In the middle of the XIth century, the city of Zamora, under the protection of Fernando I, experiences a strong repopulating and transformative process which is going to shape the city virtually until the XXth century. Turned into one of the greatest city of the kingdom, Zamora looses its border character to become a prestigious administrative and trade centre.

The restoration of the city walls is followed by the construction of two new fortified precincts in order to protect the emerging districts. And the birth of the new cathedral goes along with the building of about 70 temples within less than two centuries, including moreover castles, palaces and houses.

As a result, Zamora becomes one of the places with the most important concentration of Romanesque buildings ever conceivable, since each temple gave service to something more than 50 parishioners.

Today, although this heritage has decreased, the city still keeps almost intact its fortified precincts, defensive fortresses, many remains of palaces and houses, and mainly, 24 Romanesque temples, among which the cathedral; This converts the city into a unique case within the World‘s heritage.