© ParadoresParador de Ciudad Rodrigo Restaurant
What to order: farinato with eggs, the Ciudad Rodrigo dish, and then morucha beef or Iberian pork.
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Day itinerary · 40.60° N · 6.54° W
Ciudad Rodrigo on a Sunday: cathedral, farinato in the castle and the wall from above.
The Plaza Mayor, the cathedral and its tower, the exhibition on Wellington and Napoleon, farinato with eggs at the Parador and a circuit of the town along the wall walk.
Leaving from
Part of Ciudad Rodrigo
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Total time9 h
By car1 h each way
Walking5 km · flat
DifficultyEasy
Cost€45–70 pp
Best timeMarch – June · September – November
With childrenYes
With dogsIn the streets and on the wall, on a lead; not in the cathedral or museums
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Salamanca 1 h by car
from Salamanca via the A-62 towards Portugal, about 90 km
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1
Plaza Mayor, Casa Consistorial and the Old Town Palaces
Plaza Mayor, Town Hall and palaces · free
- 5 min on foot
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Cathedral of Santa María, Museum and Bell Tower
Cathedral with audio guide · €8 · tower at 13:30, €4.50
- 5 min on foot
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Moctezuma Palace: Wellington against Napoleon
Wellington versus Napoleon · free · guided at 12:30
- 10 min on foot
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Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo Restaurant
Eggs with farinato and morucha beef · €€€ · booking
Plaza del Castillo, 1, 37500 Ciudad Rodrigo · +34 923 46 01 50
Restaurant €€€Book - 2 min on foot
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Keep of the Castle of Enrique II
Keep and gardens · €2
- 5 min on foot
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The Wall Walk of Ciudad Rodrigo
The walk along the top of the wall · free
- 5 min on foot
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Border Fortifications Centre and Chamber Pot Museum
Fortifications and Chamber Pot Museum · €5 · until 19:30
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Back home
in Salamanca around 20:00
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Plaza Mayor, Casa Consistorial and the Old Town Palaces
Ciudad Rodrigo is an entirely walled town, an hour from Salamanca on the Portugal motorway, and it can be seen in a Sunday without a car from the moment you park: the Plaza Mayor, the cathedral with its tower, the exhibition on the sieges of the war against Napoleon, a lunch of Charro cooking inside the castle and a circuit of the town along the top of the wall as evening falls. From Zamora it is a little over an hour and a half.
The day, hour by hour
9:15 · Set off. From Salamanca, on the A-62 towards Portugal, about 90 km. Park outside the wall and enter on foot by the Puerta del Conde.
10:15 · The Plaza Mayor. With the double-arcaded town hall; on Sundays, its upper gallery has a free exhibition in the morning. Stroll through the streets of the palaces to the cathedral.
11:00 · The cathedral. It opens at 11:00: cloister, choir and museum, with audio guide, €8. On Sundays there is a guided climb of the bell tower at 13:30 and 17:30, for €4.50.
12:30 · The Moctezuma Palace. The exhibition "Wellington versus Napoleon" tells the story of the two sieges of 1810 and 1812; free entry and a guided visit on Sundays at 12:30.
14:00 · Lunch at the Parador. Inside the castle of Enrique II, above the river: covered eggs with ham, farinato, Iberian cold cuts or morucha beef. Lunch served from 13:30 to 15:45; book on 923 46 01 50.
16:00 · The castle tower. Without leaving the Parador, for €2 you climb the keep and stroll through the gardens.
16:45 · The wall walk. Climb onto the wall beside the castle and walk round the town along the top, with the Águeda valley on one side and the rooftops on the other.
18:00 · Fortifications and the Museo del Orinal. One €5 ticket for both; they open on Sundays until 19:30.
19:00 · Head home. In Salamanca around 20:00.
With children
The wall from above is the best of the day, and the Museo del Orinal (chamber pot museum) makes them laugh; under-10s do not pay at the municipal centres. Some stretches of the wall walk have no parapet: hold hands.
With dogs
In the streets and on the wall, on a lead. Dogs are not allowed in the cathedral or the museums.
Time1 h
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
© ParadoresBar Castilla Restaurant
What to order: some raciones on the square, with farinato if they have it.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Ciudad Rodrigo
Any Sunday; at Carnival, in February, the town is full because of the bull runs. The guided visits to the cathedral tower run from Friday to Sunday, at 13:30 and 17:30.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the Parador
It is the sure place to eat on a Sunday inside the town; the others do not always publish their hours.
- 2The tower, at 13:30
If you want to climb the cathedral tower, plan the morning to be there at that time, or come back at 17:30.
- 3The wall walk, in daylight
In November and December it gets dark early: do the wall before 17:30.
If it rains
The cathedral, the Moctezuma Palace, the Fortifications and the Museo del Orinal are indoors. Leave the wall walk for another day.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Salamanca?
An hour on the A-62, about 90 km.
What is open in Ciudad Rodrigo on a Sunday?
The cathedral morning and afternoon, the Moctezuma Palace, the Fortifications and the Museo del Orinal, all day.
How much does the day cost?
Between €45 and €70 per person: about €15 in tickets and lunch.
Is it a good plan with children?
Yes: the wall is free and under-10s do not pay at the municipal centres.
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