Quintanilla De Arriba: Duero, Wine and Culture
Accommodation in Quintanilla De Arriba
Quintanilla De Arriba lies on the banks of the Duero and combines this riverside setting with winegrowing and architectural and artistic history. This offers different ways to focus your choice of destination: the landscape, vineyards and wineries, architecture, or a local festival date. These interests do not all relate to the same point of reference: the PR-VA 41 describes a route through the landscape, while the Iglesia Parroquial Santa María and the La Lavandera sculpture are landmarks in the town.
The Duero and the route landscape
The built-up area of Quintanilla De Arriba lies on the banks of the Duero. The PR-VA 41 offers a different perspective on the landscape: it passes through Mediterranean pine and oak forest before reaching a viewpoint overlooking the Ribera del Duero in the province of Valladolid. This brings two distinct features together: the riverside setting of the built-up area and the view across the Ribera as a feature of the route. When organizing your interests for the trip, you can distinguish the town’s connection to the Duero from the route’s sequence of forest and viewpoint.
Winegrowing and themed routes
Quintanilla De Arriba has more than 300 hectares of high-quality vineyards. They are currently cultivated; their area may change over time. There are eight commercial wineries in the town, and their number may also change. The vineyards and wineries offer two different insights into winegrowing: the area describes its agricultural scale, while the wineries represent its commercial side. The town is also part of the Don Juan Manuel Route and the Valladolid Route of Charles V. These two named routes add to the specific connections with winegrowing.
Architecture and art
The Iglesia Parroquial Santa María is an 18th-century Baroque stone building. Its tower is also made of stone, but dates from the 19th century and has three sections. For an architectural overview, it is useful to distinguish between the two: the Baroque style and the 18th century refer to the church, while the three-section design and the 19th century refer to the tower.
The Ermita del Cristo de Cabañón was built in 1991 by the local painter Francisco Arranz. It thus adds a more recent period alongside the construction phases of the church and tower, and is also associated with a local artist. La Lavandera is a sculpture by Félix Sanz Gimeno, located in Quintanilla De Arriba. The church, hermitage and sculpture bring together different architectural and artistic points of interest.
La Función in October
La Función is held every year on the first Sunday in October in honour of the Virgen del Rosario. If this tradition is the reason for your trip, its annual date provides a specific point of reference. The calendar date varies from year to year; check which date the first Sunday in October falls on in your travel year. This makes it easier to distinguish the festival date when planning from other interests, such as winegrowing, landscape or architecture.
Discover more destinations: Valoria La Buena, Arroyo De La Encomienda, Villavicencio de los Caballeros, Montemayor De Pililla, Villafuerte, Olmedo, Curiel De Duero, Tudela De Duero.
For the broader travel overview: Valladolid.
