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Life in Soria today. For centuries, Soria has been a quiet agricultural province, and the fields and villages of western Soria bear constant witness to its rural heritage. Sheep enclosures, dovecotes and apiaries built of stone or earth bricks can be seen everywhere, often in an advanced state of decay.
Aug 24, 2008 · The high central plateau of Soria was both home and a kind of mythical dreamtime realm for Antonio Machado, one of the great lyric poets of the 20th century.
The fifteenth century does not emphasize in too many facts excepting the expulsion of the Jews, what brought loss of population and of creation of wealth. The centuries XVI, XVII and XVIII bring to Soria the loss of political importance, being the wool the main factor of development of the city.
Soria lost most of its importance after the unification of Aragon and Castile in 1479, and above all after the decree of exile issued against the Jews in 1492. By 1530 the city would roughly have between 4,000 and 5,500 inhabitants.
Nestled between two hills and watered by the waters of the Duero River, east of Castile and León, stands the ancient city of Soria. Discover the so-called ' city of poets ', whose streets and squares proudly display a rich heritage and a beautiful set of Romanesque art and architecture of extraordinary level.
In contrast to the largely flat, dry plains of central Spain, Soria is an interesting mix of landscapes — from ruddy cliffs and valleys planted with sunflowers to picturesque villages built into hillsides and verdant vineyards clustered along the Duero River.
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Soria, town, capital of Soria provincia (province), in Castile-León comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), north-central Spain. It lies on the western bank of the Duero River about 140 miles (225 km) northeast of Madrid.
