I've been to Valladolid a few times as it's my partner's home town. Valladolid is the cleanest city that I've ever seen and the ambience of the city has a nice balance. Not too busy but not too quiet. The people are very welcoming and well dressed (as the video points out). It feels very classy compared to where I live in the North of England and the vino tinto is amazing. Got to love a bit of Ribera del Duero!
Indeed it is classy, and as per your comment still it is...I remember ten years ago coming from the Canary Islands ( which is very gay friendly ) and tell everyone that I was gay in Valladolid and people surprised like it is something new and I also got some problems being gay there sometimes.. the society there was very traditional back then..
Fantastic city my girlfriend lives there been there 60+ times hopefully live there soon also from the north of England 🇬🇧 Happy days are in VA valladolid
Oh my goodness, Valladolid. I know this city very well as it's the city my Spanish family comes from. When Laurie Lee travelled through Valladolid as an 18 year old in 1936 he described it as impoverished and full of beggars. It's come a long way since then. My wife's grandfather built a traditional house, with a walled garden, not far from the center, in a part of countryside during that period, which has now been absorbed by the city and today is a museum piece still lived in by our relatives. Valladolid has incredible history. Ferdinand and Isabella were married there and Phillip II was born there. It was the capital for a short time before it was finally settled in Madrid's favour. The Plaza Major is, I think, Spain's oldest and there are substantial renaissance buildings. The Castellano language in the region is undoubtedly the purest in Spain. Valladolid and Castile is an amazing part of Spain. There are hundreds of historical jewels in towns and villages all over the region well worth visiting. It's quite a conservative region where people dress well as you observed. I remember a visit to Madrid in 2011 when the Puerto del Sol was full of anti-austerity protesters and coming to Valladolid where there was virtually no protest at all. The Semana Santa processions are some of the finest in Spain. It's well worth seeing them but they are solemn, in a good way, and very different to the riot in Andalusia. The food of the region is classic Spanish and Valladolid has great bars and places to eat. It is right in the center of a classic wine region with the river Duero running through it resulting in a number of denominacion wines including Ribera. I don't think the weather is as bad as you think to be honest. Much as I enjoy visiting Valladolid I think there are other places I would rather live. Interesting fact - My father in law was the first person in Valladolid to be given a shot of penicillin when he was a boy and it saved his life. Cheers Stuart. WT
Hey, thanks! Enjoyed reading, I live in Barcelona atm. Was thinking going to Valladolid .. well not the first thing on my agenda but perhaps it would be good to check it out some time. Also, cheers Stuart!
My daughter was part of that anti austerity protest in Madrid. She was living there for weeks as I recall. It was that movement that was the inspiration of the one in New York although people never remember that. My daughter's mum is from Segovia which is another great Castillian city! The wine from the Valladolid region is much better though! 😅 People also say that those from Valladolid speak the best Castillian Spanish.
Valladolid is very clean and modern. I think they removed lots of part of their old parts. The people there are quite conservative. Winters are cold in Valladolid like Zamora.
i biked from galicia to madrid near the end of march a few years ago and that took me past valladolid and the weather was just about perfect for that, but think the last winter storm had just passed and i was heading east with a nice tailwind. the most mileage i did in one day during that trip.
Another great video! Valladolid is indeed a hidden gem in terms of quality of life, even for Spaniards. It's got a sort of bad reputation because it's hated by people from other cities in Castilla y León (CyL) such as León, Burgos and Salamanca. Those people feel as if Madrid's centralism was changed for Valladolid's after the autonomous regions were created. This happens in Alicante (vs. Valencia) or Málaga and Granada (vs. Seville) too. One thing I don't like it's that it's very far away from the mountains, as I like mountain biking and hiking. As you mentioned, it's also relatively far from the sea. Every summer weekend "Vallisoletanos" flock to the Cantabrian beaches through the "autovía A-67". Apart from that, I find it relatively similar to Vitoria-Gasteiz, esp. regarding urban planning, weather and even people's character. Regarding weather, a good thing is that summer nights are relatively cool in the northern plateau (most of CyL). After the sun sets, you'll notice a nice breeze cooling up the air. This is due to the high altitude, and IMO is a pro compared with cities located at lower altitudes, such as my hometown (Logroño) or Zaragoza, not to mention urban heat islands (Madrid). As regards the "religious" thing... not really ;). I'd say traditional more than religious. Processions are nowadays a cultural tradition. You'd be surprised how many people carrying the religious statues or just taking part in the processions are in fact atheists or agnostics. They do it because their parents, grand-parents, etc did. People do like to dress well, this is something that happens in other cities in northern Spain. There is a sort of historical rivalry between "old money/white-collar/posh" cities (Valladolid, Coruña, Oviedo, Santander, San Sebastián) vs "industrial/blue-collar/common" cities (León, Vigo, Gijón, Torrelavega, Bilbao).
León a " "industrial/blue-collar/common" city? Or you haven't been to León or I don't understand anything. I was born in León and doesn't have any important industry... Also is a very antique capital quite more antique than Valladolid. It was a very important city and capital of the kingdom of León and later inside Castilla, it was important too... When you see a Cathedral in some Castillian city is because it was important for something and León has one of the most important and beautiful gothic Cathedrals in the world. It's a famous cathedral mainly for its polychrome stained glass-style. es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econom%C3%ADa_de_Le%C3%B3n_(Espa%C3%B1a)
We are preparing a trip to Spain and Portugal in September this year. Have watched most of all the videos that are on UA-cam about Spain to know where we should go and why, but these presentations from Stuart are by far the best that is on UA-cam. Everything else is just nonsense from people who know nothing about Spain. Recommend watching these videos from Stuart, super well done.
I was there last year, beautiful city, pretty parks, great food, friendly people, I could live there. Good video, with great info for the English speaking world!!! Thanks
I love this city. I studied abroad here in 2016 for 5 months and had the time of my life. Ill be moving to Spain in the next two years and im doing my research to find out where would be best to go and Valladolid is one of my considerations!
@@MrFlippymouseAhora aun estoy en Los Estados Unidos preparando mover a España. Tengo tiempo porque necesito hacer un poco más dónde estoy. Tan, tengo tres más años. Vives en España?
I lived there for 9 months and enjoyed every second of it. Very underrated. Larger than you would think yet not overwhelming or turisty. Would recommend wholeheartedly
"Ribera del Duero" is not just Valladolid, and there are wines that have nothing to envy of "Vega Sicilia", such as, for example, those made in the "Bodega Torremilanos" of Aranda de Duero, (Burgos, Capital of la Ribera, and my hometown), where the only sparkling wine from Castilla y León under the "Cava" Designation of Origin is also produced.
@@Mercedes396 Bueno, los inviernos precisamente son de lo que menos ha cambiado. Por ejemplo los inviernos de los 90s fueron más cálidos que los de este siglo de media
¿China, hoy? ¿Estados Unidos hasta ayer? ¿El reino unido hasta el siglo XX? ¿Roma en la época clásica? Valladolid fue la capital, en tiempos del rey Felipe II, - que nació aquí -, del mayor imperio mundial que la historia humana ha conocido, en el que "no se ponía el Sol".
Estuve este fin de semana, Y ME ENCANTOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Es grande, pero pequeña, no tan grande y estresante tipo Madrid, Barcelona etc. Con mucho arte, historia, gastronomía, bien comunicada ( no olvidemos que, fue capital del Impero Español durante años)
También hay el Canal de Castilla para correr (más de 40 km de camino) y El Pinar de Antequera (una carretera de más de 20 kilómetros solo para bicis y gente corriendo).
Ese comentario lo escuchaba hace 10 años cuando era estudiante en Valladolid, parece que la gente del interior no avanza mucho en general de mentalidad, muy tradicional por una parte bien porque no se pierden las costumbres, por otra mal... con todo el respeto.. esta bien viajar y conocer otros lugares, abrir mas la mente... yo gay en Valladolid y bien no lo pasé.. no sé como será ahora..
I did a study abroad home stay in Valladolid for four months last year. City is absolutely incredible. I found many serious Spanish language learners flock to this city during my stay. Some international studies may not enjoy the city because it doesn’t have a huge nightlife like Madrid or Barcelona, but I personally didn’t mind the slow pace of the city.
Hey mister Georgie, am about to start my studies at valladolid city and I would like to know if there are some possibilities for students to have a part time jobs
@@rafthejaf8789 No. The real expression is "9 months of winter and 3 of hell". But this is not for Valladolid but for entire Old Castile, in Old Castile there are provinces coldest than Valladolid (Burgos Soria, Segovia or Avila, for instance)
@@Mercedes396 No, los inviernos no han cambiado tanto. Según datos de la estación de Valladolid Parquesol (zona más cálida que los alrededores y otras zonas de la ciudad) la media de la última década es prácticamente la misma que la de 1991/2020 y unos 0,2 más alta que la de 1981/2010. De hecho de media los inviernos más cálidos y con menos nieve fueron los 90.
The cold season usually ranges from mid November to Mid April, the mild season from mid April to Mid June and Mid September to Mid November, and the warm season from mid June to mid September. Basically the cold season is coincides with the period where Frost is common to happen (It can also Frost in May and October, but is rarer)
The popular saying "9 months of winter and 3 months of hell" is rather exaggerated, from my experience! The spring, roughly from april to june usually has very comfortable temperatures. The same for the autumn, that is from september to early december. The summer is hot, that´s right, but this heat becomes only a bit annoying during the central part of the day, that is, mid and late afternoon. But then it cools down for the night and, unlike Madrid or other places further south, you manage to sleep quite well, with no need of air-conditioning.
Yes, the saying is more for the region of Castille in general than for the Valladolid city. A more accurate way would be around 6 month of cold (November to mid April) 3 months of temperate (mid April to Mid June and Mid september to November) and 3 months of warm (mid June to Mid september), but not that much, especially at night. It can vary a lot (sometimes November can be colder than December for example), but in general is like that.
Here in the Philippines, specifically here in my province of Negros Occidental, we have a town called Valladolid as well that was named after this city when the Spaniards arrived at the town. We often call it "Dolid" as a short-cut.
As a Spanish-Dutch mixup, we used to take a yearly trip to Valladolid, spanning about a month every time. It's a good video, but it's so strange seeing an English speaker roaming the streets there. I've never encountered one... 😜 People are catching up with the English thing in Spain, I've noticed it a lot in my family too. I'll be visiting at the end of september, after 3 years of not going it's about time!
Well: if you have not been where I live, (Burgos), you will not know what cold is. Here it is said that there are only two seasons, the railway season and winter.
I went to Valladolid this last November. It was cold but manageable. Just like you, I noticed how well-dressed people were. Dining out was not expensive and the people were very nice.
Buen video ,si vuelves por aquí ponte en contacto conmigo que te enseñaré muchas más cosas ,buen trabajo y gracias por visitar la mejor ciudad de España
Thanks for another great tour! What would someone from Minnesota think of the winters...probably "Oh what a lovely Spring they have during January!" Even here in Virginia it looks like their winters are a lark. I'm seeing "never gets below 26F" in a google search, which is not cold. Really nice looking town.
He really should have checked out the climate statistics before doing this video. The reality is that, it is about as cold as the UK or Ireland in winter. Oh, and it is alot drier than the UK and Ireland. These facts are easily obtained, and they are worth checking out if you are watching this video. Clearly to Spanish people, this city is very cold, but they are comparing from places that have more or less 10 months of summer.
Valladolid in winter is colder than all te major cities in the UK, even the Scottish ones, especially at night. And Valladolid is not even the coldest of Castille-Leon like Soria or Avila.
Where did you get the info from? Monaco, Japan and Singapore are the places where people live the longest, and the so-called Blue Zones, like Ikaria and Sardinia are worth mentioning as well.
@@nkenchington6575 Itñs true Japan, Singapore or Monaco live as long as the spaniards. We are on top of the list only months of difference between japan and Spain.
@@joseantoniocastro1486: _"We are on top of the list only months of difference between japan and Spain."_ - I guess you must be a female 'cause male life expectancy at birth is quite down the list (9th in the list): who. int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2016/Annex_B/en What makes you think a high life expectancy for females will help you live any longer?
I like your video and the content is informative, but most of the time the camera is on you. Would be nice to flip the camera around so we can see more of the city
I can agree with "3 months of hell", but 9 months of winter? Yeah sure...Spring from mid February to June, and autumn mid October up to mid December...Unless you come from "actual paradise", Valladolid weather is going to be fantastic! hahaha
People always say that about cold plaes, even in Portugal. They say the same about Bragança or Guarda. At one time it might have been valid but today, with global warming, winters are a lot shorter and with less snowfall. All that central plateau of Spain is cold in the winter, even Madrid. Ávila is even colder.
Eso es más un dicho de la provincia y Castilla en general más que de la ciudad (que es mas cálida). En verdad sería unos 6 de frío, 3 templados y 3 cálidos. Para la ciudad esa frase pega más para la noche, que no es muy diferente de la noche en Berlín, pero claro, las noches en verano son frescas.
Check out two of my favorites Cartagena (Murcia) and Elche (Valencia) Cartagena because of arcitecture, history and a beautiful port and weather! Elche because of the 200,000 palm trees and some history two, and central to all of Valencia region, plus Murcia. And off course the weather. Nice climate in those two for many hidden gems 👍
Hi Erik, both of those places are on my bucket list. I've seen so much of Spain and yet there remains so much to see. Cartagena has great history as you say. Both Murcia and, to a lesser extent, Valencia, have a little bit of a poor rep compared to other regions. I find, however, that every region has a lot of interesting things and the pleasure of Spain is the variety.
Lo de : nueve meses de invierno... ... en realidad se aplica a Madrid, en Valladolid la temperatura desciende bastante por la noche incluso en verano. En invierno yo ha conocido -17°. 😄😄😄
I'll be here for a school year assisting in teaching english, wanted a break from the hospital grind lol. how cold do winters usually get? im from Philadelphia so I'm used to essentially living in a snowdrift for like 3 months most years.
Looks lovely, I ‘d love to visit someday. Can I ask have you lived in Valladolid or interviewed either expats or locals living there or is this summation based on a visit? (Which is fine, I”m not here to quibble - I love your videos). Just curious... ;) Thanks for the videos.... I”m a big lover of all things Spanish! El Hollers
Are you planning on doing a tour/review of Valencia in the near future. I visited the city recently and absolutely loved it so I'd love to hear your thoights on it :)
great informative videos.keep it up. I plan to retire to live in spain but not for another 6 years,but at this moment in time, which area is cheapest for property rent/buy and cost of living.... velencia,alicante,mercia,denia,la marina thanks. Jason(UK)
Aproximated averages for some places: -Urban center (0°C low, 8°C high -Surroundings (-1°C low, 7°C high) Temperatures usually range -4°C to 3°C in lows and between 5°C to 10°C in highs, in colder days lows usually range between -5°C to -8°C and highs between 0°C to 4°C. Fog is common, humidity is around 80%, is the 2° less rainy season and there are around 9 days with snow (some of then can be in Spring or autumn) Is cold, but not extreme (colder than places like Edinburgh or London, but warmer than Chicago) Still, this can vary a lot because winter is usually very unpredectible, like in most of Spain.
Hellow Sir am a new subscriber to ur channel I liked your videos and I would love to see them all, soon I will be a student at the university of valladolid and am wondering if there are some possibilities for students to have a part time job at valladolid city ? Am just trying to collect enough information about the city if you would like to help me on that and again I loved your content and am wishing the best of luck
Just becoming a city for retired people or public workers. Not factories nor more industries expected: young people are leaving it, heading for Madrid or foreign countries
Hi Jesus, I have to agree that that is a problem across Spain. It's a major problem in Andulusia (Go to Nerja which is populated by old people) but I've seen it through La Mancha too. People think the North is immune to it but that is not the case.
@@aymanla471 'Vallis Tolitum' that comes from celtiberian language (valley of the waters) might be the origin and the inhabitants "vallis tolitanus" perfectly matches the spanish translation "vallisoletanos". There's even a red wine from the region called after that. Is there a wine called Al walid?. I doubt it. I never understood that obsession to associate everything related to Spain with the al andalus period, which by the way in that northern region meant very little and in some parts close to 0. Do you by the way think the visigothic catholic kings would have called their capital after an invader's name?, lol.
No way like Toronto..bit of an unfair description in the title here!..ok Nov-Feb can be cold with snow but average high in Jan is still 8 degs and from March temps are around 15 degs and in Summer average around upper 20's...
I'd say the description of the video is very misleading. Yes, winters can be bitter in Valladolid, but Spring and Autumn were usually very pleasant and Summer was invariably hot. I remember a few weeks of fog in November, occasional snowfall between December and March, occasional damp days between late October and early April, but glorious sunshine for much of the year.
Winters are colder than Edinburgh for example, but this doesnt mean you cant plant a palm tree if you take well care of It, especially in the city. In the surroundings palm trees are a lot much rare (this happens in the majorty of cities in Spain interior).
Valladolid during the summer is generally around 32-35 dregrees maximum, some times at night it can get a little fresh. But thats just July and August, the rest of the year is rather cold (long winter from october to march)
In the urban center the average maximum temperature is around 30°C, but It usually ranges between 27 to 33, the hottest It usually gets its between 37/38, and the highest ever was around 40, is the 2° hottest in Castille-Leon. But like the rest of Castille-Leon nights are cool, specially in the surroundings with no urban heat island effect, actually nights are cooler than Oslo for example.
Para que se lo mandes a tus vecinos,bien. Para explicar la Ciudad,no sabes donde están los buenos sitios,esto lo tiene que hacer ,o un Vallisoletano,o un vecino de Valladolid,que conozca bien la Ciudad.
LEON YYYYY CASTILLA no tiene capital. Infórmate un poco antes de soltar ciertas afirmaciones que deberían ser elementales. Por otro lado gracias por tus vídeos. 😊
Hombre, la verdad no se nos da muy bien cuidar las calles, vivo en el Paseo zorrilla y joder como están las calles de mi*rda de pájaro, lo que está bien es el Centro
its a great city.....i lived there ! .....yes....good quality of life but the whole economic situation has past you by ........its cheap to me ...but not cheap of youre on 700 a month
Not the most interesting city in Spain to visit, especially when you compare to Burgos and León, or even Zamora, but it seems to be growing a lot, due to the proximity of automobile factories (Renault is near Palencia, just up the highway). As for the bikes, like the Portuguese, the Spanish are not big cyclists as a means of transportation (unlike the Dutch and the Danes) perhaps because there are few bike lanes and drivers are not very respectful of cyclists. The Spanish and the Portuguese love their expensive bikes and accompanying expensive clothes for the weekend outing, which they often do in groups. But day to day riding, I haven't seen much.
Hi Ray, good to hear your comments as usual. Let's face it, there are a lot of decent cities in Spain that fall into the category of not the most interesting to visit but still well worth a visit. Valladolid has quite a few excellent things worth visiting and as always in Spain you have to at your own speed. The really great things, such as the cathedral, are surrounded by modern buildings and there is no atmospheric old center. Much of the wonderful 19th century architecture was demolished to be replaced by awful architecture during the Franco years. You have to wander around the city to pick up the good things.
@@welshtoro3256 Agreed. I have to admit that I haven't been in the city center for years, always passing on the outskirts to take the highway to Burgo de Osma and Berlanga de Duero, one of our favorite small towns. We did stay in a hotel just south of the center last summer as we visited the small villages of Castilla between Valladolid and Benavente: Wamba, (the only village or town in Spain that begins with the letter W, pronounced Bamba by the Spanish), Torrelobatón, Medina del Rioseco, Montealegre de Campos, Ampuda, el Mirador del Mar de Castilla (near Palencia where you can look out over the vast Castillian plain), and Villalón de Campos. I am a bit of a castle freak so a lot of my trips revolve around the ruins of a medieval fortress. Castilla is great for that. As mentioned in the video it is probably in this region where you hear the most "classic" Spanish which I find easier to understand than even Madrid and especially Andalucia. People do tend to be quite religous though and very conservative. The Socialists don't win in this part of the country and this region was the center of the support for the Nationalists during the Civil War. Here you will not find many Catalán or Basque sympathizers and Franco is still remembered with much appreciation.
Ray, I think you and I are cut from the same cloth. I'm a castle hunter myself and there is no shortage even in tiny way out places. It's a region for hard core fans of Spain. Small villages have fantastic things in them such as Wamba. I recently read a book about charnel houses in Europe but no mention of Wamba. So much of this region is little known to tourism but I have many Spanish friends that don't know about it as well. Interestingly, I spent part of my 2018 summer holiday in El Burgo de Osma during the fiesta and I don't think I heard a single word of English. I love that part of Soria which is stuffed full of good things like Berlanga de Duero. My father in law knows the region around Valladolid like the back of his hand and he loves taking us to all kinds of fantastic places.
hahahah the tittle is 100% true just for info, valladolid is not the capital of castilla y leon since we dont have one. valladolid is just the biggest city and where the cortes are.
villi333 jajajajajaja da igual para el resto del país será Valladolid está en el centro y es la ciudad más grande si no es la capital es que estáis to acomplejaos
Las primeras Cortés estaban en el Castillo de Fuensaldaña, era más bonito que el pedo arquitectónico de ahora, no descarto que cuando pongas tú las pelas trasladen las cortes regionales a tu casa.
Tienes razón. Yo no sabia, siempre pensando que la capital era Valladolid, talvez porque es la ciudad más importante. " La capital de Castilla y León, comunidad autónoma española, no se encuentra definida legalmente en su Estatuto de Autonomía, por lo que la ubicación de las administraciones autonómicas ha sido definida con posterioridad a la aprobación del mismo, generando disputas en relación con la capitalidad autonómica."
@@SpainUEXIT Un facto curioso sobre Valladolid es que el municipio tiene dos partes separadas de la parte central, una de Navabuena es casi el mismo tamaño que el centro. Lo mismo ocurre con el pueblo de Gata en la Sierra de Gata, provincia de Cáceres que tiene outra parte La Moheda de Gata unos vinte kilómetros más al sur. las dos partes son muy diferentes, una es montañosa y la outra está en una planicie. Hay cositas curiosas en España, verdad? Hablando de jamón, para ti cual es el mejor jamón?
EM no te piques aunque no tenga para el resto de españa es valladolid jajaja si es que es la única ciudad verdaderamente dicha fe Castilla y León qué quieres que te diga jajaja
I was living during six months in this city (erasmus), the best months of my life.
Same Bro. Best time
Is there a dormitory ? And how much it costs per month ? I need some information because i have an erasmus there too
@@reediox7959 omg me too! When are you going?
@@AyeshaVlogz I’m going on Erasmus to Valladolid in September!
I also had a nice semester in the university of Valladolid in 2022.
I've been to Valladolid a few times as it's my partner's home town. Valladolid is the cleanest city that I've ever seen and the ambience of the city has a nice balance. Not too busy but not too quiet. The people are very welcoming and well dressed (as the video points out). It feels very classy compared to where I live in the North of England and the vino tinto is amazing. Got to love a bit of Ribera del Duero!
¿the cleanest city? did you walk by the side of its river, did you notice its awful smell?
Indeed it is classy, and as per your comment still it is...I remember ten years ago coming from the Canary Islands ( which is very gay friendly ) and tell everyone that I was gay in Valladolid and people surprised like it is something new and I also got some problems being gay there sometimes.. the society there was very traditional back then..
North of England and class? 😅
@@joseluismendezfernandez1125 awful smell? I live there and there's no smell
Fantastic city my girlfriend lives there been there 60+ times hopefully live there soon also from the north of England 🇬🇧 Happy days are in VA valladolid
Oh my goodness, Valladolid. I know this city very well as it's the city my Spanish family comes from. When Laurie Lee travelled through Valladolid as an 18 year old in 1936 he described it as impoverished and full of beggars. It's come a long way since then. My wife's grandfather built a traditional house, with a walled garden, not far from the center, in a part of countryside during that period, which has now been absorbed by the city and today is a museum piece still lived in by our relatives. Valladolid has incredible history. Ferdinand and Isabella were married there and Phillip II was born there. It was the capital for a short time before it was finally settled in Madrid's favour. The Plaza Major is, I think, Spain's oldest and there are substantial renaissance buildings. The Castellano language in the region is undoubtedly the purest in Spain.
Valladolid and Castile is an amazing part of Spain. There are hundreds of historical jewels in towns and villages all over the region well worth visiting. It's quite a conservative region where people dress well as you observed. I remember a visit to Madrid in 2011 when the Puerto del Sol was full of anti-austerity protesters and coming to Valladolid where there was virtually no protest at all. The Semana Santa processions are some of the finest in Spain. It's well worth seeing them but they are solemn, in a good way, and very different to the riot in Andalusia. The food of the region is classic Spanish and Valladolid has great bars and places to eat. It is right in the center of a classic wine region with the river Duero running through it resulting in a number of denominacion wines including Ribera. I don't think the weather is as bad as you think to be honest. Much as I enjoy visiting Valladolid I think there are other places I would rather live. Interesting fact - My father in law was the first person in Valladolid to be given a shot of penicillin when he was a boy and it saved his life. Cheers Stuart. WT
Hey, thanks! Enjoyed reading, I live in Barcelona atm. Was thinking going to Valladolid .. well not the first thing on my agenda but perhaps it would be good to check it out some time. Also, cheers Stuart!
My daughter was part of that anti austerity protest in Madrid. She was living there for weeks as I recall. It was that movement that was the inspiration of the one in New York although people never remember that. My daughter's mum is from Segovia which is another great Castillian city! The wine from the Valladolid region is much better though! 😅 People also say that those from Valladolid speak the best Castillian Spanish.
@shaun king 😭
Valladolid is very clean and modern. I think they removed lots of part of their old parts. The people there are quite conservative. Winters are cold in Valladolid like Zamora.
i biked from galicia to madrid near the end of march a few years ago and that took me past valladolid and the weather was just about perfect for that, but think the last winter storm had just passed and i was heading east with a nice tailwind. the most mileage i did in one day during that trip.
Another great video! Valladolid is indeed a hidden gem in terms of quality of life, even for Spaniards. It's got a sort of bad reputation because it's hated by people from other cities in Castilla y León (CyL) such as León, Burgos and Salamanca. Those people feel as if Madrid's centralism was changed for Valladolid's after the autonomous regions were created. This happens in Alicante (vs. Valencia) or Málaga and Granada (vs. Seville) too.
One thing I don't like it's that it's very far away from the mountains, as I like mountain biking and hiking. As you mentioned, it's also relatively far from the sea. Every summer weekend "Vallisoletanos" flock to the Cantabrian beaches through the "autovía A-67". Apart from that, I find it relatively similar to Vitoria-Gasteiz, esp. regarding urban planning, weather and even people's character. Regarding weather, a good thing is that summer nights are relatively cool in the northern plateau (most of CyL). After the sun sets, you'll notice a nice breeze cooling up the air. This is due to the high altitude, and IMO is a pro compared with cities located at lower altitudes, such as my hometown (Logroño) or Zaragoza, not to mention urban heat islands (Madrid).
As regards the "religious" thing... not really ;). I'd say traditional more than religious. Processions are nowadays a cultural tradition. You'd be surprised how many people carrying the religious statues or just taking part in the processions are in fact atheists or agnostics. They do it because their parents, grand-parents, etc did. People do like to dress well, this is something that happens in other cities in northern Spain. There is a sort of historical rivalry between "old money/white-collar/posh" cities (Valladolid, Coruña, Oviedo, Santander, San Sebastián) vs "industrial/blue-collar/common" cities (León, Vigo, Gijón, Torrelavega, Bilbao).
León a " "industrial/blue-collar/common" city? Or you haven't been to León or I don't understand anything. I was born in León and doesn't have any important industry... Also is a very antique capital quite more antique than Valladolid. It was a very important city and capital of the kingdom of León and later inside Castilla, it was important too... When you see a Cathedral in some Castillian city is because it was important for something and León has one of the most important and beautiful gothic Cathedrals in the world. It's a famous cathedral mainly for its polychrome stained glass-style.
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Well done, thank you, I learnt a lot from your description!
Great city wow!!!
We are preparing a trip to Spain and Portugal in September this year.
Have watched most of all the videos that are on UA-cam about Spain to know where we should go and why, but these presentations from Stuart are by far the best that is on UA-cam.
Everything else is just nonsense from people who know nothing about Spain.
Recommend watching these videos from Stuart, super well done.
I was there last year, beautiful city, pretty parks, great food, friendly people, I could live there. Good video, with great info for the English speaking world!!! Thanks
I love this city. I studied abroad here in 2016 for 5 months and had the time of my life. Ill be moving to Spain in the next two years and im doing my research to find out where would be best to go and Valladolid is one of my considerations!
Donde terminaste?
@@MrFlippymouseAhora aun estoy en Los Estados Unidos preparando mover a España. Tengo tiempo porque necesito hacer un poco más dónde estoy. Tan, tengo tres más años. Vives en España?
Thank you for the extra shots and photos at the end! We have a four hour train stop there on a Sunday in November, we'll go explore :)
Love these videos of you showing us different Spanish cities!!!!!!! Thank you!
I lived there for 9 months and enjoyed every second of it. Very underrated. Larger than you would think yet not overwhelming or turisty. Would recommend wholeheartedly
The vinos from Ribera is my absolute favourites among all types in Spain. Heavy, strong, solid, black color...mmmm...nice.
Vega Sicillia being the best one! 👍
"Ribera del Duero" is not just Valladolid, and there are wines that have nothing to envy of "Vega Sicilia", such as, for example, those made in the "Bodega Torremilanos" of Aranda de Duero, (Burgos, Capital of la Ribera, and my hometown), where the only sparkling wine from Castilla y León under the "Cava" Designation of Origin is also produced.
I did military service in Valladolid, and I especially remember the impenetrable fog that persisted for weeks in winter. And very cold
Eso fue hace mucho tiempo, el clima en Valladolid ha cambiado mucho
Yo hacía maniobras el el campo de Renedo-Cabezón, y aún recuerdo décadas después, aquellas noches tan frías
@@Mercedes396 fui en Abril,calor por la tarde,pero friiiiioooo por la noche. Igual que en Los Monegros( San Gregorio)
@@Mercedes396 Bueno, los inviernos precisamente son de lo que menos ha cambiado.
Por ejemplo los inviernos de los 90s fueron más cálidos que los de este siglo de media
¿China, hoy? ¿Estados Unidos hasta ayer? ¿El reino unido hasta el siglo XX? ¿Roma en la época clásica? Valladolid fue la capital, en tiempos del rey Felipe II, - que nació aquí -, del mayor imperio mundial que la historia humana ha conocido, en el que "no se ponía el Sol".
Viva Valladolid! Mi ciudad! Una ciudad Preciosa donde las haya! Bienvenida la gente molona que viene a verla!
En verano hace frío por la noche (se puede dormir). De lo mejor de España para vivir.
1ヶ月ほど住んでましたがここは本当にいい所！人が本当にいい…良すぎる。
おかげでスペイン大好きになりました😭
Estuve este fin de semana, Y ME ENCANTOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Es grande, pero pequeña, no tan grande y estresante tipo Madrid, Barcelona etc. Con mucho arte, historia, gastronomía, bien comunicada ( no olvidemos que, fue capital del Impero Español durante años)
I used to live for 5 years here when I was a kid, and even though I was very little to remember, i have a very good overall infancy in this city!
Could you make a video of Zaragoza ? Would be interesting. Good videos, very appreciated.
IM SPANISH AND I AM FROM VALLADOLID :D
También hay el Canal de Castilla para correr (más de 40 km de camino) y El Pinar de Antequera (una carretera de más de 20 kilómetros solo para bicis y gente corriendo).
Viva Pucela ostia y Viva Vinos Merino
Typical Spaniard. What shame !
Grande maestro! Jajajaja
VINVS MERINVM ¡Carpe noctem!
Ese comentario lo escuchaba hace 10 años cuando era estudiante en Valladolid, parece que la gente del interior no avanza mucho en general de mentalidad, muy tradicional por una parte bien porque no se pierden las costumbres, por otra mal... con todo el respeto.. esta bien viajar y conocer otros lugares, abrir mas la mente... yo gay en Valladolid y bien no lo pasé.. no sé como será ahora..
@@enkaipritie4955 Ciudad triste con ínfulas.
I did a study abroad here over summer and you just can't beat the Sangrias made from scratch at Plaza Mayor to balance out the heat 😎💖
El que tenga experiencia en la industria de la automoción, que valore Valladolid como una de sus principales opciones.
Great city iv been there many times, tapas is superb... The fountain in the main square is fantastic... regards Tony
I did a study abroad home stay in Valladolid for four months last year. City is absolutely incredible. I found many serious Spanish language learners flock to this city during my stay. Some international studies may not enjoy the city because it doesn’t have a huge nightlife like Madrid or Barcelona, but I personally didn’t mind the slow pace of the city.
Hey mister Georgie, am about to start my studies at valladolid city and I would like to know if there are some possibilities for students to have a part time jobs
@@creation9395hello, have u been there ?
No😂 @@mediz6447
"Valladolid - Nine months of winter," yet, you're in mid October and it doesn't look that cold.
Yes the expression is actually, "ocho meses de Invierno y quatro meses de infierno." so he's out by one month.
@@rafthejaf8789 No. The real expression is "9 months of winter and 3 of hell". But this is not for Valladolid but for entire Old Castile, in Old Castile there are provinces coldest than Valladolid (Burgos Soria, Segovia or Avila, for instance)
Cierto, no hace tanto frío, eso era hace muchos años, el clima ha cambiado mucho
@@Mercedes396 No, los inviernos no han cambiado tanto.
Según datos de la estación de Valladolid Parquesol (zona más cálida que los alrededores y otras zonas de la ciudad) la media de la última década es prácticamente la misma que la de 1991/2020 y unos 0,2 más alta que la de 1981/2010.
De hecho de media los inviernos más cálidos y con menos nieve fueron los 90.
The cold season usually ranges from mid November to Mid April, the mild season from mid April to Mid June and Mid September to Mid November, and the warm season from mid June to mid September.
Basically the cold season is coincides with the period where Frost is common to happen (It can also Frost in May and October, but is rarer)
Hermosa ciudad,buen recorrido!!felicitaciones😅😅
The popular saying "9 months of winter and 3 months of hell" is rather exaggerated, from my experience! The spring, roughly from april to june usually has very comfortable temperatures. The same for the autumn, that is from september to early december. The summer is hot, that´s right, but this heat becomes only a bit annoying during the central part of the day, that is, mid and late afternoon. But then it cools down for the night and, unlike Madrid or other places further south, you manage to sleep quite well, with no need of air-conditioning.
Yes, the saying is more for the region of Castille in general than for the Valladolid city.
A more accurate way would be around 6 month of cold (November to mid April) 3 months of temperate (mid April to Mid June and Mid september to November) and 3 months of warm (mid June to Mid september), but not that much, especially at night.
It can vary a lot (sometimes November can be colder than December for example), but in general is like that.
Here in the Philippines, specifically here in my province of Negros Occidental, we have a town called Valladolid as well that was named after this city when the Spaniards arrived at the town. We often call it "Dolid" as a short-cut.
Woah i love it!! Valladolid 😍 i have to go 🤩 (thanks for video)
As a Spanish-Dutch mixup, we used to take a yearly trip to Valladolid, spanning about a month every time. It's a good video, but it's so strange seeing an English speaker roaming the streets there. I've never encountered one... 😜 People are catching up with the English thing in Spain, I've noticed it a lot in my family too. I'll be visiting at the end of september, after 3 years of not going it's about time!
Se te ha olvidado sacar el barco que remonta el Pisuerga.
I was there last year and i really liked it,i loved paseo zorilla,parque campo grande,plaza mayor and their main church,nice city!!
Well: if you have not been where I live, (Burgos), you will not know what cold is. Here it is said that there are only two seasons, the railway season and winter.
I went to Valladolid this last November. It was cold but manageable. Just like you, I noticed how well-dressed people were. Dining out was not expensive and the people were very nice.
Buen video ,si vuelves por aquí ponte en contacto conmigo que te enseñaré muchas más cosas ,buen trabajo y gracias por visitar la mejor ciudad de España
Thanks for another great tour! What would someone from Minnesota think of the winters...probably "Oh what a lovely Spring they have during January!" Even here in Virginia it looks like their winters are a lark. I'm seeing "never gets below 26F" in a google search, which is not cold. Really nice looking town.
Always a good video watching you Stuart take care
He really should have checked out the climate statistics before doing this video. The reality is that, it is about as cold as the UK or Ireland in winter. Oh, and it is alot drier than the UK and Ireland. These facts are easily obtained, and they are worth checking out if you are watching this video.
Clearly to Spanish people, this city is very cold, but they are comparing from places that have more or less 10 months of summer.
I did. There was no comment on wind strength but it's probably unlike Ireland where in winter particularly the wind is very strong.
Thank you for that. I live in Minnesota in the US, and have been planning to bring my huge winter parka. Perhaps that is overkill?
@@Kitiwake If it's on a plain, the winds could be strong.
Valladolid in winter is colder than all te major cities in the UK, even the Scottish ones, especially at night.
And Valladolid is not even the coldest of Castille-Leon like Soria or Avila.
“A city that doesn’t seem to have any stress,” no wonder why Spain has the highest life expectancy of the world!!!👍🏻
Where did you get the info from? Monaco, Japan and Singapore are the places where people live the longest, and the so-called Blue Zones, like Ikaria and Sardinia are worth mentioning as well.
@@nkenchington6575 Itñs true Japan, Singapore or Monaco live as long as the spaniards. We are on top of the list only months of difference between japan and Spain.
No, it doesn't.
@@nkenchington6575, you're wrong about Monaco, though.
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who. int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2016/Annex_B/en
@@joseantoniocastro1486: _"We are on top of the list only months of difference between japan and Spain."_
- I guess you must be a female 'cause male life expectancy at birth is quite down the list (9th in the list): who. int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2016/Annex_B/en
What makes you think a high life expectancy for females will help you live any longer?
I like your video and the content is informative, but most of the time the camera is on you. Would be nice to flip the camera around so we can see more of the city
I can agree with "3 months of hell", but 9 months of winter? Yeah sure...Spring from mid February to June, and autumn mid October up to mid December...Unless you come from "actual paradise", Valladolid weather is going to be fantastic! hahaha
People always say that about cold plaes, even in Portugal. They say the same about Bragança or Guarda. At one time it might have been valid but today, with global warming, winters are a lot shorter and with less snowfall. All that central plateau of Spain is cold in the winter, even Madrid. Ávila is even colder.
@@rayvogensen2983 Hi Ray, I didn't base my comment on climate change, but on statistical historical recorded temperature data. I am from Spain
Eso es más un dicho de la provincia y Castilla en general más que de la ciudad (que es mas cálida).
En verdad sería unos 6 de frío, 3 templados y 3 cálidos.
Para la ciudad esa frase pega más para la noche, que no es muy diferente de la noche en Berlín, pero claro, las noches en verano son frescas.
hav just come back from there... amazing
Check out two of my favorites Cartagena (Murcia) and Elche (Valencia)
Cartagena because of arcitecture, history and a beautiful port and weather!
Elche because of the 200,000 palm trees and some history two, and central to all of Valencia region, plus Murcia. And off course the weather. Nice climate in those two for many hidden gems 👍
Hi Erik, both of those places are on my bucket list. I've seen so much of Spain and yet there remains so much to see. Cartagena has great history as you say. Both Murcia and, to a lesser extent, Valencia, have a little bit of a poor rep compared to other regions. I find, however, that every region has a lot of interesting things and the pleasure of Spain is the variety.
Welsh Toro Yes, see both, I garantee you like them both 😍
Pues será Cartagena porque Murcia me pareció horrible cuando fui
Hi Stuart.Are you still doing the podcasts?I kind of miss them.Hope all is well.Cuídate.
Hi, bit too busy at the moment.
Love your video's. Can you do a review on the city's of the Canary Islands please.
Lo de : nueve meses de invierno... ... en realidad se aplica a Madrid, en Valladolid la temperatura desciende bastante por la noche incluso en verano. En invierno yo ha conocido -17°. 😄😄😄
I'll be here for a school year assisting in teaching english, wanted a break from the hospital grind lol. how cold do winters usually get? im from Philadelphia so I'm used to essentially living in a snowdrift for like 3 months most years.
Looks lovely, I ‘d love to visit someday. Can I ask have you lived in Valladolid or interviewed either expats or locals living there or is this summation based on a visit? (Which is fine, I”m not here to quibble - I love your videos). Just curious... ;) Thanks for the videos.... I”m a big lover of all things Spanish! El Hollers
My 7th great grandfather was from valladolid.
omg, I´m so happy to hear from my city, I´m vallisoletana/pucelana^^
He should do vlogs of what he amd his family get up to when they go on these little weekends away to all the different cities in Spain.
Hay muchas restaurantes agradables! La plaza major es il “model” per Madrid.
Y de la de Salamanca! La nuestra fue la primera y el modelo de todas!
”Extremely cold” !
😂That is funny! Then you Have not seen real cold weather!
Casi cualquier ciudad española está bien para vivir.
Are you planning on doing a tour/review of Valencia in the near future. I visited the city recently and absolutely loved it so I'd love to hear your thoights on it :)
Hi, yes. It is on my list of cities to do.
@@spainspeaks Nice one! Looking forward to it.
I'm going to share with my friend
On summer 48°
On winter -700000000°
Thats so true
Thank you friend for your comment and best wishes .
great informative videos.keep it up.
I plan to retire to live in spain but not for another 6 years,but at this moment in time,
which area is cheapest for property rent/buy and cost of living.... velencia,alicante,mercia,denia,la marina
thanks.
Jason(UK)
What’s the average temperature in January and February . Anything above 0 celcius I can take . I live near Chicago 🥶❄️❄️
Aproximated averages for some places:
-Urban center (0°C low, 8°C high
-Surroundings (-1°C low, 7°C high)
Temperatures usually range -4°C to 3°C in lows and between 5°C to 10°C in highs, in colder days lows usually range between -5°C to -8°C and highs between 0°C to 4°C.
Fog is common, humidity is around 80%, is the 2° less rainy season and there are around 9 days with snow (some of then can be in Spring or autumn)
Is cold, but not extreme (colder than places like Edinburgh or London, but warmer than Chicago)
Still, this can vary a lot because winter is usually very unpredectible, like in most of Spain.
No stress is the beauty
Just caching up on these videos ....what are the best economical options for hotels..short term stays. Much appreciated from Canada.
Hellow Sir am a new subscriber to ur channel I liked your videos and I would love to see them all, soon I will be a student at the university of valladolid and am wondering if there are some possibilities for students to have a part time job at valladolid city ? Am just trying to collect enough information about the city if you would like to help me on that and again I loved your content and am wishing the best of luck
Just becoming a city for retired people or public workers. Not factories nor more industries expected: young people are leaving it, heading for Madrid or foreign countries
Hi Jesus, I have to agree that that is a problem across Spain. It's a major problem in Andulusia (Go to Nerja which is populated by old people) but I've seen it through La Mancha too. People think the North is immune to it but that is not the case.
Sounds just like Zamora
Dave Dogge it is very much so, just bigger
Valladolid means val- a-do-lid : 'valley where was the battle'
As far as I know it comes from wal all walid or something similiar, a famous muslim militar leader
@@rixibravus its balad a lwalid translated to english means the land of alwalid (alwalid is an arab name)
@@aymanla471 thank you! Good to know where my city name comes from
@@aymanla471 'Vallis Tolitum' that comes from celtiberian language (valley of the waters) might be the origin and the inhabitants "vallis tolitanus" perfectly matches the spanish translation "vallisoletanos". There's even a red wine from the region called after that. Is there a wine called Al walid?. I doubt it. I never understood that obsession to associate everything related to Spain with the al andalus period, which by the way in that northern region meant very little and in some parts close to 0. Do you by the way think the visigothic catholic kings would have called their capital after an invader's name?, lol.
@@stevs3259 perfect 👌
Doesn't match with me. Too cold. It could be Toronto, no thank you! Thanks for your informative videos! ✌
No way like Toronto..bit of an unfair description in the title here!..ok Nov-Feb can be cold with snow but average high in Jan is still 8 degs and from March temps are around 15 degs and in Summer average around upper 20's...
@@ojosazules8828 I agree, not so cold. And not 9 months of winter at all.
Nothin' compared to Toronto my friend 9 months of cold? Not at all
I'd say the description of the video is very misleading. Yes, winters can be bitter in Valladolid, but Spring and Autumn were usually very pleasant and Summer was invariably hot. I remember a few weeks of fog in November, occasional snowfall between December and March, occasional damp days between late October and early April, but glorious sunshine for much of the year.
Wheather is not that extreme. People is always complaining about weather but it is only some weeks a year unbearable. The rest is niiice
A big problem with your opinion of a really cold winter is the shot of some palms in the background in one of your scenes.
Winters are colder than Edinburgh for example, but this doesnt mean you cant plant a palm tree if you take well care of It, especially in the city.
In the surroundings palm trees are a lot much rare (this happens in the majorty of cities in Spain interior).
Clima tipico em algumas partes da peninsula Ibérica...antes das alterações climáticas.
Didn't know Spanish is really "Castellano".
Wow, learning things everyday.
Thnx
Una ciudad ideal para el running.
Una ciudad aburrida y mediocre donde las haya
@@joseluismendezfernandez1125 claro que si jose, campeón, si no te gusta que haces viendo este video en vez de hacer algo productivo chavalín?
How can you guys compare climate in Madrid vs Valladolid?
Madrid is just way much sunnier and warmer.
@@LauraEscuderoSJ I'm living in Madrid but what I doesn't like is that in summer it's a branch if the hell on earth here :-)
Madrid is generally warmer, specially in the summer and in winter Madrid has more sun
Haha it sounds like Wisconsin!
Great video - very odd choice of title given the positive review of Valladolid.
I'm from Texas, what does Valladolid-ians consider hell temperature?
Valladolid during the summer is generally around 32-35 dregrees maximum, some times at night it can get a little fresh. But thats just July and August, the rest of the year is rather cold (long winter from october to march)
@@VasodeBatman y 40 también.
@@tximeleta35 bueno, 40 es más raro, aunque si es verdad que he pasado toda la ola de calor fuera, siempre solemos estar como máximo a unos 38 o 39
In the urban center the average maximum temperature is around 30°C, but It usually ranges between 27 to 33, the hottest It usually gets its between 37/38, and the highest ever was around 40, is the 2° hottest in Castille-Leon.
But like the rest of Castille-Leon nights are cool, specially in the surroundings with no urban heat island effect, actually nights are cooler than Oslo for example.
Dolid like waleed in arabic , it's arabic name for men , also alot of arab princes have this name
Viva Pucela 💪🏼
Para que se lo mandes a tus vecinos,bien.
Para explicar la Ciudad,no sabes donde están los buenos sitios,esto lo tiene que hacer ,o un Vallisoletano,o un vecino de Valladolid,que conozca bien la Ciudad.
Is the airport an international airport or a local euro airport only?
L. d.Castillo international airport
LA CONTROVERSIA DE VALLADOLID . don't forget !!
Qué dice?
Gran video, lo unico que diria es que aqui el clima es muy seco... Tampoco visitastes los barrios conflictivos que por desgracia hay.
Como en absolutamente todas las ciudades, y me atrevo a decir que aquí (en Valladolid) es donde menos hay!
@@jorgenino5419 Se vive muy bien en la calle de la burbuja. Yo e sufrido dos tiroteos en la puerta de mi casa en menos de 5 años.
@@chikychiky6887 pero tú dónde vives???????
Is there any Flamenco enthusiasm in Valladolid?
No
Absolutely not
the best known local dance is the "Jota". Totally different from flamenco music.
Flamenco is gypsy from the very south of Spain in Andalucía. Valladolid is north-central Spain
LEON YYYYY CASTILLA no tiene capital. Infórmate un poco antes de soltar ciertas afirmaciones que deberían ser elementales.
Por otro lado gracias por tus vídeos. 😊
Me parece que no te has sabido guiar bien para ver las calles mas bonitas y los monumentos
Hombre, la verdad no se nos da muy bien cuidar las calles, vivo en el Paseo zorrilla y joder como están las calles de mi*rda de pájaro, lo que está bien es el Centro
No doubt, Pucela is the best
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Why couldn't you have given some food and housing prices?
its a great city.....i lived there ! .....yes....good quality of life but the whole economic situation has past you by ........its cheap to me ...but not cheap of youre on 700 a month
Watching this a year on in March 2021. What a sinister authoritarian sad world we now live in. So sad.
Excellent as always minor commntt, house and rental prices would be cool.
You can get that info from Numbeo or Expatistan.
Not the most interesting city in Spain to visit, especially when you compare to Burgos and León, or even Zamora, but it seems to be growing a lot, due to the proximity of automobile factories (Renault is near Palencia, just up the highway). As for the bikes, like the Portuguese, the Spanish are not big cyclists as a means of transportation (unlike the Dutch and the Danes) perhaps because there are few bike lanes and drivers are not very respectful of cyclists. The Spanish and the Portuguese love their expensive bikes and accompanying expensive clothes for the weekend outing, which they often do in groups. But day to day riding, I haven't seen much.
Renault has two more factories in Valladolid. One of them to assemble cars and another for engines. www.renault.es/renault-espana.html
Hi Ray, good to hear your comments as usual. Let's face it, there are a lot of decent cities in Spain that fall into the category of not the most interesting to visit but still well worth a visit. Valladolid has quite a few excellent things worth visiting and as always in Spain you have to at your own speed. The really great things, such as the cathedral, are surrounded by modern buildings and there is no atmospheric old center. Much of the wonderful 19th century architecture was demolished to be replaced by awful architecture during the Franco years. You have to wander around the city to pick up the good things.
@@welshtoro3256 Agreed. I have to admit that I haven't been in the city center for years, always passing on the outskirts to take the highway to Burgo de Osma and Berlanga de Duero, one of our favorite small towns. We did stay in a hotel just south of the center last summer as we visited the small villages of Castilla between Valladolid and Benavente: Wamba, (the only village or town in Spain that begins with the letter W, pronounced Bamba by the Spanish), Torrelobatón, Medina del Rioseco, Montealegre de Campos, Ampuda, el Mirador del Mar de Castilla (near Palencia where you can look out over the vast Castillian plain), and Villalón de Campos. I am a bit of a castle freak so a lot of my trips revolve around the ruins of a medieval fortress. Castilla is great for that. As mentioned in the video it is probably in this region where you hear the most "classic" Spanish which I find easier to understand than even Madrid and especially Andalucia. People do tend to be quite religous though and very conservative. The Socialists don't win in this part of the country and this region was the center of the support for the Nationalists during the Civil War. Here you will not find many Catalán or Basque sympathizers and Franco is still remembered with much appreciation.
@@rayvogensen2983 To be fair, the Socialists are ruling the city in coalition with the left in the last two legislatures.
Ray, I think you and I are cut from the same cloth. I'm a castle hunter myself and there is no shortage even in tiny way out places. It's a region for hard core fans of Spain. Small villages have fantastic things in them such as Wamba. I recently read a book about charnel houses in Europe but no mention of Wamba. So much of this region is little known to tourism but I have many Spanish friends that don't know about it as well. Interestingly, I spent part of my 2018 summer holiday in El Burgo de Osma during the fiesta and I don't think I heard a single word of English. I love that part of Soria which is stuffed full of good things like Berlanga de Duero. My father in law knows the region around Valladolid like the back of his hand and he loves taking us to all kinds of fantastic places.
It isn’t that cold
hahahah the tittle is 100% true
just for info, valladolid is not the capital of castilla y leon since we dont have one. valladolid is just the biggest city and where the cortes are.
Mentions TWICE that Valladolid is on the high-speed line to Madrid and fails to tell us how long the journey is. Ugh.
The journey from Valladolid to Madrid on the high-speed line takes about 55 minutes.
From 50€ to 60€ a return ticket
@@Eydin Thanks, very helpful!
haha that clickbait . and who the heck is Laurie Lee ¿
English author. V influential . We live in the Information Age dude , so ignorance is wilful and no longer an excuse.
Valladolid is not the capital of Castille, because Castille doesn't have a head city.
villi333 jajajajajaja da igual para el resto del país será Valladolid está en el centro y es la ciudad más grande si no es la capital es que estáis to acomplejaos
Las primeras Cortés estaban en el Castillo de Fuensaldaña, era más bonito que el pedo arquitectónico de ahora, no descarto que cuando pongas tú las pelas trasladen las cortes regionales a tu casa.
Cuánto complejo! Mientras vosotros pataleáis, nosotros curramos en Valladolid y seguimos creciendo
Great quality of life if you're 50 or above and you have money. Otherwise, it's hell all year long.
No!! Castilla y León NO tiene capital oficial. Tiene sus instituciones repartidas entre varias ciudades de la Comunidad.
Tienes razón. Yo no sabia, siempre pensando que la capital era Valladolid, talvez porque es la ciudad más importante. " La capital de Castilla y León, comunidad autónoma española, no se encuentra definida legalmente en su Estatuto de Autonomía, por lo que la ubicación de las administraciones autonómicas ha sido definida con posterioridad a la aprobación del mismo, generando disputas en relación con la capitalidad autonómica."
No te preocupes, no lo sabrá casi nadie en el resto de España jajaja. Me apuesto un buen jamón!!!
@@SpainUEXIT Un facto curioso sobre Valladolid es que el municipio tiene dos partes separadas de la parte central, una de Navabuena es casi el mismo tamaño que el centro. Lo mismo ocurre con el pueblo de Gata en la Sierra de Gata, provincia de Cáceres que tiene outra parte La Moheda de Gata unos vinte kilómetros más al sur. las dos partes son muy diferentes, una es montañosa y la outra está en una planicie. Hay cositas curiosas en España, verdad? Hablando de jamón, para ti cual es el mejor jamón?
EM no te piques aunque no tenga para el resto de españa es valladolid jajaja si es que es la única ciudad verdaderamente dicha fe Castilla y León qué quieres que te diga jajaja
EM , No será la capital de Castilla y León, pero las cortes regionales nos las han plantado aquí, por mi como si se las llevan al Bierzo.