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The parish church of Santibáñez, with an initial medieval layout, is the most representative and important building in the town. Its original construction dates back to the 13th century, and some remains from that time are still preserved, indicating a clearly Mudejar style, also known as brick Romanesque.

The Monastery of Santa María de la Armedilla was a monastery of the Order of San Jerónimo, today in ruins, located about 3.8 kilometers from Cogeces del Monte. The monastery was founded after the chance discovery by shepherds of an image of the Virgin Mary in a cave excavated in the rock. This gave rise to a Marian cult in the place and the construction of the monastery. The proximity of quarries and plasterworks in the area facilitated its construction, as well as the water supply. 🏰🌿

Armedilla Convent

Beautiful Gothic-style building from the 15th and 16th centuries, with two naves that are roofed with groin vaults in the central nave and ribbed vaults on the side, contrasting with the main chapel, which has a barrel vault with lunettes. Inside, a magnificent marble tomb is preserved, where it is believed that the body of a bishop rests.

The church of San Juan de Santibáñez de Valcorva, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, has a brick Mudejar or Romanesque style. It is the oldest church in the region and is protected by the castle or Casa Fuerte de Santibáñez de Valcorba on its north side and by the Valcorba stream on its south side. Over the centuries, it has undergone extensions and modifications, including the construction of a Gothic nave and a fortress bell tower in the 17th century.

Sardón de Duero, a wine-growing town where the 16th century Church of San Juan Bautista stands out with its stone architecture with a single nave and a main chapel with a ribbed vault. About two kilometers away is the Monastery of Santa María de Retuerta, a Romanesque building from the 12th century with a cloister renovated in the 16th century.

Cogeces del Montes is a town located on a wide plain within the páramos de la Churrería. In the center of the village is the Church of the Assumption, an impressive late Gothic building from the 16th century. The interior houses a Renaissance altarpiece, paintings and sculptures, as well as a prominent Baroque altarpiece with a crucifix and a Romanesque carving of the Virgen de la Armedilla. Near the town, about three kilometers in the direction of Quintanilla de Onésimo, is the Monastery of Santa María de la Armedilla, a historical marvel built in the 15th century on the remains of a previous monastery.

Built in the 15th century, the monastery was founded to house devotees of an effigy of the Virgin that appeared on the site. Initially entrusted to the Cistercians, it later passed into the hands of the Order of Saint Jerome. The monastery was frequented by prominent figures, such as the Dukes of Alburquerque. Currently, only the belfry and two tangled Gothic vaults remain, with restoration plans.