We didn’t know what to expect in Zamora and were surprised 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 parking 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.
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| Old bridge at the Duero river |
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| Storks inhabit many spires in town |
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| 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.
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| Cathedral of Zamora |
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| Scale decoration on the dome |
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| The Great Flood |
In the cloister of the cathedral an exhibition shows fine Flemish tapestries of the 15th–17th centuries which really fascinated us.
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| Fortress of the Middle Ages |
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| Detail of the decoration of a palace entrance |
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| One of the many churches in town |
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| Town Hall |
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| Last view to the centre before we left town |
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| Flower of the day |
What a nice surprise Zamora was! We are continuing to the East, where we discovered a very different town, built from bricks instead of stones – more next!
