Posada Los Cuatro Caños

A 19th-century farmhouse in the Arrabal

Los Cuatro Caños is a former 19th-century farmhouse in Sigüenza's Arrabal district, next to the Portal Mayor, restored without hiding what it had: stone walls, sandstone pillars, wood and wrought iron. It is on Calle Valencia 16, the street that climbs towards the castle, next to the Cuatro Caños fountain that gives it its name. The castle, the cathedral and the centre can be explored on foot from the door.

The house has 500 m² on three floors. Downstairs are the communal areas: a lounge with a fireplace, reading corners, games and television. The two upper floors are for the rooms. The tourist office gives it 17 beds.

Eight rooms named after streets

All are outward-facing and carry the name of a nearby street or place. Three are special, with their own fireplace and a small sitting area: Travesaña Baja, on the first floor, and Travesaña Alta and Castillejos, on the second. The other five are doubles: Herreros, Arcedianos and Villegas on the first floor; Portal Mayor and Sinagoga on the second. Some of those on Calle Valencia look onto the fountain.

Each room has heating, air conditioning, television, free wifi, a private bathroom with shower, a hairdryer and, on the bedside table, a kettle with herbal teas.

The website does not publish prices, whether breakfast is offered, check-in and check-out times, or what happens with dogs or children: ask on 607 083 188 or at [email protected], or look in its online booking engine.

Car parked and train uphill

At the end of Calle Valencia, next to the castle, there is free parking. If you arrive by train from Madrid, the station is in the lower part: you walk up through the Alameda and the old town, uphill, in a few minutes.

From here the guided tour of the castle and the medieval town starts almost at the door, and the Asador Medieval is on the Portal Mayor itself. The castle and Doncel Sunday can be done entirely on foot.