# Sunday in Sigüenza: from the Castle to the Doncel, with a Roast

You park by the castle and walk down: Parador courtyard, Santiago and the Casa del Doncel in the morning, a roast at midday and the cathedral with the Doncel's tomb in the afternoon.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castilla-la-mancha/siguenza/itineraries/siguenza-castle-doncel-and-roast-lunch · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (via the A-2, turn-off at km 104)
- 10:30 · Walk from the Plaza Mayor to the castle along Calle Mayor (Coffee at the Parador and down Calle Mayor)
  - 4 min on foot
- 11:30 · Casa del Doncel, La Plazuela and the church of Santiago (Joint ticket, €4 · Sunday morning only)
  - 3 min on foot
- 13:30 · Asador Medieval (Roast to order · booking) · Asador Medieval, €€
  - 7 min on foot
- 16:00 · Sigüenza Cathedral and the Doncel (€8 with the Diocesan Museum)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (In Madrid around 19:30)

Sigüenza is walked from top to bottom, and on a Sunday the order works itself out: the Casa del Doncel and the church of Santiago only open in the morning, and the cathedral, at weekends, does not close at midday. So you park next to the castle, walk down through the medieval town before lunch and leave the cathedral for the afternoon.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

9:00 · Departure. From Madrid, along the A-2 to kilometre 104 and 25 km along the CM-1101; from Guadalajara, about 55 minutes. Park at the end of Calle Valencia, next to the castle: it is open and free.

10:30 · Castle and Calle Mayor. A coffee in the Parador café, which is open to all, and a walk down by Plazuela de la Cárcel and Plazuela de San Vicente.

11:30 · Santiago and the Casa del Doncel. With the €4 joint ticket you see the Romanesque church of Santiago, with its Romanesque interpretation centre, and the knight's house; La Plazuela, the third on the pass, is closed on Sunday afternoons.

13:30 · Lunch. At the Asador Medieval, next to the Plaza Mayor: lamb, suckling pig or kid. Order the roast when you book.

16:00 · Cathedral. The tomb of the Doncel, the knight who reads reclining, and the Diocesan Museum, on the other side of the square: €8 with an audio guide. The museum opens from 16:00 to 19:00.

18:00 · Return.

## With a Guide or with Children

If you prefer to have it told to you, the Sigüenza Visitas Guiadas guided visit leaves at 11:00 from the castle gate and lasts an hour and three quarters, for €12; children do not pay. With children, the tourist office on the Plaza Mayor hands out a children's map, but on Sundays it closes at 14:00: go by in the morning.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A-2 and CM-1101 from Madrid and Guadalajara; from Zaragoza, the A-2 to Alcolea del Pinar.

### Without a car
Regional trains from Madrid-Chamartín. The station is at the end of Paseo de la Alameda; you walk up to the old town.

## Consejos

### Order the roast
The suckling pig and the kid are prepared to order.

### A coat
Sigüenza is more than a thousand metres up.

### Park at the top
That way the whole day is downhill.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is Sigüenza cathedral open on Sunday afternoons?
Yes: Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:30 to 19:30 without closing.

### How much does it cost to see the Doncel?
It is in the cathedral: €8 with the Diocesan Museum and audio guide.

### Where do you park in Sigüenza?
At the end of Calle Valencia, next to the castle, free.

### Can you go by train?
Yes, on a regional train from Madrid-Chamartín.