Castile Canal - Ventosa de Pisuerga
- Route Data
- Ascent slope
- 830 m.
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Housed in the Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel are 2 altarpieces dating from the 16th and 17th century. The church made up of 2 naves is Gothic in style. Where the Canal exits the village, the ninth sluice is found with the Acueducto de los Hortezuelos beneath.
A further 3 km take tourists to the tenth sluice, next to the Acueducto La Tabla in the outskirts of Castrillo de Río Pisuerga in the province of Burgos.
What to see?
- Camp PisoracaMore information
It is a military Roman camp whose remains are dispersed in the urban area of Herrera de Pisuerga. It became an important communication hub in the plateau for going out towards the Cantabrian ports and...
- The Festival of Exaltation of Cangrejo de RíoMore information
Among the activities prepared for the occasion are the fancy dress contest and the parade of carriages, which brings a myriad of colours to the festival. The competitions of live and prepared crabs are...
- Classification of Festivities
- Castilla y León Tourist Interest
- Date
- Primer domingo de agosto
- Town
- Herrera de Pisuerga
- Archaeological Hall of Herrera de PisuergaMore information
Didactic hall recreating the Roman world, the life in a Roman legion's camp, a ceramics workshop, a coin and bronze workshop... Created with the idea of building awareness of the remains of the Roman camp...
- Interpretation Center of the Canal de Castilla (Herrera de Pisuerga)More information
Educational centre for the Canal de Castilla as a complete work in itself, including landscape features, mainly the Osorno section to the North at Alar del Rey.