Zamora

We didn’t know what to expect in Zamora and where suprised to find a very beautiful town with many historic buildings, mostly from the roman period of the 12th and 13th century. Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe!

The town has 2 free parkings for campers, which were well used. We found a spot at the one next to the river, from where it was a short walk over the old bridge into the centre.
Old bridge at the Duero river
Storks inhabit many spires in town
City art
The Cathedral of Zamora was built in the 12th century and is one of the finest examples of Spanish Romanesque architecture.
It is still surrounded by the old city walls and gates. Special is the roof of the dome which is covered with stone slabs like scales.
Cathedral of Zamora
Scale decoration on the dome
The Great Flood

In the cloister of the cathedral an exhibition shows fine Flemish tapestries of the 15th–17th centuries which really fascinated us.

Fortress of the Middle Ages
Detail of the decoration of a palace entrance
One of the many churches in town
Town Hall
Last view to the centre before we left town
Flower of the day

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