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Yanguas Castle
Declared BIC in 1949, Moorish, built in mud of mortar and lime. Rectangular in plan flanked by four towers. It was inhabited at least until 1600.
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Palace of the Cerceda de Yanguas family
Palatial house that belonged to the Cereceda family. The heraldic coat of arms that adorns it is from the XVIII century. It was a convent house and barracks of the Civil Guard.
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Rodrigo de Velasco's mansion
From the XVIII century, porticoed, it has a coat of arms on its façade with the inscription "puertas de Valdearnedo" (doors of Valdearnedo). Yangüas comes from the Latin "yanuas" which means doors. The town has always been a gateway and communication channel between the upper Duero and the Rivera del Ebro.
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Santa Maria Bridge
This sturdy bridge of medieval origin crosses the Cidacos River and welcomes visitors. With its semicircular arches and its stone construction perfectly integrated into the natural environment, it is a symbol of the strategic importance of Yanguas in the routes of the Mesta. It is the ideal place to contemplate the murmur of the water and take the first photograph of the historical site.
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Yanguas City Council
Located in the Plaza Mayor, the Town Hall is a magnificent example of 18th century civil architecture. Its porticoed façade with semicircular arches and its ashlar stone construction stand out. This building is not only the administrative center, but also the heart of the social life of the town, reflecting the power and elegance of one of the most beautiful towns in Soria.
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San Lorenzo Church
Building of the XVI century, it took advantage of the Romanesque construction the open doorway in the southern wall and the structure of the tower attached to the chancel. The doorway is composed of a semicircular arch and an archivolt, both on jambs, surrounded by a chamfer with a beveled profile. In the keystone of the arch we find the relief of a feminine figure, under an architrave. The tower has a square floor plan, with a smooth lower body separated by a beveled impost from the two floors with openings that rise up. The lower ones are blinded at the moment, they were of twinned half point, in the oriental and western faces they were transformed into segmental ones. The openings of the upper floor are also twinned and were surrounded by semicircular arches. In the interior we can see a baptismal font with a hemispherical cup decorated with a succession of semicircular arches and a listel on the edge. It is framed within the Gothic-Naissance style. It contained an interesting Plateresque altarpiece that is currently in Santa Maria. Another very remarkable altarpiece is in the chapel-baptistery with two painted panels (one depicting the sleeping Baby Jesus and the other the Holy Family). When necessary, it was used to gather the Council of neighbors of all the towns of the Community. That is why in the church was kept the archive of the Villa y Tierra, which contains many important documents of the sixteenth century kept in an iron chest, painted with floral motifs and two heads of Roman patricians.
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Map of Yanguas
The map of the town is the essential tool to not miss any detail of the medieval labyrinth of Yanguas. It guides the tourist through its cobbled streets, from the Castle to the Tower of San Miguel. Following this itinerary, you will discover emblazoned palaces, remains of the wall and charming corners that tell the story of this town declared a Historic-Artistic Site.