{"id":7098,"date":"2021-08-22T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/?p=7098"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:02:09","slug":"charming-villalcazar-de-sirga-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/charming-villalcazar-de-sirga-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: A Charming Stroll Through Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga and Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Video)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"geodir-embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga con encanto (Palencia)\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9a9BTBssihs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a title=\"Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga con encanto (Palencia)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9a9BTBssihs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>YouTube Channel MrManutebolo: Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Palencia)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Palencia)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/church-of-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/iglesia-de-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/church-of-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/iglesia-de-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca<\/a><\/strong> is a fortress-church built by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/order-of-the-temple\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/orden-del-templo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orden de los Templarios<\/a><\/strong> in the late 12th century, during the transition from Romanesque to Gothic, with further work continuing into the 14th century. It is built of ashlar masonry, and the original design was highly ambitious, although it was never completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/church-of-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Iglesia-de-Santa-Maria-la-Blanca_4-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7096\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/church-of-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/iglesia-de-santa-maria-la-blanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"83\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camino Frances<\/a><\/strong>, in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/palencia-province\/villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/l\/villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga<\/a><\/strong>, King Alfonso X the Wise composed the Cantigas de Santa Mar\u00eda, inspired by one of the images kept in the church, as well as by the fact that it served as the burial place of the remains of Infante Don Felipe, the king&#8217;s brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Palace of the Counts of Villasirga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dating from the 18th century, it is now the town hall. Several Gothic heads appear on its fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Former Parish Church of Saint Peter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest church in Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/former-parish-of-saint-peter-villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/iglesia-de-san-pedro-de-villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de San Pedro de Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga<\/a><\/strong>, dating from the 11th century. It belonged to the nearby <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/monastery-of-saint-zoilus\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/monasterio-de-san-zoilo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monastery of Saint Zoilus<\/a><\/strong> in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/palencia-province\/carrion-de-los-condes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/l\/carrion-de-los-condes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carri\u00f3n de los Condes<\/a><\/strong>. It was soon overshadowed by the magnificent Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca, which eventually absorbed the old parish, and where some of its pieces can still be seen today, such as the 12th-century baptismal font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/former-parish-of-saint-peter-villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Iglesia-de-San-Pedro-de-Villalcazar-de-Sirga-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/former-parish-of-saint-peter-villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prueba.caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/s\/iglesia-de-san-pedro-de-villalcazar-de-sirga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de San Pedro de Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This large single-nave building was a parish church until 1560, when the Count of Osorno merged it, along with that of La Virgen del R\u00edo, into Nuestra Se\u00f1ora la Blanca. The coffered ceiling shows some light craftsmanship. From here come the old baptismal font now in the current parish church, the small holy water stoups, the carving of St Peter, and a few altarpieces from the church<\/p>\n\n\n<p><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Camino de Santiago Frances<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Video) Source: YouTube Channel MrManutebolo: Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Palencia) Charming Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga (Palencia) Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca The Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca is a fortress-church built by the Orden de los Templarios in the late 12th century, during the transition from Romanesque to Gothic, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}