GENERAL INFORMATION

THE CITY OF SORIA

Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. In 2010 the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province.

Situated on the Rio Duero, Soria is a small and peaceful city with a magnificent scenery and  also a beautiful Roman buildings. Poets like Bécquer, Gerardo Diego and Antonio Machado wrote about Soria and were inspired by its landscape and monuments.

The province of Soria is located in the Eastern part of the Region of Castile and Leon and borders on the provinces of La Rioja, Zaragoza, Guadalajara, Segovia and Burgos. The province of Soria extends over an area of 10,306 km2, which is almost a tenth of the entire region, and lies at an altitude of 1,026 meters above sea level.

The province is divided into two large geographical areas, namely, the Sistema Ibérico, with its Picos de Urbión, located in the North of the province, and the Sistema Central.

Because the province is located in the mountains and above sea level, Soria has a continental climate with long winters and short summers. In July, temperatures average 20º C and in January 2º C.

In Soria you will find outstanding monuments such as The Renaissance Ayuntamiento (Town Hall, 16th century), in the Plaza Mayor (main square), Palacio de la Audiencia (theatre), from 1739, Nuestra Señora de la Mayor (16th century), with a Romanesque portal, Iglesia del Espino (16th century), Plateresque Concatedral de San Pedro, erected in the 12th-13th centuries, rebuilt in the 16th century, and its cloister, San Juan de Rabanera, Romanesque church from the 12th century, San Polo, a former monastery of the Knights Templar. The churches of San Nicolás and San Ginés are from the same age., the Romanesque convent church of Santo Domingo (12th century), San Saturio Hermitage, San Juan de Duero with its 12th century ruined cloisters located on the other side of the river from the old town., sanctuaries of Ermita de San Saturio (18th century) and Ermita de la Soledad (17th century), Palacio de los condes de Gomara (Judiciary Palace, 1592).

 

San Juan de Duero

 

A few kilometres north of the town are the ruins of Numantia, a Celtiberian town whose inhabitants destroyed it rather than let it fall to Scipio. In Soria is the Museo Numantino, devoted to the archaeological remains of this site.

 

  Soria : 41°46'N 2°28'O

 

Distances in kilometres from Soria to:

 

C.A. / COUNTRY		DISTANCE (KM)
MADRID		MADRID 228 Km
CASTILLA-LEÓN		BURGOS 141 Km; SEGOVIA 190 Km; VALLADOLID 209 Km
LA RIOJA		LOGROÑO 101 Km
ARAGÓN		ZARAGOZA 157 Km
NAVARRA		PAMPLONA 174 Km
CATALUNYA		BARCELONA 464 Km
VALENCIANA		VALENCIA 368 Km
PORTUGAL		PORTO 689 Km; LISBOA 854 Km