Camino del Cid: The Exile Route

Video that covers the route of the Exile of the Camino del Cid, from Vivar del Cid (province of Burgos) to Atienza (province of Guadalajara). This section follows the early days of El Cid's exile as told in the Poem of The Cid.
On this route you will see a large part of the essence of Castile, one of the most important kingdoms of Spain in the Middle Ages.
The countryside alternates with dry cropland with juniper, oak and pine forests and flat land and moors. The route crosses six natural areas protected by the Natura 2000 and the area around the River Duero in Soria, which is of great environmental importance, but which was also geographically and politically important in the Middle Ages.
The route also includes Burgos, the city of El Cid par excellence, with good infrastructures for cycling tourists and excellent monuments with its Gothic cathedral at the top of the list, declared a World Heritage Site.
On the route, you will also come across many examples of Romanesque. This section is also predominated by small, quiet villages, some of which have maintained their medieval.
Camino del Cid Route: Spain as you never imaginated it.