🇪🇸[4K] PALENCIA Walking Tour | Discover this unknown historical town in Castilla y León |

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🇬🇧 Palencia is a small city located in the interior of Spain, in the north of the region of Castilla y León. It is a typical Castilian city, peaceful and very attractive for tourism because of its monumental and historical richness and its appreciated landscapes.
What was once Roman Pallantia has witnessed major historic milestones. A crossroads and an imporant centre of textile manufacturing in other ages, Palencia lived its period of greatest splendour in the Middle Ages. During the reign of Alfonso VIII, the capital became a royal residence and in 1208 the first Spanish university was founded here.The city is watched over by the imposing sculpture of Cristo del Otero which, standing 20 metres tall, dominates the area from one of the hills surrounding the city.
Calle Mayor, Palencia's main thoroughfare, is the backbone of the city running north to south and boasts distinguished façades and a great many shops. To one side of this major road stands the arcaded Main Square, the site of the façades of the City Hall, from the 19th century, and the church of San Francisco, a Franciscan building from the 13th century.
The surrounding streets lead towards the “unknown beauty”, which is how Palencia's Cathdral (14th century) is known. The austerity of its Gothic façade conceals a wealth of art inside.
Another traditional image of Palencia is provided by the church of San Miguel. Its openwork tower from the 13th century stands above the structure of Romanesque origin finished in pointing.
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🇪🇸 Palencia es una pequeña ciudad situada en la zona interior de España, al norte de la región de Castilla y León. Es una ciudad típica castellana, apacible y muy atractiva para el turismo por su riqueza monumental e histórica y sus apreciados paisajes.
La que fuera en tiempos Pallantia romana ha vivido importantes hitos históricos. Cruce de caminos e importante centro de manufacturas textiles en otras épocas, Palencia vivió su época de mayor esplendor en la Edad Media. Bajo el reinado de Alfonso VIII, la capital se convirtió en residencia real y, en 1208, se fundó en ella la primera Universidad española.
La ciudad se encuentra presidida por la imponente escultura del Cristo del Otero que, con sus 20 metros de altura, domina toda la comarca desde uno de los cerros que rodean la ciudad.
La calle Mayor, principal arteria de Palencia, vertebra de norte a sur el centro de la capital mostrando distinguidas fachadas y numerosos comercios. A un lado de esta importante vía queda la porticada plaza Mayor, donde se alzan las fachadas del Ayuntamiento, del siglo XIX, y la iglesia de San Francisco, recinto franciscano del siglo XIII.
Las calles peatonales aledañas conducen hacia la “bella desconocida”, que es como se conoce a la Catedral palentina (s. XIV). La austeridad de su fachada gótica esconde una gran riqueza artística en su interior.
Otra de las estampas típicas de Palencia es la que ofrece la iglesia de San Miguel. Su torre calada del siglo XIII se alza por encima de la construcción de origen románico y rematada en estilo ojival.
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0:00-0:42 Intro
0:42-3:42 Cristo del Otero
3:42-11:35 Palencia
11:35-16:10 Calle Mayor
16:10-17:07 Palencia
17:07-18:45 Plaza Mayor / Main Square
18:45-29:13 Palencia
29:13-35:25 Catedral / Cathedral
35:25-40:02 Palencia
40:02-45:17 Calle Mayor
46:38-50:02 Iglesia de San Miguel / San Miguel's Church
50:02-51:17 Palencia
51:17-54:20 Calle Mayor

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a wonderful historical town,so much to explore there,enjoy it

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Thank you very much for your visit my friend! I am glad that you enjoyed this tour. Have a nice day 😊

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Es precioso. Palencia..

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wonderful walk, super nice city

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Best beautiful place for walking tour.

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Like 38 👍 Greetings from Naples, Florida. An awesome walk around a very beautiful place. We enjoyed the sights, sounds and scenery. Thanks so much for sharing, have a great week. 💯

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[@alfonsoaag655]

I’m from Palencia. Watching this video evokes two conflicting emotions in me. On one hand, I feel so proud of my people for how clean everything is kept and how well-maintained things are, despite the limited resources we have. On the other hand, I feel deeply saddened to see a region that has been completely neglected by the Spanish authorities. People are forced to emigrate, and the population is becoming older and older.😟 You can observe how quiet the people are, unlike other places in Spain where there is constant "complaining" and protests to gain the attention of authorities. Castilian people are resigned and disciplined.🤨 Regardless, I have a strong affection for the land where I was born. 😍

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Hola! Entiendo perfectamente lo que sientes. Estoy de acuerdo contigo en que está situación de abandono es culpa mayoritariamente de los políticos que prefieren defender sus propios intereses antes que defender los intereses de los ciudadanos de todas las regiones del pais. Espero que esto cambie algún día. Por otro lado, Palencia es una hermosa ciudad que considero que está bastante infravalorada. Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Te invito a que visites mi canal y sigas disfrutando de más recorridos por la región. Saludos! Ten un buen día

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Scenery like a movie!! Cinematic video!!

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Great Walk and nice view

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😍😍😍😍 Amazing Very beautiful place

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These places are new to me everywhere I look, but are they familiar to you? Thanks for always making me feel like I'm on vacation :)

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Hello my friend! I really appreciate your comment because one of my purposes is for people to discover new places while they enjoy my tours. I'm glad it makes you feel that way. Regarding my visit to Palencia, it was the first time I had visited it and although I knew what I could find in this city, it was also a discovery for me 😊 Thank you very much for your visit. Have a nice day!!

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Waaow amazing

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[@bostonwalkdrive7763]

Hola! I started watching the video last night but I had internet problems, and had to stop at the 35 minute mark. So I finished watching it tonight (Wed.). Very much enjoyed it as always. The Cristo del Otero is a bit like the Christ the Redeemer statue over Rio in Brazil. Anyway, the view of the landscape from up there was really beautiful, especially with that blue sky and the sound of the wind blowing. Very peaceful feeling there. I noticed everybody wearing winter jackets and all the leaves on the trees are gone. Some of those trees almost looks like sculptures - the shorter ones with no leaves at all. We definitely don't have any trees like that around here, and I don't think I've seen any like that in California either. But I did notice more buildings there that are made from brick (27:00), which definitely did remind me of Boston. Interesting. At 12:57 I was really surprised to see a sign on a store that said MAPFRE. I had to laugh because that's my car insurance company! I thought they were just a local New England company, but I guess they're international. You learn something new every day. :) Once again, even this town has absolutely beautiful and amazing cathedrals and churches. I noticed they were doing some work on the outside of the cathedral and I was wondering - does the Spanish government give support to the churches, or is it like in America where church and state are strictly separate? I suspect it's quite different in Spain than the US, given the role that the church has played in Spanish history and culture. At 33:47, wow, what an entrance to that cathedral! And the same too at 48:11 at San Miquel. Anyway, great to see this town. Really enjoyed it as always.

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Hola! Thanks as always for your message! Oh! It's a shame you couldn't see the whole tour in one go. Curiously when I filmed the tour I thought it wouldn't last that long, but when I finished editing it I was surprised that it lasted almost an hour. I guess from filming at different times, I got that impression. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Palecia is possibly one of the most unknown cities in Spain, I am convinced that few Spaniards have visited it and much less foreign tourists. So if I can contribute my grain of sand (I don't know if this expression is also used in English 😄) so that this town is known a little with this tour, I am satisfied. I also hope to continue visiting this region because it has really beautiful small towns nearby. You're right, Cristo del Otero is like the little brother of the Christ redeemed in Rio (or maybe an older brother because it was built a year before the one in Brazil 🤔), in fact both are twinned. Of course, this one is much less well known. I agree with you, the view from there is amazing, not only of the town (which is the one I focus on) but also of the entire plain where some isolated church and castle can be seen in the distance. I was also lucky because at that time there was no one there and the atmosphere was very calm. Actually the whole town is quite quiet as you can see on the tour. Although it doesn't look like it on the tour because it was a sunny day, it was cold because a icy wind was blowing (Interior of Spain at this time is quite cold) Yes😄 I know the trees you are referring to, this tree has the curious name of platanus hispanica or platanus acerifolia (I am not an expert in botany, I just looked it up on the internet 😆) and when they are pruned they look like modern sculptures. It is a very typical tree in the interior part of the country, I don't remember having seen it in other parts of Spain. If you pay attention to other of my tours of inland towns (Zamora, Toro, Ciudad Rodrigo...) you will also see them in a square or garden. Regarding brick buildings, although in Spain there are many beautiful Mudejar-style historic buildings (bullrings, churches, palaces...) built in brick, brick is mostly used for housing blocks in the suburbs of cities and in most cases they are quite ugly, the brick buildings built in American cities are much more beautiful. It's funny because MAPFRE is a Spanish insurance company and I always thought that it only provided service in Spain, I had no idea that it also did so there, so I think I also learned something new today 😆 Regarding your question about the relationship between the government and the church in Spain, you are right, historically the church has had a lot of influence on Spanish culture and society and had a very close relationship with the government, although currently I think it is similar to what happens in the United States. Spain is a non-denominational state, no religion represents the Spanish state. Currently the catholic church can only receive public funds if a citizen marks an option in the tax return so that a part of his taxes goes to the church. State also gives money for the maintenance and restoration of buildings with great historical or artistic value such as this cathedral. I just had a question similar to yours 😄, does the United States government give some kind of help for the maintenance or restoration of historic buildings or do only the owners of the building have to take care of it? Thanks again for your visit. Since it's already carnival period, I'm curious if Boston celebrates carnival? (I know the most popular is in New Orleans). In any case, I hope you enjoy these days. See you!!

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@@WalkingSpain Thanks for the great info. So not only is MAPFRE not a local company, it's a Spanish company! :) And carnival - yeah, that's mostly in New Orleans. Not so much around here. Interesting about the church/state in Spain. In the US, I don't think that many private historic buildings get public funds, but many historic buildings are publicly owned. For example, in my hometown near Boston, there are several houses where the second US president lived in the late 1700's (John Adams). I think they were donated to the government by the Adams family many years ago, and now they are part of the National Park system and publicly funded. Some private historic buildings might be owned by non-profit organizations (museums etc.) and would get tax breaks, but generally raise funds privately. I don't think any church gets direct funds, but of course, they don't pay any property taxes, so it's kind of a subsidy. Yeah, I did notice how quiet it was in the town. Plaza Mayor with all the shops was beautiful, but eerily quiet! Maybe it was that cold weather! :)

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@@bostonwalkdrive7763 Thank you very much for clarifying this doubt. Most of the historical monuments and buildings are also public property here. You are right, surely weather made the center of the town so quiet, although at the time I filmed this tour (around 4 pm) many shops were still closed (In Spain many shops close from 2 to 5 pm to rest) Have a good Sunday!

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[@NinjaConvierte]

This is Castilla vistage?

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Yes, Palencia belongs to the region of Castilla y León. Greetings!!