Corrales del Vino

Corrales del Vino is a North Spanish municipality ( municipio ) in the province of Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile -Leon. The municipality also includes the villages of Fuente el Carnero undPeleas de Arriba.

Location

Corrales del Vino is located in the south of the province of Zamora at an altitude of about 820 meters above sea level. inst. Located on the River Duero provincial capital of Zamora is about 18 km ( driving distance ) away to the north.

Economy

Agriculture (mainly livestock, wine and vegetables ) has traditionally played the largest role in the economy of the community. In addition, the site functioned in the Middle Ages as a trade, craft and service center for the villages and hamlets in the region. Revenue from tourism in the form of the rental of apartments ( casas rurales ) have been added in recent decades.

Attractions

• The St. Mary Magdalene parish church has the whole south side engaging porch ( portico ). The three-nave interior houses a Romanesque Mother of God made ​​of stone and two wooden crucifix from the 14th century ( Cristo del Cristo Miserere and Corralino ). The carved and painted altarpiece is a work of the 18th century.
• At the cemetery the hermitage Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Anguish is from the 18th century.
• The parish church (Iglesia de San Esteban ) of the hamlet of Fuente el Carnero is a single-nave late Romanesque building with a Renaissance bell tower ( espadaña ) in the west, but a - richly decorated for the North West of Spain - portal on the north side. The single interior houses several vegetable capitals, there is also a unusual decor provided with round window. The church is recognized as Bien of Interest Cultural.
• The wooded area of the town is ideal for hiking.