Lerma, also known as Villa Ducal de Lerma, is a Spanish town and municipality. It is located in the judicial district of Lerma, region of Arlanza, Bur
Lerma, also known as Villa Ducal de Lerma, is a Spanish town and municipality. It is located in the judicial district of Lerma, region of Arlanza, Burgos, Castilla la Vieja, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located on a hill overlooking the valley of the river Arlanza. It is the administrative and commercial capital of the region of Arlanza. The history and development of the town are irrevocably linked to the patronage of Francisco de Sandoval y Rojas, first Duke of Lerma, favorite and favorite of King Philip III, and by extension to the Duke of Lerma. Touristically forms with the neighboring towns of Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos the Triangle of Arlanza. It is also from the Middle Ages forced step in the Cañada Real Burgalesa, linking Extremadura and Sierra de la Demanda. The villa was the courtier Valladolid (1601-1606) which El Escorial in Madrid, was declared a historic-artistic in 1965. He is known for being the main architectural Herrera of Spain and ALBERGA the only Parador in the province of Burgos Located in the Ducal Palace of Lerma, considered one of the top ten hostels in Spain. It also has one of the few golf courses with 18 holes in Castilla y León, the Club de Golf de Lerma. Another fact for which the Villa Ducal has become very popular is because it has three convents of nuns that host more than one hundred religious. One seat of the newly founded Iesu Communio (communion of Jesus) Church Institute. Its Plaza Mayor, with 6,862 square meters, is one of the largest in Spain, ahead of the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca.
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