Simancas
Camino de Madrid
To end of camino
474.1
Altitude
715
Services
ATM
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
Simancas is a handsome hilltop town above the Rio Pisuerga, about 6 km from Puente Duero. You'll cross a medieval bridge to reach it, then face a short but sharp climb to the Plaza Mayor, where a large Romanesque church and a rebuilt castle await.
The castle — Archivo General de Simancas — is one of Spain's most important historical archives, housing documents dating back to the Catholic Monarchs. You can't browse the stacks, but the building itself is impressive.
There are bars and services in town, though not everything may be open early in the morning.
The Road
From Simancas, you continue along the meseta — flat terrain, cereal fields, increasingly open landscape. The next stop is Ciguenuela, then Wamba.
City Map
Accommodation in Simancas.
| Hostal Las Tercias ⭑ | 
|
