbishop Bernard of Agen in 1123 and converted into an episcopal palace. The… - Religious Site
Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza’s magnificent cathedral, founded in the 12th century, is packed with treasures and fascinating tales. Star of the show is El Doncel (The Young Man), whose name and image you’ll see all over town. He was Martín Vázquez de Arce, page to Isabel I, who died in battle against the… - Art museum
Centro de Arte La Plazuela
Magpie artist and collector Antonio Pérez’s main museum is in Cuenca, but this off-shoot, which opened in his home city in 2023, employs the same highly enjoyable formula on a smaller scale. It occupies a beautifully restored former convent in one of the city’s most historic squares… - Square
Plaza Mayor
If you were asked to imagine a damsel watching from the gallery as knights of old joust in a tournament below, you’d probably picture a scene something like this Renaissance square. It was commissioned by Cardinal Mendoza, who was bishop of Sigüenza in the 1470s. Along the east side…
