Arenas de Iguña – Romanesque Architecture, Routes and Cultural Heritage
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The Ermita de San Román de Moroso in Bostronizo is a 10th-century chapel and an example of Mozarabic art. San Román de Moroso is one of the few examples of Mozarabic art in the region and the only one in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña.
Routes
The Arenas Histórica route is 5.1 kilometres long, easy, not circular, and runs through Arenas de Iguña.
The third stage of the Camino Cruceno passes through the municipality of Arenas de Iguña and through the places of Bostronizo, San Juan de Raicedo, Arenas de Iguña, Las Fraguas and Pedredo.
The El Románico route from San Juan de Raicedo to Helecha passes through Arenas de Iguña and runs along the River Besaya to the Santa Lucía chapel.
The Camino del Besaya is listed as a noteworthy route in Arenas de Iguña.
Getting There
Arenas de Iguña can be reached via the A-67 motorway towards Reinosa/Palencia, exit 159, or via the N-611 national road towards Reinosa.
Culture
The protected surroundings of the cultural heritage site Ermita de San Román de Moroso were officially designated in Bostronizo, within the municipality of Arenas de Iguña. The Iglesia de San Juan de Raicedo is a Romanesque church in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña, built in the first half of the 12th century.
The Iglesia de San Juan de Raicedo retains its original Romanesque structure, with the exception of the later-altered bell gable.
The Portalada de Mesones in Arenas de Iguña is a 17th-century gateway and has been protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural since 2002. The Torre-fortaleza de Núñez de Bustamante in Arenas de Iguña is a 15th-century defensive tower.
The Torre de Quevedo y Castañeda is a 16th-century tower with a Gothic architectural tradition in the La Ojera neighbourhood of Arenas de Iguña.
At the southern edge of the settlement of Arenas de Iguña stand the buildings of a former grain mill, powered by the water of the River Besaya.
The Esculturas orantes de los Acebedos are four alabaster praying sculptures commissioned by Fernando de Acebedo from the sculptor Gabriel de Pinedo and completed in 1617. These sculptures are currently housed in the Palacio de Los Hornillos in Las Fraguas, in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña.
Arenas de Iguña has numerous manor houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. Arenas de Iguña is also home to one of the few surviving Gothic houses in Cantabria.
The Marzas or Trovas originated in Arenas de Iguña. A Gothic sculpture from the mid-15th century depicts the Virgen de la Magdalena.
Festivals and Sightseeing
The Fiesta de Nuestra Señora del Moral holds the official designation of Fiesta de Interés Turístico of the autonomous community of Cantabria and takes place in La Braña del Moral, in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña, on the Saturday after 15 August.
El Valle de los Inventos offers guided tours of the Ruta de los transbordadores.
Nature
Los Llares is considered a gateway to the Saja-Besaya Nature Park.
The source area of the River Llares, southwest of the municipality of Arenas de Iguña, lies within the Saja-Besaya Nature Park.
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