Pastrana

In 1541 Charles V sold Pastrana to the widow of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, and under her descendants, the dukes of Pastrana, this Alcarria town had its golden age: they founded the collegiate church and, with Saint Teresa of Ávila, two Carmelite convents. The Princess of Éboli spent her last years confined in her own Ducal Palace, and the Renaissance core has been a protected historic ensemble since 1966.

Highlights

• The Ducal Palace, where the Princess of Éboli was held until 1592 (ES)
• The collegiate church, home to Flemish tapestries of Afonso V (ES)
• The Fuente de los Cuatro Caños, a four-spouted fountain built in 1588
• Convento de San José, founded by Saint Teresa, on her pilgrimage route
• Alcarria honey and yemas de Santa Teresa sweets (ES)

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