Statue of local native who led the people against the Roman's (prior to the Moor invasion)

This is the pilgrim stone bridge across the river. The Via de la Plata route comes through Zamora

This is the albergue where we volunteered in 2017.

San Isadora with the flying buttress holding it up.

This is the "El Cid" house. He is a famous warrior in Spanish history.

Those are old mills that were owned by the church. Lots of grain grown in this area.

A paso being relocated for an upcoming procession

Zamora sightseeing day

April 19, 2025 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 52 °F

Phil and I were last in Zamora in 2017, and since there were no processions today in the daylight hours, we decided to reaquaint ourselves with the old town. Zamora was a bronze age and then an iron age settlement and later the site of a Roman settlement in the 100 and 200s. It was part of a kind of no man's land after the Moors invaded in the 700s and killed everyone, and a fortress castle was established here by the Christans in the 11th century.

The town overlooks a major river, the Duoro, and had a wall surrounding that was enlarged several times to accommodate growth. The city wall still remains around much of the old town.

We walked down to the fortress and around the cathedral today. It was cold and windy, and we have toured most of the sites before, so mainly we just enjoyed people watching. We stopped for coffee once, and our lunch was a tapas lunch of croquettes and spicy fried potatoes in different tapas bars.

The procession at 8 pm will be televised so we will watch from our apartment although it is supposed to rain. Tomorrow, the special procession is of the risen Christ and the Virgin of the Resurrection. They take different paths and meet at the Plaza Mayor. We hope to be there when they meet at 11:15 or so.Read more