Laguna de Duero

Nowadays only a small portion of it remains in a recently remodelled beautiful environment converted into a park Laguna de Duero enjoys a Mediterranean continental climate, which is distinct from the Mediterranean sea climate because of the inexistent thermo-regulatory influence from the sea.

As a matter of fact, the climate changes are more drastic because of the isolation of the region, which is surrounded by three mountain ranges, and a higher altitude over the sea level.

Spring and autumn are the rainiest seasons The Douro's canal was constructed in order to supply water to the City of Valladolid during the 19th century by José María de Salamanca y Mayol in 1879.

Laguna de Duero experienced a substantial population growth in the early years of the twentyfirst century.

There are some paintings telling some legends and miracles related to the holy Virgin on the top of the Main chapel's walls.

The façade is a round arch protected by a rectangular portico formed by four columns holding the wooden roof.

The sacristy leans against the left side of the main chapel and the alcove stands behind the presbytery, where the votive offerings are stocked.

The altarpiece is baroque style and is made of only one body with four solomonic columns decorated with grape bunches and leaves.

A Christ sculpture is found inside the church and which is paraded together with the Santo Cristo de los Trabajos (The holy Christ of the Works) and Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Our Father Jesus the Nazarene) in the procession of the Silence on Good Thursday.

It is commonly called The Hotel and shows a two-storey structure in red brick and is finished with a white stone balustrade on the flat roof.

The most accurate theory is that the mule drivers, who covered the route from the capital city of the kingdom to the northern lands, passed the night alongside the cattle on a place known as Prado Boyal (literally the oxen meadow) The celebration of this festivity coincides with the Lent.

La Vieja was depicted by a figure of an old woman made of carton or wood that had seven legs, each for each Lent week.

The cattle breeders celebrated this festivity, when they had a rest in Laguna de Duero at the place of Prado Boyal.

Traditionally, the children did not go to school and used to go with a basket resquesting food from a house to another in order to go to have lunch in the afternoon at the pine woods of Los Valles or Guarnicionera.

Panoramic view of the lake
The Douro's Canal
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Villar