Holiday Apartment in Villanueva de Arriba: Camino, Church and Cueva de Guantes

Karst cavities, a Gothic parish church, and routes for hiking and cycling give Villanueva de Arriba a distinct character shaped by archaeology, local history, and active exploration. If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Villanueva de Arriba, you can choose your accommodation according to the focus you want for your days: culture, paths through the village, or a cycling tour to the junction for Cueva de Guantes.

Holiday apartment in Villanueva de Arriba between church and archaeology

The parish church of Villanueva de Arriba is Gothic, has a single nave, and features a Latin-cross floor plan. It is therefore a clearly defined religious building in the village with a distinctive architectural layout. The archaeological site of Cueva de Guantes offers a very different perspective. In the area known as Galería 1, it comprises at least three levels showing evidence of human presence. This is where a Mousterian stone industry was found, made predominantly from metaquartzite, flint, quartz, and other locally occurring rocks.

Cueva de Guantes: Karst cavities and traces of human presence

Cueva de Guantes extends for 350 metres through karst cavities and chambers of varying sizes. The site is part of a large karst complex with several sites dating from the Middle and Upper Pleistocene. It is located in the area of Villanueva de Arriba known as La Loma. For visitors interested in culture and nature, this place therefore combines specific landscape features with the long history of human presence, without requiring these individual themes to be considered separately.

Camino Olvidado to Santiago through Villanueva de Arriba

The Camino Olvidado to Santiago passes through Villanueva de Arriba. Along the Camino, a track leads from Las Heras de la Peña to Villanueva de Arriba. Within the village, the route continues to the Church of the Asunción and the former Ermita de San Roque, known as El Campanillo. It leaves Villanueva de Arriba again via Calle Real. This sequence makes the village a specific section of the Camino, where paths, the church, and a historic site appear one after another.

By mountain bike to the junction for Cueva de Guantes

The Pueblos de la Peña MTB route leads south from Villanueva de Arriba to the junction for Cueva de Guantes. After this junction, the route returns to Villanueva de Arriba. On the way back, it passes the Ermita de San Pedro de Guantes, which can be visited. Anyone choosing a holiday apartment or holiday home for a stay involving cycling stages will find a route here that starts and ends in Villanueva de Arriba.

La Peña and the Montaña Palentina

Villanueva de Arriba is located in the comarca of La Peña, in the sub-Cantabrian foothills of the Montaña Palentina. This regional setting provides the geographical context for the routes and the karst area of La Loma. In addition, Campo de Fubito, a municipal football pitch, is located on C/ Las Quintas.

More destinations for your travel planning

La Vid Y Barrios, Palenzuela, Carrión De Los Condes, Marcilla De Campos, Valenoso, Lomas, Dehesa De Montejo and Melgar De Yuso.

For the higher-level travel overview: Palencia.