Overlooking the town and providing its picturesque backdrop is a 12th-century castillo (castle) and the graceful Romanesque Ermita de Santa Cecilia, a pretty and humble little hermitage that acts as a prelude to the Romanesque gems nearby in the province.
Ermita de Santa Cecilia
Castilla y León
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