Articles about Atienza

Guides, features and chronicles: what you need to know to understand —and visit— the medieval village of Atienza.

Skyline de Atienza con su castillo roquero al fondo

What to see in Atienza: the medieval village of the Song of the Cid

A rock castle, seven churches, four museums and a walled old town. A complete guide to what to see in Atienza, the best-preserved medieval village of the Sierra Norte of Guadalajara.

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La Caballada de Atienza, cabalgada de los arrieros

Tradition

La Caballada of Atienza: history, programme and origin of the 1162 festival

Every Pentecost Sunday, the muleteers of Atienza revive the ride that saved the boy king Alfonso VIII. One of Spain's oldest festivals, unbroken since 1162.

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Atienza vista desde La Bodera, llegada por la Sierra Norte

Practical

How to get to Atienza from Madrid: car, bus and alternative routes

135 km separate Madrid from Atienza. A practical guide with car routing via the A-2, bus options with ALSA and Serrano Campos via Sigüenza, and scenic alternatives through the Sierra Norte.

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Panorámica de Atienza, ideal para un fin de semana

Itinerary

A weekend in Atienza: a 2-day itinerary between castle and trails

Two days for Atienza: Saturday in the medieval old town and museums unhurried; Sunday for the hermitages, the surrounding routes and an escape to Sigüenza.

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El castillo de Atienza sobre la peña, vista panorámica

History

The Castle of Atienza: the “mighty crag” of the Song of the Cid

A thousand years of fortress on a gneiss crag. History, what survives, how to climb and why the castle of Atienza appears twice in the Song of the Cid.

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Atienza, uno de los pueblos más bonitos de Guadalajara

List

Pretty villages of Guadalajara: why Atienza is a must-see

From the Black Architecture villages to the Señorío de Molina, Guadalajara hosts some of Castile's most beautiful towns. Atienza, declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1962, is among the must-sees for concrete reasons.

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Paisaje agrícola candidato a Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO

UNESCO candidacy

The Sweet & Salt Landscape of Sigüenza and Atienza: the UNESCO candidacy explained

Sigüenza and Atienza are the first Spanish candidacy from Castilla-La Mancha to advance to the preliminary report stage for UNESCO World Heritage. This is what is at stake.

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Plan your visit to Atienza

Itineraries, visitor map and how to reach the medieval village.

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