Medina del Campo

Medina del Campo is in the Valladolid province in the Castile and Leon region of Spain.

Medina del Campo is  home to the splendid Moorish castle of Castillo La Mota. The town itself is an important market town that became wealthy as a result of sheep farming. Even now it holds the largest sheep market in  Spain. Medina del Campo's  Holy Week celebrations each year are so impressive and steeped in tradition that they have been declared an official tourist attraction.

Visit Medina del Campo, Spain

The Castillo de la Mota is on the outskirts of the town. Its style is a mixture of Gothic and Mudejar architecture and it was built in 1440.  It was once home to Queen Isabel and then became a prison and then a girls boarding school.  Nowadays you can visit the castle but there are no interior rooms to see.

The Plaza Mayor is the heart of Medina del Campo and has a reasonable selection of restaurants. The mansion house where Isabel died is on the square. The house is called the Palacio Testamentario de Isabel because this is where she wrote her last will and testament.

Another significant building on the Plaza Mayor is the Casa del Peso, the official weights and measures house. This house is built over 5 arches.

Castillo de la Mota at Medina del Campo

Medina del Campo Area

The remains of the Madrigal de las Altas Torres where Queen Isabel was born are a few km south of Medina del Campo.