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Somaén Castle
This fortress is formed by two towers and two parallel walls that join them. The first tower had a quadrangular floor plan, though it fell down towards the end of the 19th century leaving behind what ...
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Castle of Carbonera, situated between Otos and Beniatjar
In spite of the fact that the castle ruins may suggest the contrary, this is one of the most symbolic places on The Way of El Cid. An onsite visit can play a fundamental role in understanding this pla...
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L'Almoina, Valencia
The Archeological Centre of La Almoina is one of the most outstanding archeological sites along The Way of El Cid. It is worth the visit! This is a covered archeological site, whose samples show, on s...
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Statue of El Cid in Valencia
The statue of El Cid in Valencia is a statue with high symbolic value for many of the travellers that make their way along The Way of El Cid. This is the reason why it is one of the places where touri...
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Statue of El Cid de Mecerreyes
In 2008, the town of Mecerreyes erected a statue in honour of El Cid. The statue, which was created by the sculptor Ángel Gil Cuevas, is situated at the town’s exit. It is the largest exi...
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Monument to El Cid, in El Poyo del Cid
This is a very simple monument in honour of El Cantar de Mío Cid, whose poet places one of El Cid’s most important camps during exile in this town. The monument is located at the town&rsq...
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Equestrian statue of El Cid
200 meters long from the Tower of Los Guzmanes, in Cava Abajo street, in the Cid's park, is the equestrian statue of El Cid, by sculptor Ángel Gil Cuevas. The bronze sculpture is three meters l...
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The house of El Cid, in Castejón
At the town’s entrance there is an old sun-dried brick and masonry building, popularly known as The House of El Cid. Two legends have sprung around this building. One of the legends has it that ...
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Peñacoba, a property of El Cid
On 12th May 1076, El Cid and Doña Jimena, who had married two years earlier, bestowed on the monastery of San Sebastián de Silos and the abbot, Fortunio, the village of Peñacoba. ...
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El Cid established his camp in Calamocha
Calamocha is an Arabic name. When the Muslims arrived to this region, they introduced, among other things, an advanced and complex irrigation system, some parts of which are still used. At the time of...
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