Sanctuary Virgen de Alconada Next to the town of Ampudia the sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin of Alconada is located. In these dependencies lives a congregation of nuns. Its church of great dimensions corresponds to the 17th century and is of Latin cross shape. From a nave, the cruise is covered with a rather simple […]
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Sanctuary Virgen del Carmen The Sanctuary Virgen del Carmen is located in the town of Santa María de Nava. Its church of the 16th century is accessed by the south wall through a simple portico, with a semicircular arch entrance. It has a single nave with a high choir at its foot and a baroque […]
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Sanctuary Virgen del Brezo, venerated throughout the area of La Peña. The Sanctuary Virgen del Brezo is located near Villafría de la Peña, in the Sierra del Brezo, at the foot of the mountain. It is a set composed of three buildings; the church, the chapel and the hostelry. To the neoclassical church one can […]
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Sanctuary Virgen del Llano in Aguilar The Sanctuary Virgen del Llano in Aguilar de Campoo is a small modern hermitage of 1961. The primitive Sanctuary of Romanesque origin was on a hill and would have been isolated after the construction of the reservoir of Aguilar de Campoo. The old building of great dimensions included a […]
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Santuary Virgen de Valdesalce in Torquemada The Santuary Virgen de Valdesalce is located very close to the town of Torquemada where, every September 21th, the San Mateo pilgrimage is celebrated. It is an edifice of Gothic style that was completed in several constructive periods. It has some additions of the 18th century, like its sacristy. […]
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Sanctuary Virgen del Valle, devotion in Saldaña and surroundings Sanctuary dedicated to the Virgen del Valle, patron saint of the village of Saldaña. The Virgen del Valle was attributed a miracle in the 8th century. She is said to have helped King Alfonso I to conquer a castle that was in the hands of the […]
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