Valladolid

Here you will find an extensive touristic information about Valladolid: famous buildings, churches and all the monumental and cultural landmarks of the town.

Iglesia de Santa María de la Antigua There are three different versions to find out the origins of the name "Valladolid". One relates to Olid The Moore and his valley. A second version relates the term "Valladolid" to its valleys when they were once full of olive-trees. The third version relates the name of our town to the latin term Vallisoleti or Vallisolitum which means water valley. This latter version has been the most currently accepted due to the fact that Valladolid was formerly situated between the banks of two rivers: Pisuerga to the West and Esgueva to the South.

It is said that if students stop and count the number of lion-statues placed in University Square they will never finish college.

Distance to other cities:

Madrid - 120 Miles.
La Coruña - 285 Miles
Bilbao - 175 Miles
Barcelona - 412 Miles
Valencia - 340 Miles
Sevilla - 366 Miles

Altitude: 691 m.
Nº inhabitants: 492.000

Geographical situation:

Valladolid, capital of the province with the same name, is located between the west bank of River Pisuerga and its confluence with River Esgueva, and just in the heart of Castilla y León.
Valladolid is bounded by León (84 miles) and Palencia (30 miles) to the North, Burgos (75 miles) to the East, Salamanca (72 miles) and Ávila (60 miles) to the South.
El río Pisuerga a su paso por Valladolid The town is easily accessible by A-roads and highways: from Burgos, Palencia and Salamanca by the N-620; from Madrid, León and Segovia by the N-601; and from Zamora by the N-122.

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