The Book Town of Urueña is located in the province of Valladolid, in northwestern Spain, in the region of Castile and León. It was officially established in 2007 by the Valladolid Provincial Council, as a joint public-private cultural initiative. Urueña is one of the most beautiful towns in Spain, notable for its walls, the remains of a castle, its impressive views, and its medieval and Renaissance atmosphere. It is located in the foothills of the Montes Torozos, in one of the least densely populated areas of Europe, which is a great attraction for those seeking the peace of literature.

Urueña boasts eleven bookstores, each specializing in a different literary genre: antiquarian books, comics, children’s and young adult literature, gastronomy, calligraphy, film, journalism… Its streets are also home to the Joaquín Díaz Foundation, one of Spain’s most important ethnographic centers, the Luis Delgado Music Museum, a bookbinding workshop, and the e-LEA Miguel Delibes center. All this in a village of fewer than two hundred inhabitants. The views from the gates of the medieval wall are breathtaking. From one of its most famous vantage points, you can see the Montes de León mountains. Don’t miss the sunset.

There are two magical moments of the year: April 23, International Book Day, and the Book Festival which is celebrated on the third weekend of October.

Urueña is located in the region of the Montes Torozos, a land dotted with medieval castles, Cistercian monasteries such as La Santa Espina, Visigothic churches such as Wamba, or Mozarabic churches such as San Cebrián de Mazote. The province of Valladolid, to which Urueña belongs, boasts five designations of origin, such as Ribera del Duero, Rueda, and Cigales, and high-quality single-estate wines like Heredad de Urueña, with over 400 wineries, many of which are open to the public. Urueña offers five restaurants and several rural accommodations.

If the sky of Castile is so high, it is because the peasants raised it by looking at it so much, Miguel Delibes.

Si el cielo de Castilla es tan alto, es porque lo levantaron los campesinos de tanto mirarlo, Miguel Delibes.

Castile and León, and Valladolid in particular, is the birthplace of renowned writers such as Miguel Delibes, José Zorrilla, Jorge Guillén, Rosa Chacel, and Francisco Umbral. Furthermore, Cervantes lived in the capital for six years, working as a royal tax collector. During this period, the first part of his world-famous work, Don Quixote, was published. 

It’s very well connected, being very close to the A6 Madrid-Coruña motorway; to get there, take exit 211, which will take you directly there in approximately 7 kilometers.

Although you can also reach it from many other points, traveling along charming country roads and through typical Castilian villages with their adobe houses and vast fields of wheat and poppies.

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