Medina de Rioseco
A historic town known as the 'City of the Campos', famous for its arcaded old streets and the gilded splendour of the Church of Santa María de Mediavilla.
Medina de Rioseco was once an important trading town in Castile. Its main street, Calle Mayor, is lined with wooden-columned arcades that preserve the look of its old market days. Inside the Church of Santa María de Mediavilla, the Benavente Chapel is hailed as the 'Sistine Chapel of the countryside', and the Church of Santa Cruz has been converted into a Holy Week museum. Outside town, the Canal de Castilla can be explored by tour boat. Medina de Rioseco is about 40 kilometres from Valladolid, and a bus takes around 45 minutes.
Opening hours
Old town open all day; churches and museums mostly 11:00–14:00, 16:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Urueña
- Simancas Castle & General Archive
- Treaty Houses of Tordesillas
- Royal Convent of Santa Clara, Tordesillas
- Science Museum of Valladolid
- Dome of the Millennium
- Patio Herreriano Museum
- Church of San Benito el Real