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h Briviesca
Burgos. * 7,700. £ @ n Calle
Santa María Encimera 1, 947 59 39 39.
( first Sat of month. _ Feria de San
José (19 Mar), Santa Casilda (9 May).
∑ turismo-briviesca.com
This walled town, in the north-
east of Burgos province, has
an arcaded main square and
several mansions. The best
known of its churches is the
Convento de Santa Clara, with
Posada of the Monasterio de Santa María la Real, Aguilar de Campoo its 16th-century walnut reredos
carved with religious scenes. In
Located at Gañinas, 20 km Mountains is the old fortified 1387 Juan I of Aragón created
(12 miles) to the northwest (just town of Aguilar de Campoo. In the title Príncipe de Asturias for
south of Saldaña), is the Roman the centre of its ancient porticoed his son, Enrique, in the town. The
villa, La Olmeda. It has a number main square is the bell tower of Santuario de Santa Casilda, sit-
of mosaics, including a hunting the Colegiata de San Miguel. uated outside Briviesca, has
scene. Finds are shown in the In this church is a mausoleum a collection of votive objects.
archaeological museum in the containing the tomb of the
Iglesia de San Pedro in Saldaña. Marquises of Aguilar. Ask at Environs
the priest’s house for the key. Oña, 25 km (15 miles)
T Villa Romana La Olmeda Among the other places of north, is an attractive town.
Pedrosa de la Vega. Tel 979 11 99 97. interest are the Ermita de A Benedictine monastery
Open Tue–Sun. Closed 1 & 6 Jan, 24, Santa Cecilia, and the restored was founded here in 1011.
25 & 31 Dec. & includes museum. 8 Romanesque-Gothic Monasterio Overlooking a fertile valley,
de Santa María la Real, which 20 km (12 miles) further north-
g Aguilar de has a friendly posada (inn). east, is the little hilltop town
of Frías. Its castle overlooks
Campoo Environs cobbled streets and pretty old
Six km (4 miles) south, at Olleros houses. Crossing the Río Ebro is
Palencia. * 7,300. £ @ n Paseo
de la Cascajera, 10, 979 12 36 41 de Pisuerga, is a church built a fortified medieval bridge, still
(closed Mon, Tue & Sun pm). ( Tue. in a cave. From the parador at with its central gate tower.
_ San Juan y San Pedro (23–29 Jun), Cervera de Pisuerga, 25 km At Medina de Pomar, 30 km
Virgen del Llano (1st Sun in Sep). (15 miles) northwest of Aguilar, (20 miles) north of Oña, there is
∑ aguilardecampoo.com there are stunning views, and a 15th-century castle, once the
tours of the Reserva Nacional de seat of the Velasco family. Inside
Situated between the parched Fuentes Carrionas. This is a rugged are the ruins of a palace with
plains of Central Spain and the region overlooked by Curavacas, fine Mudéjar stucco deco ration
lush foothills of the Cantabrian a 2,540-m (8,333-ft) peak. and Arabic inscriptions.

The medieval bridge over the Río Ebro at Frías, with its central gate tower

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