We'll start our sightseeing tour at Cerro del Castillo, at the entrance to the medieval fortress. There, we'll find out why the city of Soria was founded in its current location and also learn about the curious role played by the arrowslits that pierce the castle's outer walled enclosure.
Next, we'll head to the Douro Viewpoint. All this so that we can see, in the distance, the horseshoe bend of the Duero River around Soria and the Hermitage of San Saturio.
We will then continue our sightseeing tour until we reach the ruins of Soria Castle. There, we'll find out why the castle is in a state of advanced ruin and also learn what its structure and defensive system were like in medieval times.
We'll then head to the excavated area of Cerro del Castillo. There, we'll find out when the city of Soria was founded and who its first inhabitants were, and we'll also learn about the industrial activity carried out by these inhabitants in that early medieval hill fort.
Next, we'll head back to the entrance gate of the medieval fortress. All this to find out where the jousting area was located and also to learn how people accessed Soria Castle in medieval times.
We'll then leave Soria Castle behind and head to the Sacred Heart of Jesus vantage point. There, we will discover where the different medieval villages or neighborhoods that formed part of medieval Soria were located.
Afterwards, we'll continue our sightseeing tour until we reach the nearby Santa Clara Park. There, we'll discover one of the finest surviving sections of Soria's medieval wall. We'll also learn about the layout of this wall and, finally, we'll have the chance to climb one of its defensive towers.
Next, following the line of Soria's medieval wall, we'll head to the area around the Romanesque Church of San Juan de Rabanera. There, we'll learn the story of the enigmatic minstrel who wrote “The Song of My Cid” and also discover the extraordinary Romanesque apse, with Byzantine influences, that this Romanesque church boasts.
We'll then continue our sightseeing tour until we reach Plaza Mayor in Soria, which is the heart of medieval Soria. There, we'll learn about the grim legend of Doña Urraca's imprisonment in the tower of the same name and also about the connection between the origins of Soria and the medieval institution of the Twelve Lineages.
Finally, we will walk through the dark and narrow medieval streets of old Soria to the ruins of the Romanesque Church of San Nicolás. There, among the ruins of this church, which was a favorite of the poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, we'll discover the striking paintings of the assassination of Saint Thomas Becket and also the connection between Alfonso VIII, Eleanor Plantagenet, and the medieval city of Soria.
