​The book ©Valladolid is the result of more than three years of work. For me it is an important milestone that has allowed me to contribute in a modest way to the promotion of Valladolid, a city that I have had the privilege of calling home for more than four years.

For me as a journalist, the architectural structure of the city is an eternal theme, a living laboratory of the urban environment, full of cultural traditions and natural features. In addition, I remember very well my first day in Valladolid, a sunny, hot afternoon in February. While exploring the city, I saw for the first time the Fabio Nelli Palace, the majestic interior of the Church of San Benito, the Plaza Mayor - the old main square of the city, and the magnificent residential buildings along Acera de Recoletos. That day I knew that I wanted to create a cultural project that would contribute to the promotion of the city. 

For this reason, I tried to learn about the history of Valladolid. I visited every local museum and all the emblematic places in the city. I tried to get to know many locals, I wanted to learn their stories and traditions and at the same time document everything I saw. I took more than ten thousand photos, of which I selected about eight hundred for this book.

The book ©Valladolid presents more than 40 of the most important places in the city. Public buildings, museums, churches and convents, parks, squares and statues. Famous places that help to understand the history of Valladolid. The architectural heritage of Valladolid is like an open history book for me. For this reason, the book begins with my favorite Spanish saying: "If you want to know about history, you must know Valladolid."

When I published the book, I was clear that all periods of the city's architecture should be presented, from the Church of La Antigua and the Old Bridge (Puente Mayor) to the Science Museum and the modernist-style public buildings on Avenida de Salamanca.

Equally important for me was the presentation of the cultural and religious life of Valladolid, so the book also includes a chapter on Holy Week. 

Since the book is primarily a visual work, I tried to write brief impressions. To complete the text I consulted Paz Altés Melgar several times, for which I would like to express my sincere gratitude.

In my opinion, it is almost impossible to interpret a city without its surroundings, so it was very important for me to present some emblematic towns around Valladolid that can be visited in a day. Famous places that undoubtedly contribute to the tourist value of Valladolid. Finally, you cannot separate the history of Valladolid from the General Archive of Simancas, the Royal Monastery of Santa Clara of Tordesillas or the castles in the hilly region of Montes Torozos, built in the architectural style that bears the name of our city. (Valladolid School)