Cid Road

The Way of El Cid is a cultural and tourist route that crosses Spain from the northwest to the southeast, following the literary and historical footsteps of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid Campeador, the famous 11th-century medieval knight.

The main travel guide for this route is the Cantar de mio Cid, the great medieval Hispanic epic poem that tells the adventures of the Campeador, written in the late 12th or early 13th century. The places, landscapes, and castles mentioned in the Cantar de mio Cid form the backbone of this route. It also includes several locations that do not appear in the poem but are linked to the historical figure of El Cid.

Due to its length (around 1,400 kilometers of trails and 2,000 kilometers of roads), the route is divided into themed sections of approximately 50 to 300 km, connected to each other so you can adapt the journey to the number of vacation days you have available.

The municipalities of La Baronía that are part of the Way of El Cid are Algar de Palancia, Alfara de la Baronía, Algimia de Alfara, Torres Torres, Estivella, and Albalat dels Tarongers, forming part of the section known as “The Conquest of Valencia.”

The Way of El Cid offers numerous cycling, mountain biking, and hiking routes. For more information about routes, maps, and details of the Way, visit: http://www.caminodelcid.org/.