Places to see in ( Oropesa - Spain )

Places to see in ( Oropesa - Spain ) Oropesa is a Spanish town in the province of Toledo. The town of Oropesa is famous for its castle-turned-parador, which was built in 1402. The parador of Oropesa was formerly the residence of the Toledo family of nobles. This includes Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa, who became the Viceroy of Peru. The town of Oropesa has a yearly celebration in April called "Jornadas Medievales", or "Medieval Days", which plays off the presence of the Castle in Oropesa. The municipality of Oropesa is located "on a mound or height of granite stone" to the north, in "flat ground", the village of La Corchuela , between the mountains of Gredos and the Tagus river , near the city of Talavera de la Queen . It belongs to the Campana de Oropesa region and contains the segregated terms of Rosarito and the dehesas of Verdugal, Villalba and Orcajo. Linda with the municipal terms of Candeleda and Arenas de San Pedro to the north, in the province of Avila , Navalcán , Parrillas , Velada , Torralba de Oropesa and Calera and Chozas to the east, Alcolea de Tajo and Torrico to the south and Lagartera to the west in the one of Toledo. The dehesa del Verdugal is also beautiful with El Gordo to the south, Peraleda de la Mata and Talayuela to the west, in the province of Cáceres and La Calzada de Oropesa to the north and east, to the one in Toledo, and Rosarito, on the other hand, Talayuela, Pueblonuevo de Miramontes and Villanueva de la Vera to the west and Madrigal de la Vera to the north in the province of Caceres Oropesa was conquered by the Romans, then by the Arabs and reconquered in the eleventh century, was part of the Community of Villa and Tierra de Ávila . Oropesa appears first mentioned in a document dated July 9, 1277 in which Alfonso X sends Pedro Martinez to go to Oropesa and Torralba and obliges to restore to those who had entered the Donadío de Velada the damages caused to Velasco Velázquez. At that time belonged to the Order of Saint Mary of Spain . In 1366 Enrique II granted the lordship of the town of Oropesa to García Álvarez de Toledo , as a reward for his resignation from the mastery of the Order of Santiago and also for other services rendered. His descendant, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Herrera , was the first count of Oropesa , named by the Catholic kings . In Oropesa term existed different populations, now already destroyed, like the one of Aravalles, in the way that goes to Parrillas, Guadiervás high and low, to the borders of the river Guadyerbas or Fuente del Maestro, in the way that goes to the Bridge of the Archbishop . Of other depopulated ones such as those of Aldehuela, Ruimartin and Fuente de Cantos, news of its existence is known, although it can not be determined where they were located. Alot to see in ( Oropesa - Spain ) such as : Oropesa Castle : formed by two buildings, one old and one new. The ancient date of time of the Arabs, and was raised on a Roman structure of rectangular plant and circular towers. Church of Our Lady of the Assumption : 15th century, Plateresque style . It has a nave divided into three sections, where a seventeenth-century doorway stands out. It is declared as being of cultural interest. Colegio de Jesuitas : 16th century, renaissance style . It consists of a church, called San Bernardo, and proper college, as a central courtyard of columns. It is declared as being of cultural interest. New Palace : 16th century, renaissance style . Main facade with three bodies of height and an octagonal body, called "Peinador of the Duchess", to its right. It is declared like good of cultural interest. Hermitage of the Peñitas : of century XVIII, of baroque style . It has a rectangular floor plan, with a single nave covered by a half-barrel vault. Plaza del Navarro : it is the main meeting point of the town, its most significant element is the clock tower (built in 1901 ) that forms a pointed arch over an alley. ( Oropesa - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Oropesa . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Oropesa - Spain Join us for more :    / @placestoseein3171   http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/ https://plus.google.com/1084608455791...   / placestoseein87     / placestoseein1   https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestos...   / places-to-see-in