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Valladolid

Valladolid is a city in Castile and León in northern Spain, with a population of just over 300,000 in 2024. Much of it is modern and industrial but there's a concentration of sights in its medieval core. Wikivoyage

Population 302,614 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Spain

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Valladolid. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Semana Santa

    March – April

    Holy Week - is a series of processions and religious events in the lead-up to Easter

  2. Fiesta de San Pedro Regalado

    May

    Fiesta de San Pedro Regalado is around 13 May, with folk music and dance honouring the city's patron saint

  3. Conexión Valladolid

    June

    Conexión Valladolid is a three-day music festival in late June

  4. Universijazz

    July

    Universijazz is a 3-day jazz festival in July organised by the university

  5. Fiesta de la Virgen de San Lorenzo

    September

    Fiesta de la Virgen de San Lorenzo around 8 Sep involves eating, drinking and music of various genres

  6. Valladolid International Film Festival

    October

    The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid; transl. 'Valladolid International Film Week'), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain.

    Official site Wikipedia

  7. Tapas Festival

    November

    Tapas Festival in November challenges chefs worldwide to invent their own pinchos and tapas, made available in city cafes for a subsidised price. They've all got to be eaten, so your assistance however modest will be appreciated

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Valladolid); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 1 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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