Valle in Cantabria: Cultural Heritage and Mountain Village

Valle is considered a rural settlement with the typical characteristics of a mountain village in inland Cantabria. When choosing a holiday apartment in Valle, you can first decide whether the history of the village, the landscape or destinations in the surrounding region should be the focus of your days. Organising your plans thematically in this way helps separate different ideas for each day without turning them into one uniform programme.

Culture and History

The Palacio de Juan Fernández del Valle was completed in 1610. It is listed as an inventoried cultural asset in the General Inventory of Cantabria’s Cultural Heritage. The Palacio Zorrilla San Martín dates back to the 17th century and includes a chapel dedicated to Nuestra Señora del Rosario and San Nicolás de Bari. The Casa de Indiano de Federico Porres del Castillo was built in 1902 and has two façades decorated with verandas. The Escuelas de Valle were built around 1890; they currently serve as an interpretation centre for the Indianos and as the town’s cultural centre.

You can consider the construction period, façade design and chapel dedication separately. When planning your own days, the cultural focus can be divided into individual stops instead of grouping all impressions under a single theme.

Landscape and Paths

Peña Rocías is a mountain in the immediate vicinity of Valle. Mortillano is a mountain in the area around Valle. The Valle–Mentera-Barruelo crossing begins in the village of Valle next to the Iglesia de San Félix; its first section, approximately 1 km long, runs along the riverside path beside the Río Asón. Those who would rather compare a mountain with a waterside path when planning their day will find two clearly defined forms of activity here. The approximate distance makes the scale of the first section tangible for planning purposes.

Destinations in the Surrounding Region

The Parque Natural Collados del Asón is a nature park in the area around Valle. In the wider surrounding region are Playa de Laredo, a beach, and Alto de Imunia, a mountain. Also located in the wider surrounding region are the Museo De Las Tres Villas Pasiegas and the Centro Cultural Eladio Laredo, both museums. The Mirador del antiguo lavadero de Cabarceno is a viewpoint in the wider surrounding region of Valle. Nature park, beach, mountain, museums and viewpoint represent different types of destinations alongside one another; depending on your preferred daily rhythm, you can consider these categories separately.

Other places: Corvera, Puente Pumar, Villanueva, Celis, Elechas, Somaniezo, Samano, Coo.

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Valle, compare the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective listing pages. You can connect this information with your planned focus, such as architectural heritage, a path, nature destinations or museums, without mixing up the individual ideas for each day.

Local Festivity

The El Milagro festival is celebrated in Valle on 3 September.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cantabria.