Medianas: Mountains, Churches and History in the Valle de Mena

Anyone considering a holiday apartment in Medianas can explore nature, local history and architectural heritage on several scales. For travellers who want to combine different interests, these themes can be considered separately.

Nature

The Montes de La Peña form the southern limestone mountain range of the Valle de Mena. A route through the Valle de Mena includes Medianas; the road runs along the slopes of the Montes de la Peña. In the Valle de Mena, the limestone slopes of the Montes de La Peña and the road running along them thus meet as two closely connected landscape elements.

The geographical classification of the named mountains varies: Peña de Igaña is a mountain in the immediate vicinity of Medianas; Aro, Eskutxi and Alto de Zalama are mountains in the surrounding area of Medianas. Cueva del Zorro, also known as Cueva de Medianas, lies in a meadow near the built-up area of Medianas de Mena.

In 2010, the Valle de Mena became the first place in Spain to be declared a “Starlight Park” by UNESCO; it has areas with skies dark enough for stargazing. Alongside the mountains and the route, the dark sky is therefore also one of the natural features of the Valle de Mena.

History

The Battle of Medianas and Bortedo on 30 and 31 January 1838 was one of the most important military engagements to take place in the Mena area during the First Carlist War.

Culture

The Iglesia de la Asunción in Medianas is a slender, modern-designed church building with a single-nave layout, chapels in the shape of a Latin cross and a rectangular apse.

The Iglesia de San Vicente de Añes is a church in the immediate vicinity of Medianas. The ruins of the medieval Templar tower are located in the wider regional surroundings of Medianas. The Parroquia San Ignacio, a church in the wider regional surroundings of Medianas, is also located there. The Iglesia de San Pedro de Lamuza is another church in the wider regional surroundings of Medianas.

Anyone wishing to combine nature and culture can relate the church architecture in Medianas to the churches and historical traces in the immediate vicinity and the wider regional surroundings.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Medianas, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be viewed side by side on the offer pages. The three details belong to different levels of the selection: travel dates define the period, the room category the type of accommodation offered, and cancellation conditions the rules for changes. This practical view of the accommodation thus remains separate from the landscape, historical and cultural facts.

Further destinations

Jurisdicción De Lara, Rebolledo De La Torre, Masa, Quintana Del Puente, Cilleruelo de Bezana, Las Merindades, Agüera, Quincoces De Yuso

For the higher-level travel overview: Burgos.