Discover Montorio: Geosenda, Nature and Cultural Heritage

The La Huella Perdida Geosenda is a route of scenic, geological and historical interest. In the area around the La Huella Perdida Geosenda, a landscape was regarded by prehistoric communities as a sacred and funerary site. The Geosenda includes a wooden footbridge over the Guidivillí stream. Those who wish to consider nature, the history of the Earth and culture together can view the route through these three themes.

The themes can also be considered separately: landforms, springs and tree populations represent nature observation, while the Geosenda, cave, rock chapel, church and museums offer different historical and cultural perspectives. The viewpoint, bridge and river beach add further clearly named places to this selection.

A holiday apartment in Montorio can be assessed in the context of your personal travel plans based on travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions. These details appear in different combinations on the respective accommodation pages, allowing travellers to compare the practical conditions side by side and weigh them according to their own priorities. Depending on the planning, the emphasis may therefore differ if, for example, the travel period is more important than the other details.

Nature and geology

La Yesera is a geological zone formed by diapirism, where gypsum-bearing red clays rose from deep underground layers. Mirador de El Arenal is a viewpoint with an unobtrusive dry-stone structure built specifically for the Geosenda; from there, you can overlook Montorio and the quartz sandstone quarry. La Roblencina is a pedunculate oak of the species Quercus faginea with a trunk circumference of more than 4.9 metres and is one of the 111 notable trees in the province of Burgos. The Fuenterrebejo spring is of great importance to wildlife.

Manantial de Ontinente is a spring in the wider regional area around Montorio. Fuente del Olmo is a spring in the vicinity of Montorio. For your personal planning, springs, rock formations, viewpoints and tree populations can be considered as separate thematic focuses.

Culture and history

The Church of San Juan Bautista is considered Montorio’s most important cultural heritage site and one of the most interesting religious buildings in the Úrbel Valley. The funerary cave of La Quebrantada dates from the Late Neolithic and the transition to the Copper Age, approximately from 2350 to 1700 BC. The rock chapel of Santa Cecilia is carved into tufa and was consecrated as a hermit church in the High Middle Ages.

Arco de Santa María is a museum in the wider regional area around Montorio. Casa de Miranda is a museum in the wider regional area around Montorio. The Museum of Human Evolution is a museum in the wider regional area around Montorio. The Castillo de Burgos is a fortress in the wider regional area around Montorio. Playa fluvial Fuente del Prior is a river beach in the wider regional area around Montorio.

Further destinations: San Medel, Villalbilla de Burgos, Quisicedo, Quintanar De La Sierra, Agüera, Viloria De Rioja, Villafranca Montes De Oca, Peñaranda de Duero

For the higher-level travel overview: Burgos.