What to see in Valladolid

Valladolid highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Plaza Mayor

   The model for Castilian main squares.

2. National Museum of Sculpture

   Polychrome carving and Holy Week.

3. Cervantes House

   A museum in the writer’s city.

4. Ribera del Duero

   Wineries and the “wine cathedral” (day trip).

Day trips from Valladolid

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Ribera del Duero wineries ★ 4.5 (36 reviews)
• Valladolid ★ 4.3 (34 reviews)

Some links are affiliate links: if you book through them, Bagintravel may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Typical food of Valladolid

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Valladolid from your kitchen).

Lechazo asado (roast milk-fed lamb)

Castile’s milk-fed lamb roasted with nothing but water and salt in a wood-fired oven, in an earthenware dish: the great dish of Valladolid and the Ribera del Duero.

• Serves 4
• 2 h 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 quarter of milk-fed lamb (about 1.5 kg)
• 200 ml water
• Salt
• Lettuce and onion salad to serve

How to make it at home

1. Salt the lamb on both sides and place it skin side down in an earthenware dish.
2. Add the water and roast at 160 °C for an hour.
3. Turn it over, baste it with its juices and turn up to 180 °C for another hour, until the skin is golden and crisp.
4. Serve with a simple lettuce and onion salad.

The trick: Don’t add anything else: real lechazo has only water and salt.

Frequently asked questions about Valladolid