Editing Province of Valladolid (section)

== Culture ==
{{Main|Holy Week in Valladolid|Seminci}}
[[File:Valladolid Cofradia Jesus Nazareno Viacrucis Procesional paso Nazareno ni.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A [[Holy Week in Valladolid|Holy Week procession]].]]
[[File:Teatro Calderon.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Teatro Calderón (Valladolid)|Calderón Theatre]] is the festival headquarters of [[seminci]].]]
[[File:Valladolid San Gregorio 20080815.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid)|National Sculpture Museum]].]]
[[File:Cedulario del Consejo de Guerra (1600).jpg|thumb|200px|left|A document from the [[Archivo General de Simancas]] (General Archive of Simancas). The [[UNESCO]] was awarded the distinction of [[World Heritage Site]] within its category ''[[Memory of the World Programme]]'' both to this file as the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]].]]

The Provincial government is developing a program called "Cultural Travel" with the intention of bringing the population not only of Valladolid but of all Spain the rich collection of the historical province and the rich cultural heritage of the province of Valladolid to know and be able to learn, to understand, appreciate and enjoy this legacy (castles, palaces, churches, museums, gastronomy...). The province is one of the most advanced in terms of museums taking some of the most important of [[Castile and Leon]] and of Spain.

[[Holy Week]] holds ("Semana Santa" in Spanish) one of the best known Catholic traditions in the province. Is the annual commemoration of the [[Passion of Jesus Christ]] celebrated by Catholic religious [[Religious Fraternity|brotherhoods]] and fraternities that perform [[penance]] [[processions]] on the streets of each city and town during the last week of [[Lent]], the week immediately before [[Easter]].

Easter is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas in Valladolid. Religious devotion, art, colour and music combine in acts to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ: the processions. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music – scenes of sober beauty.

[[Seminci]] ("Valladolid International Film Festival" in English) is a [[film festival]] held annually in [[Valladolid]] since 1956. Is one of the foremost (and oldest) film festival. The festival has always been characterised by its willingness to take risks and to innovate in its programming.  It has also been keen to critically examine each new school or movement as it has arisen, whether it be [[Cinema of Germany|German]], [[Cinema of Poland|Polish]], [[Cinema of China|Chinese]], [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian]] or otherwise. With a genuine concern for the art of cinema, for film-making and film-makers rather than the more obvious commercial or glamorous aspects of the industry,{{citation needed|date=May 2009}} the festival has built up an identity of its own – equally attractive to enthusiasts, professionals and the media.

The [[National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid)|National Sculpture Museum]] has more than 1,500 sculptures and 1,200 paintings from [[Middle Ages]] until the beginning of the 19th century, as well as a number of high-quality paintings (Rubens, Zurbarán or Melendez, among others). Sculptural collection is the most important Spanish of the Peninsula and one of the most prominent European of this thematic area.

The museum exposes many national sculptures, and some in Europe, as well as some paintings, ranging from the 13th to 19th centuries of [[Iberian Peninsula]] and the former territorial areas linked to Spain ([[Latin America]], [[Flanders]] and Italy). Painters are present as Bononi, Rubens, Zurbarán, Ribalta or Melendez, but the center of your collection corresponds to sculptures dating back from the 15th to 17th centuries.

The [[Unesco]] was awarded the distinction of [[World Heritage Site]] within its category ''[[Memory of the World Programme]]'' at the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] in 2007 and [[Archivo General de Simancas]] in 2017.

=== Languages ===
Spanish is the only official language throughout the territory. Valladolid stands out for having been the residence of the author of ''[[Don Quixote]]'', [[Miguel de Cervantes]], as well as authors such as [[José Zorrilla]] or [[Miguel Delibes]] and the thrust of its [[University of Valladolid|University]]. The province stands out for receiving a significant number of people who want to learn the Spanish language (Language tourism).

Some outstanding personalities from Valladolid in the field of literature in Spanish language are:

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Jose zorrilla.jpg|[[José Zorrilla]]
Jorge Guillén y la infancia.jpg|[[Jorge Guillén]]
Miguel Delibes (1998) - 1.tif|[[Miguel Delibes]]
Rosa Chacel.jpg|[[Rosa Chacel]]
Gustavo Martín Garzo - Seminci 2011.jpg|[[Gustavo Martín Garzo]]
César Pérez Gellida.jpg|[[César Pérez Gellida]]
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=== Cuisine ===
[[File:Plato de lechazo, Valladolid.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Roast [[lechazo]], is a very typical dish from the province, as well as others such as roast [[suckling pig]].]]
{{Main|Cuisine of the province of Valladolid}}

The gastronomy of the Valladolid province is typically Spanish, although each area presents a different picture. In the northern area of the province, especially in the region of [[Tierra de Campos]] ("Land of Fields"), is the development of traditional sheep's cheese, among which is the cheese of [[Villalón de Campos]], curing or cured; it is a fresh cheese also known as ''[[Pata de mulo cheese|pata de mulo]]'' ("mule's leg"). They are also the usual [[garlic soup]], stew developed slowly in stew to the Firelight, the [[lentils]] stewed elaborated with the variety pardina own of Tierra de Campos and [[pigeon]] or [[palomino]] made with different techniques. Within the typical cakes include the rolls of the Virgin of the sources used in Villalon of fields, the donuts of palo, [[appendages]], oil cakes and [[greaves (food)|greaves]]. In Medina de Rioseco you can taste the traditional sugared [[almond]]s or marinas, puff pastry cream filling and covered with sugar.

==== Wine ====
[[File:Barricas Bodega Viña Sastre - Hermanos Sastre Ribera del Duero.JPG|right|thumb|220px|Barrels of a winery with the [[Ribera del Duero]] protected designation of origin.]]

Wines from the province of Valladolid are among the best in the world due to its taste and quality. An example of the fame of these wines is due to [[Vega Sicilia|Vega Sicilia winery]]. The province has 5 wines with [[Denominación de origen|denomination of Origin]]. Wines of [[Rueda (DO)|Rueda Denomination of Origin]] were considered as the wines of the court at the time of the [[Catholic Monarchs]]. For its elaboration is used the range of [[verdejo]] grape and to a lesser measure both the [[Sauvignon blanc]]. Under this appellation wines there are [[white wine|white]], [[sparkling wine|sparkling]], [[red wine|reds]], [[rosé wine|pink]] and [[liqueur wine|liquor]].

For their part, the wines of [[Ribera del Duero]] are elaborated with the ink on the country and you can taste red wines young, [[reserve wine]] and [[old vine]]. Wines of the [[Toro (DO)|Toro Designation of Origin]] are mainly white, [[rosé]] and red, the wines of [[Tierra de León (DO)|Tierra de León Denomination of Origin]] are white, rosé and red and finally, there are the rosé of the [[Cigales|Cigales denomination of Origin]].

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File:DO Cigales.svg|[[Cigales|Cigales denomination of Origin]]
File:DO Ribera del Duero.svg|[[Ribera del Duero]]
File:DO Rueda.svg|[[Rueda (DO)|Rueda Denomination of Origin]]
File:DO Toro.svg|[[Toro (DO)|Toro Designation of Origin]]
File:DO Tierra de León.svg|[[Tierra de León (DO)|Tierra de León Denomination of Origin]]
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==== Meat ====

The province is also famous due its meats, mainly [[lechazo]] (veal or lamb), [[suckling pig]], [[steak]]s, [[meat chop]]s, [[veal ribs]], [[pork ribs]], [[black pudding]], or [[embutido]]s. There are numerous restaurants that specialize in lechazo and feature ''hornos de leña'' (wood-fired ovens or wooden stoves), in which the [[lamb and mutton|lamb]] is roasted. The typical restaurant where the meat is traditionally cooked is called ''mesón castellano'' (Castilian tavern).

==== Bread ====
[[File:Trigo.jpg|thumb|Variety of [[Durum wheat]] (''Triticum aestivum''). Due to the climate, the predominant crop is [[dryland farming]] ([[barley]], [[wheat]], [[avena]], [[rye]] ...).]]

Bread made in the province of Valladolid has a great tradition that goes back to the ninth century (see also: [[History of bread]]). In fact, Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], during their retreat in the monastery of Yuste, made him get the bread in Valladolid and during the 16th century the master bakers members were financially supported by the Crown.

The typically Castilian bread receives the name of "Candeal bread", "sobao o bregado" ("sobao or labored"), because since remote times in Castile the wheat variety most used is the [[durum]]. It is a thin crust of bread and lightly toast, miga very white and compact with a fine texture and distinctive flavor. This type of bread is suitable to accompany [[red meat]]s, [[stew]]s or [[legume]]s accompanied by wines from the province. Traditionally it is made by hand, with an amassed slow fermentation and a prolonged, finished cooking in the wood-fired oven.

Under this denomination, fall different varieties; among them the most prominent is the variety of "lechuguino bread", characterized by its typical drawing and care that gives the name to the variety, since it was formerly known as, especially in rural areas, "lechuguino" to those people who were overly arranged.

Other varieties are the typical bread of four beds, with a characteristic splitting of the earth on which the central part is separated from the four masons or edges, the bread of tables, the bread of pulley, with a slit made with a [[Twine|string]] that imitates a [[pulley]], the white bar or peaks and the [[Fabiola (bread)|Fabiola]], created in 1961 by a baker from [[Valladolid]] in honor of [[Queen Fabiola of Belgium]].

Other types not so traditional in the province but very consumed in the zone are the rustic bar and the bar of flame, that in Valladolid takes the common name of toolbar riche.

=== Sports ===
[[File:Valladolid-Lugo 02-05-2022.jpg|thumb|[[Real Valladolid]] plays as local in the [[Estadio José Zorrilla|José Zorrilla Stadium]].]]
Valladolid has professional teams in four sports: football (soccer), basketball, handball and rugby. In football [[Real Valladolid]] is an historic team of the Spanish [[La Liga|Liga]]. In basketball [[CB Ciudad de Valladolid]] replaces the original [[CB Valladolid]] (which featured players such as [[Arvydas Sabonis]], [[Oscar Schmidt]], [[John Williams (basketball, born 1966)|John Williams]], [[Ed O'Bannon]] and [[Panagiotis Vasilopoulos]]) following the older team's bankruptcy. In handball, [[Club Deportivo Balonmano Atlético Valladolid|BM Atlético Valladolid]] replaced [[BM Valladolid]] (winner of two [[Copa del Rey de Balonmano|King's Cups]], one [[Copa ASOBAL|ASOBAL Cup]] and one [[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]]). There is also a women's handball team, [[Club Deportivo Balonmano Aula Cultural|BM Aula Cultural]]. Valladolid is also known as a national center for [[rugby union|rugby]], with two of the top teams of the league [[División de Honor de Rugby]]: [[CR El Salvador]] and [[Valladolid RAC]], which between the two have won twenty-one [[División de Honor de Rugby|National League Championships]], fourteen [[Copa del Rey de Rugby|King's Cups]] and fourteen [[Supercopa de España de Rugby|Spanish Supercups]].