Main Sights
- Collegiate church of Santa María (16th-17th centuries)
- Church of St. John (12th century)
- Church of St. Nicholas (17th century)
- Church of Santiago the Apostle (12th-13th centuries)
- Monastery of St. Francis de Asís (13th century), of which only the late Romanesque church remains, with the upper façade and the two bell tower added in Baroque style during the 18th century.
- Castle of the Counts of Pena Ramiro (16th century), with four towers
- Palace of the Marquisses of Villafrance (18th century)
- Palace of Torquemada (18th century)
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