Today we depart from the town Medina de Pomar and we cover 160 kilometres. We will be able to see different places of artistic and natural interest: excellent examples of Romanesque art, spectacular waterfalls, legacies of roman civilization, fresh beech trees, marvellous examples of popular architecture and other places of historical interest.
If we are lucky we will see a specimen of the threatened horse of Losa. Medina de Pomar is an excellent example of an artistic complex, its silhouette is visible thanks to the emblematic citadel of “los Condestables”, nowadays transformed into the “museum of Merindades” When we walk along its narrow streets we will discover the Townhall, the “Santa Cruz” church and the monastery of Santa Clara. In the inner-city we observe an important number of houses with noble elements.
Torres is special for its farmhouse and church.
La Cerca conserves an antique church with Romanesque apse and the old Palace of the Hierro Salinas and there are also many big houses.
Salinas del Rosio is an antique roman villa known for the exploitation of its salt mines and its popular houses.
If we want to walk a little bit more we can visit the curious wolf path of Perex.
In San Pantaleón de Losa we will be attracted by the strategic position of its Romanesque hermitage set on the top of a crap having the shape of a ship.
San Martin de Losa is an agrarian district next to the ruins of a forgotten roman city.
Fresno , the centre of the valley of Losa and surrounded by potato crop stands out for its covered bowling alley.
Villalba de Losa birthplace of the founder of Buenos Aires, Juan de Garay, conserves a part of its town wall.
In the middle of the beech forest of “ Monte de Santiago ”, declared natural monument, we find Fuente Santiago. From there we can walk until the spectacular waterfall of river Nervion, you're unlikely to see this waterfall because it remains dry for several months a year.We pass by the interesting tower Berberana and we go into the province of Alava.
We reach Valpuesta antique diocese that still maintains its collegiate church and its nearby residential and defensive constructions.
The narrow streets of the rural village San Zadornil lead us to a Romanesque church. Very close to the interpretation centre of the Natural Park of Valderego in Alava.
A short halt in Quintanilla de Ojeda is good to contemplate its medieval bridge.
Criales is a very beautiful set surrounded by an extensive pine wood. In Jerea we find another slender bridge. The course is very long so we can go back to Medina de Pomar and leave the rest of the journey for another day.
If we follow our trip, we pass along a narrow mountain pass formed by the river Jerea, this river forms a waterfall not very far from Pedrosa de Tobalina.
In Cadiñanos we will feel sad watching the ruins of the huge Medina Rosales Palace.
In Nofuentes , capital of Merindad de Cuesta Urria we can admire the emblematic Santa Maria de Rua monastery.
In Cebolleros we are surprised by the castle of “The Caves “, las cuevas,this original construction was build at the end of the XXth century in round stones.
Last proposal: The Almendros church with its interesting Romanesque porch. |