Editing Province of Zamora (section)

==Tourism==
Zamora has many fine historic churches and buildings. These include a twelfth century Romanesque cathedral, many other churches, city walls, ancient houses and a castle. Pottery, textiles and wine are manufactured here.<ref name=Everyman>{{cite book |title=Everyman's Encyclopaedia: Volume 11 |last=Bozman |first=E.F. |year=1966 |publisher=J.M. Dent and Sons |page=575 }}</ref>

{{convert|70|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} further north lies [[Benavente, Zamora|Benavente]]. It is famous for its Santa María church and the Castle of La Mota (now the Parador of Benavente). The [[Paradores|Parador]] was the home of [[Ferdinand II of León]] who died here while returning from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The Parador occupies the Caracol Tower, a sixteenth-century castle, part of the former walled enclosure of the town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spain.info/en_GB/que-quieres/ciudades-pueblos/otros-destinos/benavente.html |title=Benavente |publisher= Turespaña |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

The ancient town of [[Toro, Zamora|Toro]] lies beside the Duero {{convert|39|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the east of Zamora. [[Ferdinand III of Castile]] was crowned King of León in the town in 1230 and his wife [[Elisabeth of Swabia]] (Beatriz) died here. Notable features include the façade of the 'Palacio de las Leyes' and also the [[Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor (Toro)|Santa María la Mayor collegiate church]] (known in Spanish as ''La Colegiata''). Legend has it that the wines of Toro were the first to reach America, being taken there by [[Christopher Columbus]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Hoffman, Ellen |title=Columbus' Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LWbmgL6G4NMC |year=1992 |publisher=TimeTraveler Press |page=109 |isbn=978-0-9628576-2-1}}</ref>

The region of [[Senabria|Sanabria]] (or Senabria) is in the northwest of the province near the [[Sanabria Lake]], one of the few large natural lakes in Spain, on the border with Galicia. It has been declared a Historic and Artistic centre. The lake is now part of Sanabria Lake Natural Park, having been declared a Natural Park in 1978.<ref>[http://www.peregrinoalerta.jcyl.es/scsiau/Satellite/up/ds/MedioAmbiente/pdf/656/918/REAL%20DECRETO%203061-1978.pdf/_?asm=jcyl Royal decree that established the park (in Spanish)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507090349/http://www.peregrinoalerta.jcyl.es/scsiau/Satellite/up/ds/MedioAmbiente/pdf/656/918/REAL%20DECRETO%203061-1978.pdf/_?asm=jcyl |date=2009-05-07 }}, Junta de [[Castile and León|Castilla y León]] website</ref>

[[Fermoselle]] is a medieval village located on the border with [[Portugal]] and on the edge of the [[Arribes del Duero Natural Park]]. [[Arribes (geography)|Arribes]] is the name for the gorges through which the Duero and other rivers in this region flow. The steep slopes have long been terraced for the production of grapes, olives and other fruit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diputaciondezamora.es/index.asp?MP=7&MS=12&MN=2&accion=si&texto=&letra=F&pag=&id=94 |title=Fermoselle |publisher=Disputacion de Zamora |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>

Near the municipality of [[Villafáfila]] are lagoons that now form part of a nature reserve. They were formed by the historic mining of salt which started in the copper age and Bronze Age. Pottery items found here are similar to artefacts found in Mesopotamia, Turkey, Bosnia, Romania and Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/55646844/Investigations-on-the-Prehistoric-salt-exploitation-in-Villafafila-Zamora-Spain-salinas-evidences-on-the-low-fired-earthenware-pottery-used |title=Investigations on the Prehistoric salt exploitation in Villafáfila (Zamora, Spain) salinas: evidences on the low fired earthenware pottery used |author1=Martin-Ramos, P. |author2=Martin-Gil, J. |author3=Martin-Gil, F.J. |author4=Delibes-de-Castro, G. |publisher=Montealeku |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> The lagoons are home to numerous species of birds, and this is the second largest wetland reserve in Spain after [[Doñana National Park]].