Miranda del Castañar

Few villages keep their medieval wall whole; Miranda del Castañar still has its full circuit, with a gate facing each point of the compass. The village runs along a ridge in the Sierra de Francia, crowned by the castle of the Zúñiga counts, whose former inner ward is now a square bullring. Beneath houses built against the wall runs the Ronda Nocturna, once walked by the night watch.

Highlights

• Castle of the Zúñiga, rebuilt in the early 14th century
• Calle Derecha, the best-preserved main street of the old town
• Chapel of the Virgen de la Cuesta, with views of the Peña de Francia
• Camino de los Prodigios, an 11 km art trail via Villanueva del Conde
• Patron saint festivities, 7 to 10 September

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