In the distance, seeing its medieval walls turn golden, like the color of wheat when it begins to ripen, could mislead the traveler into thinking that it is an old abandoned silo in the middle of the infinite Castilian steppe.
And yet, if he gets rid of his first impressions, bravely rejects the seductive temptations of haste and decides to approach the magnificent gate, whose woodwork only closes in times of crisis, he will feel happy, thinking that he has just entered another time or even another world.
Pedraza, like some other ancient peoples of the immortal Castile, possesses the virtue of timelessness, of being an oasis, metaphorically speaking –like that other famous one, which is the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, where the wonderful tomb is known to have been for a time. Alexander the Great - where a formidable treasure is also hidden.
And in reality, the daring traveler will soon discover that this is precisely what this significant town hides: an authentic treasure, based on its ancient, typical and unalterable medieval essence.
An essence, which will be immediately noticeable in the old architecture of their houses, in the beauty of their Romanesque temples, regardless of whether in some case time has overcome them, turning them into memorable ruins where storks build their nests every year for Saint Blah.
You will also see, with eyes of love, the old Plaza Mayor and feel, observing the blackened and centuries-old pillars that support it, the call of the rich Castilian food, whose aromas will take you to visit, with gourmet eagerness, its numerous and extraordinary places restoration.
Not far from the Plaza Mayor, you will feel that time has stopped again and you will see an old castle spellbound, they say, by an ancient curse, which turned its guardians into storks.
And before leaving such an extraordinary place, you will learn, from the mouth of its proud inhabitants, that it has also been treading the fortunate and millennial streets of a town that for many years was the privileged setting for the famous announcement of the Christmas Lottery.
And now tell me, traveling friend: Wouldn't you like to take a walk through a place as charming as Pedraza, and tell us about your experience in this magnificent initiative that our friend @tattoodjay offers us every Wednesday?
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Hopefully I can travel to Spain again soon. Tengo que mejorar mi Español.
You will be very wellcome, friend. Hablarlo no sé, pero veo que lo escribes muy bien. Saludos cordiales