Mave – River, Rocks and Culture

Mave lies on the left bank of the Pisuerga, immediately downstream from the natural bottleneck of the Cañón de la Horadada. The riverbank and the rocky landscape form two clearly distinguishable geographical points of reference. The location combines a specific stretch of river with a striking canyon landscape and at the same time opens up views of further landscape and cultural features in the surrounding area. The combination of the watercourse, limestone landscape and historical traces gives the place a versatile character that can be explored through culture, nature and sections of various routes.

Culture

The Church of San Lorenzo in Mave is a Gothic building from the 16th century. It houses a main altarpiece made in the 16th century. It contains a depiction of Saint Lawrence and other noteworthy sculptures. In this building, architecture, altarpiece and sculpture are closely interconnected. In this way, the dating of the church building is linked to specific details of its furnishings. In the wider regional surroundings of Mave lies the Colegiata de San Pedro, a church.

The Cueva Corazón is also considered one of the caves in the Cañón de la Horadada where traces of human settlement dating from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Early Middle Ages have been found. In and around Mave, sacred architecture and traces of human habitation reaching far back in time meet. Those focusing on culture can connect the details of San Lorenzo with the older traces from the cave environment without combining the two topics into a single historical picture. The different periods and forms of expression keep architecture, art and settlement history as distinct cultural approaches.

More local pages: Canduela, Santa María De Mave.

Nature

Las Tuerces lies between Villaescusa de las Torres and Mave. The landscape consists of rock formations created by water erosion in limestone and is designated as the natural monument “Laberinto de las Tuerces”. The cliffs of the Cañón de la Horadada are used by golden eagles, griffon vultures and peregrine falcons. The geological formations and the use of the cliffs by these three bird-of-prey species create different focal points within the landscape theme.

The wider regional surroundings of Mave also include Manantial de Fuentes Claras as a spring, Medela as a hill, Monte Bigüenzo as a mountain and Alto del Cotío as a mountain. These landscape features extend the view beyond the immediate river and canyon area. Depending on the chosen focus, striking rock formations, the habitat of the aforementioned birds of prey and individual geographical points can be considered alongside one another. The spring, hill and mountains each stand as separate geographical points of reference alongside the river and rocky landscape.

Routes

On the route from Mave to the Cañón de la Horadada, the former La Horadada flour mill can be seen.

A holiday apartment in Mave can be assessed according to travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions. These details stand alongside the different local features: riverbanks, churches, caves, limestone formations and regional landscape features do not form a single attraction, but rather a broad geographical and cultural range of topics. This means that the accommodation decision can be considered separately from the question of which of these previously mentioned focal points shapes the travel plans.

For the higher-level travel overview: Aguilar De Campoo.