Twenty-three kilometres south of Tordesillas, through the Rueda vineyards lies the town of Medina del Campo. It has one of the largest plazas we have ever seen, huge, and of course the plaza is dominated by the town´s largest church (of which there are several) and a statue of the famous or infamous Catholic Queen Isabella (depending on your point of view) stands proudly in the plaza opposite the church. We didn´t stay long in the town because our crazy dog Mutley is frightened of "other" Mutleys that he sees in large shop windows; he barks at them and they bark back at him! There are a lot of big shop windows in Medina del Campo! The castle, the Castillo de la Mota, set on a natural rise above the town is a gem. It is
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