Camino del Cid

Santa María de Huerta to Monreal de Ariza

Senderos Borderlands

Friday 26 May 2023

Distance: 10.8 km Time: 2:40 Ascent: 40m Descent: 90m – Wikiloc

We decided to go off Camino del Cid to visit the historic village of Monteagudo de las Vicarías, one of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España (Most Beautiful Villages in Spain). It’s only 15 km from Santa María de Huerta.

It took 10 minutes in a taxi from Santa María de Huerta to Monteagudo de las Vicarías (pop 193) where we were the only tourists. We made up a 10 km walk along dirt farm roads to the Hotel Ciudad Arcóbriga, on the highway 3 km from Monreal de Ariza.

Monteagudo de las Vicarías (Soria – Ni Te la Imaginas photo)
Houses form part of the old town’s wall
The entrance to Monteagudo de las Vicarías
Street of Monteagudo leading to the Church and Castle
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Muela, 15th-16th century
The Castle is attached to the Church
Renaissance courtyard from the 16th century Castle-Palace of Monteagudo
The old Monteagudo Cemetery, just outside the walls
Looking back at the Church and Castle as we leave Monteagudo
Parish Church in Pozuel de Ariza (pop 21), about 2 km from Monteagudo
Romanesque with a defensive tower as it was near the border with Castilla
Castillo de La Raya, 14th century, on the dividing line between Soria and Zaragoza
Looking like rain, on went the Ikea ponchos