Route 2 North. Section 1 - Cervera de Pisuerga
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Breathtaking scenery in the mountains of Palencia. Cervera de Pisuerga lies at the entrance to the Fuentes Carrionas Nature Park and a valley of marshlands: Ruesga to the west; Requejada or Arbejal to the south; and Aguilar de Campoo to the east. Here, various routes meet leading to and from Castile and Cantabria in a strategic location that has proved essential for the town’s social and economic development, as well as for its historic and artistic heritage.
Its heyday came in the 16th and 17th centuries. The castle and the colonnaded main street form the noblest part of the town, reflecting what this town once was: a crossing point that had to be defended. Indeed, the Church of Santa María del Castillo still conserves its ancient fortifications. Other highlights include the emblazoned noble houses, with their courtyards dating from the 15th to the 17th centuries. Prosperity that can still be seen and felt today.
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Rock Hermitage of San VicenteMore informationThe hermitage-cave of San Vicente, a rest of a rock hermitage, is located near the confluence of the rivers Rivera and Pisuerga. It is part of one of the greatest Spanish hermit ensembles, the Alto Pisuerga....
Church of Santa Maria del CastilloMore informationGothic (16th century) with Renaissance elements. Restored. Funereal chapel of Santa Ana, built by the Gutierre de Mier family, whose sepulchres rest in the centre of the chapel. The chapel is dominated...
Parish Church of CubilloMore informationIngle-nave rural romanesque church with a butressed semicircular apse.The entrance door consists of three archivolts with concave ledges topped off by a row of diamond heads. The capitals are Cistercian...
Hermitage of San Pelayo de PerazancasMore informationSmall shrine built in 1076. It is a perfect example of the lombard romanesque style with 12th-century wall paintings on the main wall. The facade has a pair of reused mozarab capitals.
Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de la AsuncionMore informationBuilt in the 12th century, this church has undergone several restorations. Of particular note are the western front and the archivolt decorated with characters in varied attitudes reminiscent of the figures...
