Mozarabic Hermitage of Cueva Andres
A short distance from the depopulated Cuyacabras, is one of the most beautiful exponents of Hispanic hermitism. A little less than a kilometer away, along the forest track that leads to Regumiel, there is a small enclave (the source of the bees), where on the side of the route there is a space to park the vehicle. At this access point, it will be necessary to walk into the pine forest and descend along a path, about 300 m., To the bottom of a small valley.
In a clearing in the forest and on a green plain that irrigates a tiny stream, two rocky mounds emerge that house the cave, oratory and graves of the successive hermits.
The partial collapse of the western mound, the most prominent, has cut into section the artificial hut that served as a dwelling for the anchorite, although it is possible to observe the work done at the bottom of this cavity. In the area of ¿¿access to it, one can see, framed in a double rectangular recess, an enigmatic niche or niche with a double horseshoe arch, which presumably was part of a funerary structure.
Historical Data
- Architecture
- Archaeology site
- Construction
- Hermitage
- Predominant styles
- Mozarab
- Historical Period
- Middle Ages
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Address and map location
- Postal address Quintanar de la Sierra. NaN. Burgos
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Tourist information
Quintanar de la Sierra town hall
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- Postal address municipality of Quintanar de la Sierra . Burgos
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- Phones947 395 045
- Fax947 395 427
Quintanar de la Sierra tourism office
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- Postal address Plaza Mayor,1. Quintanar de la Sierra. 09670. Burgos
- Phones947 395 045
Burgos tourism office
Address
- Postal address Pza. Alonso Martínez, 7. Burgos. NaN. Burgos
- Phones947 203 125
- Fax947 276 529
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