Santa María De Mave: Monastery Church, Riverside Setting and Routes

Santa María De Mave reveals itself through the monastery church: its basilical layout with three naves and three semicircular apses creates a clear cultural landmark.

When comparing a holiday apartment in Santa María De Mave, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions may be important to different degrees depending on your travel plans.

Culture

Since 1931, the Santa María de Mave monastery has been classified as a historic-artistic monument. The church of the former Benedictine monastery of Santa María de Mave forms part of the artistic heritage of the route. In the chancel of the Santa María de Mave monastery church, remnants of wall paintings recovered during the last restoration have been preserved. The remaining monastery buildings now serve as a rural hostel in Santa María De Mave. The three perspectives – architectural form, traces of imagery and contemporary relevance – can be considered separately.

Nature

Santa María de Mave lies almost on the left bank of the Río Pisuerga, on a fertile terrace at an elevation of 870 metres above sea level. The riverbank, terrace and elevation can be read as three different spatial reference points.

Routes

The Camino del Besaya – Calzada romana includes a 30.380 km stage from Aguilar de Campoo to Santa María de Mave. Another stage of the Camino del Besaya – Calzada romana leads from Santa María de Mave to Herrera del Pisuerga. On the stage of the Camino del Besaya – Calzada romana, Santa María de Mave is reached after Mave and, just over half a kilometre later, through the broad floodplain of the Río Pisuerga. The Calzada de los Blendios route crosses the Río Pisuerga at the entrance to the Cañón de la Horadada. The Calzada de los Blendios route offers views of the rock formations of Las Tuerces.

The stated stage length and the various route features help you organise your own planning around distance, river floodplain, river crossing and rock formations. Those who focus more on the route than on a single destination can view the named routes as different points of emphasis.

Other Places

In addition, the entries Mave and Canduela are available to you.

Geographical Context

The view beyond Santa María De Mave can be structured using individual points. Monte Bigüenzo is a mountain in the wider regional surroundings of Santa María de Mave. Alto del Cotío is a mountain in the wider regional surroundings of Santa María de Mave. Manantial de Fuentes Claras is a spring in the wider regional surroundings of Santa María de Mave. Medela is a hill in the wider regional surroundings of Santa María de Mave. The Colegiata de San Pedro is a church in the wider regional surroundings of Santa María de Mave.

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