Barros: Besaya Greenway and Culture in Cantabria

Barros, a district of Los Corrales de Buelna, is the endpoint of the Besaya Greenway. The 20.15 km route consists of 8 km of greenway and 12 km of walking and cycling path. It is suitable for hikers, inline skaters and cyclists.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Barros, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies. You can also consider the focuses of nature, activity and culture; which of these aspects is important depends on your personal travel plans.

For further orientation, you can also find Vega De Pas, Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Miengo, La Concha, Herada, Udías, Potes and Ucieda.

Nature and Trails

Along its route, the Besaya Greenway passes through Santillana del Mar, Torrelavega and Cartes. It runs alongside riparian forests on the left banks of the Besaya and Saja rivers and along the Ría de San Martín de la Arena. The precise length helps you align your own daily planning with the route; the clearly defined sections make it easier to compare a longer route with an individual section.

Culture and History

The Casa-Palacio de los Ceballos in Barros is an aristocratic ensemble from the 18th century, built in 1783. A parish church from the 18th century contains a Baroque Solomonic altarpiece and a baptismal font of Romanesque tradition. A small church has masonry walls, dressed stone at the corners and openings, and a bell gable with a triangular finish and a stone cross.

The portal of an aristocratic house has a large round arch with decorated voussoirs, a stone image of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, two semicircular towers, two small turrets, and lions bearing the family coat of arms. In the Parque de las Estelas, a stele displays reliefs on both sides featuring a central disc, opposing crescents, concentric circles and triangular decoration. When planning your day, you can distinguish between larger cultural ensembles, sacred details on churches and individual architectural motifs.

The Palacio De Los Gómez De La Torre is a palace in the vicinity of Barros. Cueva Las Monedas is an ancient site in the vicinity of Barros. Cueva de La Pasiega is an ancient site in the vicinity of Barros. Cueva del Castillo is an ancient site in the vicinity of Barros.

Landscape

In the vicinity of Barros, Alto del Cueto is a mountain; Pico de Mozagro and Peña del Cuervo are peaks. Altamira is a cave in the vicinity of Barros. The different designations—mountain, peak and cave—provide a clear thematic distinction among the landscape and cultural attractions.

Regional Context

The CA-170 is a primary regional road that runs from the Polígono de Barros to Puente Viesgo-Aés (N-623) and is 11.15 km long.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cantabria.