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Venta de Baños is a small town and municipality of about 6,400 inhabitants located in the Cerrato district of the province of Palencia, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León in central Spain. It lies some 10 km south of the provincial capital, Palencia. Noteworthy monuments include the medieval Church of San Juan Bautista (St John the Baptist) which is believed to be Visigothic.
Renfe (Spanish National Railways) and the Cerealto food-sector company are the main employers in the municipality.
In popular culture and among Spanish railway travellers, Venta de Baños has traditionally had the same sort of iconic status as other great railway junctions of the world, such as Crewe in the UK. Before the advent of dedicated high-speed rail routes and cheaper air travel, it was the principal transfer point for travellers between the north-east and north-west regions of Spain and the south. Generations of railway passengers have memories of the waiting rooms and cafeteria at Venta de Baños.
The town hosts an annual international cross country running competition, the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, which has featured some of the world's foremost cross country athletes including Kenenisa Bekele and Palencian-born Marta Domínguez.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Castilla y León already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Venta de Baños yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Venta de Baños · in the village+34 979 611 744View on the map
Venta de Baños · in the village+34 979 693 416View on the mapWebsite
Venta de Baños · in the village+34 979 773 237View on the mapWebsite
Tariego de Cerrato · 1.9 km away+34 627 520 580View on the mapWebsite
Tariego de Cerrato · 2.4 km away+34 979 77 18 53View on the mapWebsite
Villamuriel de Cerrato · 3.6 km awayView on the mapWebsite
Villamuriel de Cerrato · 3.7 km away+34 979 872 131View on the mapWebsite
Villamuriel de Cerrato · 3.8 km away+34 979 776 307View on the map
Villamuriel de Cerrato · 4.1 km away+34 979 694 432View on the mapWebsite
Villamuriel de Cerrato · 5.5 km away+34 979 610 439View on the mapWebsite
Palencia · 6.1 km away+34 979050208View on the map
Dueñas · 6.5 km away+34 979 780 152View on the map
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
For a coffee, a drink or a bite in the village.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Castilla y León when they eat well.
Suckling lamb in a wood-fired oven, with salad and local red wine.
Rice and onion, griddled until crisp.
Hard-paste Castilian cured cheese; with candeal bread and a young red.
Ribera, Toro, Bierzo: several serious wine appellations in the region.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Venta de Baños's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
