{"id":37106,"date":"2020-01-18T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T15:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=37106"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T15:34:14","slug":"our-route-south-in-spain-aranda-de-duero-and-pinilla-del-valle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/our-route-south-in-spain-aranda-de-duero-and-pinilla-del-valle\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Route South in Spain &#8211; Aranda De Duero and Pinilla Del Valle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zagan the motorhome did not expect to wake up to snow here in Spain, but he did just that this morning. He&#8217;s parked up by the small village of Pinilla Del Valle (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"N40.92828, W3.81584 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:40.92828,-3.81584\" target=\"_blank\">N40.92828, W3.81584<\/a>) north of Madrid, at the feet of the mountains of the <em>Sierra de Guadarrama<\/em>. We&#8217;re above 1000 metres up &#8211; no wonder it&#8217;s chilly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_145229638_HDR-1024x423-1.jpg\" alt=\"motorhome parking Pinilla del valle Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_145229638_HDR-1024x423-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_145229638_HDR-1024x423-1-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_145229638_HDR-1024x423-1-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_145229638_HDR-1024x423-1-705x291.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Zagan parked up in Pinilla Del Valle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a couple of nights charging his batteries at the aire in Ontaneda, we headed south. A fellow motorhomer who had driven to the aire from the south told us the road we were planning to use was tricky and a bit rough in places, he suggested we head for the motorway instead. A quick look at the map and we decided we didn&#8217;t fancy the detour, so we headed off south. There were roadworks, a few patches of rough tarmac, hairpin bends, snow poles on the summits, a descent into a gorge and everything else we could ever want from a drive. No problemo. It was also all contained in the first hour or so of driving, after which we reached the motorway and continued our cruise south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our last trip we <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/an-unexpected-feria-in-briviesca-spain\/\">attempted to stop off in Burgos<\/a>, with a plan to nip and see the grave of El Cid. That stop was thwarted by a fun fair where the motorhomes are supposed to park and us very nearly getting wedged into a very full car park. This time, we&#8217;d read that the motorhome parking (aka the fun fair) was no longer available, and not fancying the car park trouble we had last time, we made an executive decision to skip the city. It&#8217;s a bit of a shame, but we just weren&#8217;t feeling the love. Instead we carried on south to Aranda de Duero (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"N41.67036, W3.69273 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:41.67036,-3.69273\" target=\"_blank\">N41.67036, W3.69273<\/a>) where the lovely folks of the city have marked out dedicated parking for motorhomes and provided us with a free service point.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095637569_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome aire Aranda De Duero, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095637569_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095637569_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095637569_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095637569_HDR-1024x576-1-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Zagan feeling welcome and loved in a marked out motorhome space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we&#8217;d arrived it was well into locked o&#8217;clock (not just lunchtime as we Brits know it, here in Spain most things shut from anywhere between 1.30pm and 5pm), but the skies were blue, so we nipped out for a look around. The good thing about everything being shut is that there isn&#8217;t anyone around to spoil your photos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_151547977_HDR-1024x453-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aranda De Duero, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_151547977_HDR-1024x453-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_151547977_HDR-1024x453-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_151547977_HDR-1024x453-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_151547977_HDR-1024x453-1-705x312.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>2pm in the main square of Aranda De Duero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A poster over the entrance to the city pronounced that the city is the 2020 European City of Wine, and there were posters in shop windows for something happening the morning of the day arrived. We&#8217;re not sure what it was but from the photo, it looked like it was taking place in one of the 120 wine cellars in over 7 kilometres of caves under the old part of the town, some of which date back to the 13th Century. We&#8217;d spotted vineyards popping up alongside the motorway as we approached the city, and as we walked around we saw a higher than usual amount of <em>Bodegas<\/em>, several of which advertised tours of their cellars. But if you&#8217;re a regular reader of this blog you&#8217;ll know Jay doesn&#8217;t drink these days, and my wine standards are Lidl Brik, so it would have been lost on us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_154448051_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aranda De Duero, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_154448051_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_154448051_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_154448051_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200116_154448051_HDR-1024x576-1-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Jay and another person &#8211; we spotted someone! &#8211; outside the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On our wanderings around the town, we spotted a <em>ferreteria<\/em> (not a place that sells ferrets, but an iron mongers) that cut keys, so we made a plan to head back to Zagan for a while and pop back when they reopened after lunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095829017_HDR-1024x605-1.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome aire Aranda De Duero, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095829017_HDR-1024x605-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095829017_HDR-1024x605-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095829017_HDR-1024x605-1-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_095829017_HDR-1024x605-1-705x417.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The free service point at Aranda De Duero &#8211; the sort of photo only a motorhomer would take!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 5pm we ventured back across the bridge over the Duero, strange to think it&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/lashing-rain-in-potto\/\">same river we were parked up next to in Porto <\/a>on our first trip, and into the Ferreteria. I had rehearsed a couple of sentences in my best Spanish asking for a key to be cut (we&#8217;d forgotten to pack our spare door keys), but the response was a shake of the head then Spanish far to fast for me to pick out a single word. Sensing our confusion the chap took us outside and pointed in the direction of another shop. Long story short, in all I got to practice my sentences three times in three different shops, and despite two walks back to the van to test blanks to see if they would fit in the door, we still don&#8217;t have a spare key. Still it gives us something to do each time we visit a town or city and at this rate I&#8217;ll be fluent in ferreteria terms!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_105221043_HDR-1024x482-1.jpg\" alt=\"emergency snow parking sign on Spanish Motorway\" class=\"wp-image-37107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_105221043_HDR-1024x482-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_105221043_HDR-1024x482-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_105221043_HDR-1024x482-1-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_105221043_HDR-1024x482-1-705x332.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Spotted this sign a few times on the motorway between Burgos and Madrid &#8211; emergency parking in case of snow. The slow ploughs are ready though, we even overtook one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We set a rule a while back that we should stay for two nights on our trips, but after looking at the weather forecast and working out that we didn&#8217;t really want to arrive in Madrid on the weekend, we decided to forget that rule and get a wriggle on south. Setting the satnav for a free parking place next to a lake and the village of Pinilla Del Valle (here!), about an hour north of Madrid we hit the motorway again. This time there were a few long uphill drags which lorries crawl up with their hazard lights on. As we passed one lorry, it started to pull into our lane, we had nowhere to go, so blaring its horn really didn&#8217;t help. It turned out there was a cone in its lane which it had to go around, but as it had its hazard lights on you couldn&#8217;t tell it was indicating (if it was), it was a close call, but we all squeaked through in the end with a big shot of adrenaline each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_144549608_HDR-1024x458-1.jpg\" alt=\"Reservoir by Pinilla Del Valle Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_144549608_HDR-1024x458-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_144549608_HDR-1024x458-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_144549608_HDR-1024x458-1-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_144549608_HDR-1024x458-1-705x315.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The lake by our motorhome parking, you can just make out the snow on the mountains around us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving in Pinilla, I nipped out to see if there was anywhere I could buy some bread as it was nearing locked o&#8217;clock. I wandered around the streets lined with honey coloured stone houses, there wasn&#8217;t a soul to be seen. It turns out that less than 200 people live here, and most of the houses are second homes for folks wanting to escape the heat of Madrid in the summer. I spotted a sign on a wall and my brain recognised the word for shop &#8211; following the arrow and then down a flight of stairs I found a small greengrocers and secured a lunchtime baguette. I even managed to explain to the shop keeper that we&#8217;re here in our camper. I&#8217;m getting so much enjoyment attempting to speak the language, even if it is a little frustrating at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_152705815_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"shop sign in Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_152705815_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_152705815_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_152705815_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_152705815_HDR-1024x576-1-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Follow the arrow to the shop!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Jay had a run around the place, we had a walk around the village and spotted a couple of cars &#8211; but still no people. I guess it is winter and back home most folks would be holed up keeping warm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_150049135_HDR-1024x592-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pinilla Del Valle Spain\" class=\"wp-image-37117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_150049135_HDR-1024x592-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_150049135_HDR-1024x592-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_150049135_HDR-1024x592-1-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200117_150049135_HDR-1024x592-1-705x408.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The folks at No 11 are friendly enough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We retreated back to Zagan and put the heating on. By 9pm it was below freezing outside, but then it clouded over, so my run this morning was my first ever run in snow! I followed the path around the lake and expected to be sharing it with cows, but they were sensible enough to be sitting down and keeping warm near their breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200118_095118712_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200118_095118712_HDR-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200118_095118712_HDR-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200118_095118712_HDR-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200118_095118712_HDR-1024x576-1-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So the plan is to stay here tonight, then drive into Madrid on Sunday. There is an aire to the south of the city from where we can catch the train in. I counted up the other day and this will be our 25th European Capital City visited by motorhome, the list had 50 on it, so we&#8217;ve still quite a few more to see. 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