Discover Bocigas: Renaissance Church, Lagoon and Festivals

The Church of San Juan Bautista is a 16th-century brick Renaissance church. Its main chapel has a magnificent star-ribbed vault. The church tower is built of brick and has two sections. The Baroque brick hermitage of San Pelayo is located outside Bocigas next to a large pine forest. The San Pelayo festival includes a mass in the hermitage. The festival of San Juan Bautista is celebrated on 24 June.

The architectural design, interior, tower and hermitage offer different ways of engaging with the town’s cultural features. Those wishing to compare several focal points when planning their own trip can consider the architecture, festival calendar and location of the religious buildings as separate topics.

Festivals and Cuisine

At the San Segundo festival on 2 May, chorizo and pastries are traditionally eaten after mass and the procession. At the festival celebrating the Nativity of the Virgin Mary on 8 September, there is a large paella meal. Bocigas maintains the tradition of the Matanza year after year; on Good Friday, rice pudding and oranges are traditionally eaten.

The festival days combine religious dates with their own culinary customs. For visitors who wish to understand the local annual cycle through specific dates and foods, this creates a clearly distinguishable picture made up of May, September and Good Friday.

Nature on the Road to Madrid

Before the entrance to Bocigas, a small lagoon lies beside the national road to Madrid. Herons and carp have their natural habitat in the lagoon. Families can observe native birds, including herons, at the nearby lagoon.

The lagoon therefore represents a separate nature theme alongside the churches, festivals and historical sites. Nature observation and culture can be placed side by side as distinct thematic focal points when planning personally.

Golf and Adventure Course

Bocigas has a rustic golf course. The rustic golf course in Bocigas has 9 holes and an area of 4,400 square metres. The Centro Rural de Bocigas has a multi-adventure course.

Golf and the multi-adventure course belong to different types of activity. The details of nine holes and 4,400 square metres make the golf course just as specific as the name Centro Rural de Bocigas identifies the location of the course.

Historical Context

Bocigas’s proximity to the Villa Romana de Almenara makes it possible to visit this archaeological site and its museum, which provide historical context for the region’s Roman origins.

Holiday Apartment in Bocigas

When comparing a holiday apartment in Bocigas, you can compare the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective listing page. Travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions are presented as separate details alongside the town’s cultural, scenic, culinary and active themes.

Other Places

Other places: Rueda, Simancas, Curiel De Duero, Castrodeza, Castroverde De Cerrato, La Seca, Cistérniga, Medina De Rioseco

For the higher-level travel overview: Valladolid.