# Romanesque Sunday in Zamora: guided tour, cathedral, Cuzeo and the Duero The 11:00 "Romanesque Zamora" guided tour with the cathedral inside, the castle, La Culebra game and Fuentesaúco chickpeas at Cuzeo and a walk along the Duero to the Puente de Piedra. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/zamora/itineraries/romanesque-guided-tour-cathedral-and-duero · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:15 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Salamanca via the A-66, from Valladolid via the A-11 and the N-122) - 11:00 · Romanesque Zamora" Guided Tour with Official Guides (Asociación Zamorana de Guías · 2 h · €12 · book by email; tickets extra) · Zamora Tourist Guides Association, From €12 per adult; ages 5 to 12, €6 - 3 min on foot - 13:15 · Zamora Castle and the Baltasar Lobo Museum (Tower and gardens above the Duero · free) - 14 min on foot - 14:00 · Cuzeo (Caza de la Culebra and Fuentesaúco chickpeas · €€€ · seven tables, booking) · Cuzeo, €€€ - 10 min on foot - 16:15 · The Duero on Foot: Stone Bridge, Olivares Mills and the Olivares District (Down to the river via San Cipriano · free) - 17:30 · Vuelta (in Salamanca around 18:30) Zamora has more Romanesque churches than a Sunday has hours, so the best thing is to let yourself be guided: the 11:00 guided tour, which leaves every day from the Plaza de Viriato, shows you the essentials in two hours, with the cathedral and one church from inside. Afterwards, the castle, a lunch of Zamora cooking at Cuzeo, beside the Plaza de Viriato, and the afternoon beside the Duero. From Salamanca it is an hour; from Valladolid, an hour and a half; from León or Palencia, a little more. ## The day, hour by hour 9:15 · Set off. From Salamanca on the A-66, about 65 km; from Valladolid on the A-11 and N-122, about 100 km. Park outside the old town, or in your hotel's own car park if you are staying the night. 11:00 · Romanesque Zamora, with a guide. The Asociación Zamorana de Guías leaves from the Plaza de Viriato, beside the statue: La Magdalena and San Ildefonso from outside, the Troncoso viewpoint, the cathedral and its museum and the Portillo de la Lealtad, with one Romanesque church from inside. €12 per adult, €6 for ages 5 to 12; the cathedral (€6) and the churches are paid separately. Book by email at guiaszamora@gmail.com and pay at the start. 13:15 · The castle. The tour ends beside it. Go in: it is free, and from the tower and gardens you can see the Duero. On Sundays it opens from 10:00 to 14:00. 14:00 · Lunch at Cuzeo. Go back along the Rúa to the Rúa de los Francos, a minute from the Plaza de Viriato. Zamora cooking with game from the Sierra de la Culebra, such as partridge, wild boar or venison, and Fuentesaúco chickpeas; there is an à la carte menu and a tasting menu. On Sundays it serves lunch from 13:45 to 16:00 and is closed in the evening. It has seven tables: book ahead. 16:15 · The Duero. Go down to the river by San Cipriano and walk to the Puente de Piedra; from the bank, the best view of the cathedral. Return by the Olivares watermills. 17:30 · Head home. In Salamanca around 18:30; in Valladolid, around 19:00. ## With children The castle and the river are what they like most, and the guided tour costs €6 for ages 5 to 12. If it rains, the Ethnographic Museum opens on Sunday mornings and has toys, costumes and trades. ## With dogs In the streets and along the river path, on a lead. Dogs are not allowed in the cathedral or the churches. The Hostería Real de Zamora accepts pets if you want to stay the night. ## Cómo llegar ### By car Salamanca to Zamora, about 65 km and an hour on the A-66; Valladolid to Zamora, about 100 km and an hour and a half; León to Zamora, about 140 km and an hour and three quarters. ## Consejos ### Book the guided tour Book by email, and it runs with few people in winter: do not risk turning up without a place. ### The churches, in the morning In winter on Sundays they open only from 10:00 to 14:00. ### The cathedral, free on Monday afternoon If you stay the night, come back on Monday from 16:30 to 19:00. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains The guided tour goes ahead anyway; swap the river walk for the Ethnographic Museum or for the cathedral at a leisurely pace, since on Sundays it opens in the afternoon from 16:30 to 19:00. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### What time does the guided tour leave? Every day at 11:00 from the Plaza de Viriato, except 1 and 6 January and 25 December. ### What is open in Zamora on a Sunday? The cathedral morning and afternoon; the castle, the museums and the churches, only in the morning in winter. ### How much does the day cost? Between €45 and €70 per person: guide, cathedral and lunch. ### Is it a good plan with children? Yes: the castle is free, the cathedral too for under-12s and the guided tour costs €6 for ages 5 to 12.