Tresabuela: Culture, Nature and Holiday Apartment

The historic centre of Tresabuela is designated as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) in the category “cultural site (historic site)”. Francisco Rávago y Noriega was born here in 1685. As Father Rávago, he was confessor to King Fernando VI and helped Santander obtain city status in 1755.

Culture and History

The Church of San Ignacio de Loyola in Tresabuela was built under the patronage of Father Rábago. It houses a valuable 18th-century altarpiece, has a dressed-stone façade and a distinctive tower. This building brings together ecclesiastical furnishings, the history of its patron and characteristic architectural features.

In its surroundings lies La Cotera de Tresabuela, a historic site next to the monumental church dating from the mid-18th century and near the old rural school. Local tradition also includes the Casa del Padre Rábago and Pedro Madrid. The Casa del Padre Rábago in Tresabuela is considered an unfinished dressed-stone building bearing the Rábago family coat of arms. Pedro Madrid, a rabel player and teacher at the folklore school in Torrelavega, was born in Tresabuela. On 31 July, the village holds a festival in honour of San Ignacio de Loyola.

Nature and Trails

Stage 3 of “Los Pueblos de Polaciones” runs entirely through the “Valles altos del Nansa y Saja y Alto Campoo” ZEC area and the “Sierras del Cordel y cabeceras del Saja y Nansa” ZEPA area. Along its route, it reaches Tresabuela via hay meadows and pastureland interspersed with small stands of pollarded beech trees. The stage lies within the reintroduction area of the Cantabrian brown bear.

The Caño del Fuenteañón in Tresabuela is a hydraulic complex dating from the mid-19th century, consisting of a spring and a livestock watering trough.

Route Profile

The route to Peña Labra begins in Tresabuela. It is approximately 16 km long, counting the outward and return journeys together, and has a positive elevation gain of around 1,000 metres. The route length and elevation gain are presented as separate figures: the first describes the entire outward and return journey, while the second refers to the positive ascent.

The two route references have different focuses: the Peña Labra route emphasises the start in Tresabuela, the approximate total length and the positive elevation gain. Stage 3, on the other hand, is characterised by its course through two protected areas, across hay meadows and pastureland, and by its location within the reintroduction area of the Cantabrian brown bear.

Getting There

Tresabuela can be reached via the road that runs through Lombraña and Puente Pumar.

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Other Places

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For the higher-level travel overview: Cantabria.