SORIA ESPACIO NATURAL

At Soria Natural Space, we want to promote the natural wonders and cultural heritage of the province of Soria, offering the most interesting hiking trails. We also want to denounce the neglect suffered by institutions, which do not dedicate sufficient investment to industry, transportation, and healthcare, which is causing a serious problem ofdepopulation. We continue to lose population; more than 90% of municipalities have fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, and we have fewer than 9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Soria Natural Space: SORIA WANTS A FUTURE!

Se celebra el 16 de Agosto, día de San Roque. Las mujeres son las protagonistas porque según cuenta la tradiciónla imagen de la Virgen del Pino apareció sobre un árbol cuyas raices se hallaban en un término municipal y su copa en otro lo que originó un enfrentamiento entre los municipios de Vinuesa y Covaleda, donde los visontinos se llevaron la peor parte hasta que sus mujeres armadas con ramas de pino pusieron en fuga a los bretos.

En la provincia existen Espacios Naturales protegidos entre los que se encuentran los Parques Naturales de Laguna Negra y los Circos Glaciares de Urbión y el Cañón del Río Lobos, así como Reservas y Monumentos Naturales como el acebal de Garagüeta, el mas grande de europa, el Sabinar de Calatañazor y La Fuentona de Muriel, todas con una gran variedad de rutas de senderismo. Un buen plan para viajar solo, con niños o en pareja.

Soria is one of the most important Spanish provinces for archaeological exploration, boasting a wide variety of artistic attractions. It boasts world-renowned Paleolithic sites like Torralba and Ambrona, as well as Celtiberian and Roman cities like Numancia, Tiermes, and Uxama. It boasts Mozarabic gems like the Hermitage of San Baudelio, and Moorish ones like the Caliphate fortifications of Agreda and the grand Gormaz Castle.

What can we say about Romanesque architecture? All of Soria is a veritable museum, with more than a hundred churches in excellent style, the main centers of which are San Esteban, with the churches of San Miguel and del Rivero; Almazán, with San Miguel; and the capital, where the arches of San Juan de Duero, the façade of Santo Domingo, and the apse of San Juan de Rabanera are exceptional examples of world fame.

The province of Soria is located in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is by far the least populated Spanish province, with a population density of 8.95 inhabitants/km², one of the lowest in the European Union. The population of the province is 90,872 (INE, January 1, 2016). In 2014, 42.85% of the population lived in the capital, Soria.

Soria's Gothic architecture is scarce, but its quality makes up for it. In addition to the magnificent cathedral of El Burgo de Osma and part of the monastery of Santa María de Huerta, there is also the Collegiate Church of Berlanga de Duero and the Altamira Palace in Almazán, both in the Gothic-Isabelline style.

The Renaissance has also left us gems such as the Palace of the Counts of Gómara in the city of Soria and the beautiful plaza of Morón de Almazán. In short, a province where every population center retains the echo of the past in its rich historical and artistic heritage.

Además también cuenta con otros atractivos naturales, aunque no tan conocidos, de gran valor medioambiental que la hacen única, como el Moncayo y sus hayedos, la ribera del Duero y los inmensos pinares, que hacen de Soria un lugar ideal para el turismo de Naturaleza.

Se celebra en el mes de Noviembre. La plaza Mayor es escenario de ritos ancestrales de toro y fuego. El  toro es atado a un madero y embadurnado con barro para evitar quemaduras. En su cornamenta dos grandes bolas arderan mientras es liberado.

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