Maderuelo

The Romanesque frescoes of Maderuelo's Vera Cruz chapel have hung in the Prado in Madrid since 1947. The walled village runs along a hilltop ringed by the Linares reservoir, whose waters drowned an old bridge, and vultures circle over the nearby gorges of the Riaza. A medieval festival takes over in August, and a trebuchet stands beside the church for the occasion.

Highlights

• The main gateway into the village, part of the surviving medieval walls
• Santa María church, with a Romanesque south doorway and Mudéjar brick arches
• Ruins of the castle and the medieval tower
• Hoces del Río Riaza gorges, home to vultures and Egyptian vultures (ES)
• Fiesta Medieval, held since 2000 on the penultimate weekend of August

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