Anaya – Río Moros, Culture and Holiday Apartment

The Río Moros–Valle de los Fresnos hiking route is 40.09 kilometres long in total and runs over firm ground and asphalt. The hiking route is linear and has a low level of difficulty, apart from its length. At kilometre 4.9, the Río Moros route in Anaya has access via the SG-V-3143. The route details therefore show two separate aspects: the surface and course describe the character of the path, while the total length indicates the extent of the tour.

Length, surface, course and access provide different points of reference for planning a hike according to its extent and the character of the path. On this route in particular, the difficulty described as low stands alongside the considerable total distance.

Hiking and Landscape

At the Puente Oñez in Anaya, the landscape along the Río Moros combines a hundred-year-old stand of trees with pine forests. Within the enclosed grounds of the Ermita de Ntra. de Oñez there is a spring with spring water. For personal planning, the long route and the individual landscape features can be considered as separate focal points. Thus, both the specific course of the path and the named landscape elements form part of the description of this excursion area.

Culture

The Ermita de Ntra. de Oñez is an 18th-century Mudéjar building with a single-nave floor plan. It is located 1,400 metres from Anaya on the right bank of the Río Moros, near the CL-605. In this building, the architectural classification, the historical period and the geographical location thus combine to form an independent cultural point of reference.

The parish church of Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol in Anaya is dedicated to Santiago Apóstol, was built during the Baroque period, and has an older bell gable. The main altar of the Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol in Anaya includes reliefs of Saint James on horseback, the Evangelists, the Church Fathers and the Annunciation. For a cultural exploration, architecture, the church interior and traditional stories can be chosen as different focal points. The church building and the reliefs on the main altar each provide their own details about the furnishings and design.

Several legends that, according to tradition, took place in Anaya are collected in the two volumes “Leyendas Segovianas” compiled by Ignacio Sanz. The volumes were published by the Obra Social de Caja Segovia; at the time, residents of these places passed on the legends. Architecture and storytelling traditions offer different approaches to local history.

A holiday apartment in Anaya can be assessed objectively on the basis of travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions. These details stand alongside the local attractions: the Río Moros, the Ermita de Ntra. de Oñez, the Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol, traditional stories and Santa Águeda offer different thematic approaches.

Other Places

For additional comparisons between destinations, you can visit the pages for Riaza, Ortigosa Del Monte, Abades, Collado Hermoso, Chañe, Gallegos, Migueláñez and Arcones.

Traditions

At a traditional celebration in honour of Santa Águeda in Anaya, residents and visitors came together for planned activities. During a traditional Santa Águeda celebration, the image of Santa Águeda was carried through the town accompanied by dulzaina and tamboril. A traditional Santa Águeda celebration included bollo and lemonade, which were offered to the residents. Community participation, musical accompaniment, a procession, and the foods and drinks mentioned above were therefore part of the traditional festival activities.

For the broader travel overview: Segovia.