Medinaceli

Its historic quarter has the Property of Cultural Interest designation. In the town and its surroundings, we find traces of Roman, Arab and Christian history.

Among Medinaceli's many attractions, visitors can admire the Roman arch, dating from the 2nd and 3rd centuries, the only triple arch still preserved in Spain; and the late-Gothic collegiate church, built in the 16th century on the site of the Romanesque church of Santa María la Mayor. The collegiate church houses a Romanesque crypt, a 16th-century carving of the Christ of Medinaceli and an 18th-century organ. Also well worth a visit is the Convent of Santa Isabel, founded in 1528 by the nuns of the Order of Saint Clare.Particularly noteworthy among the civil buildings are the magnificent palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli, dating from the 17th century and renovated in the 18th century, which houses Roman mosaics; and to the north, the remains of an ancient Moorish castle. Although the location is unknown, it is said that Almanzor, the powerful and feared leader of Muslim Spain, was buried here after his defeat at Calatañazor.