Fresno De Cantespino: Churches, Adobe and Circular Routes

Fresno de Cantespino is located with its town centre on a hill overlooking the surrounding area.

Culture

The Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari has Romanesque origins and was converted into a Baroque building in the 18th century. The Casa de la Comunidad in Fresno de Cantespino was built in the 18th century during a period of economic prosperity. The Ermita Santo Cristo de la Cerca stands on the upper part of the hill of Fresno de Cantespino; the castle and town walls formerly stood there. The Ermita del Santísimo Cristo del despoblado de Corporario is a Romanesque single-nave religious building with a semicircular apse.

Pottery was a characteristic traditional craft of Fresno de Cantespino for generations. A traditional pottery workshop is still operating in Fresno de Cantespino. The local adobe clay is a defining feature of many of the adobe-brick buildings preserved in the municipality of Fresno de Cantespino. The Crucero de la Picota stands at the entrance to Fresno de Cantespino.

The significant Visigothic necropolis of Castiltierra is located in the municipality of Fresno de Cantespino. The ruins of the church of Castiltierra preserve their complete floor plan, but have been extensively altered and no longer have a roof. The settlement of Las Milaneras, considered to have been a former Roman camp, lies near Castiltierra.

The patron saint festivals of Fresno de Cantespino take place on 6, 7 and 8 September.

Anyone looking for a holiday apartment in Fresno de Cantespino can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation policies on the respective offer page. The details can be checked against their own travel plans without losing sight of the town’s history and routes. For different travel dates or stay plans, these three details can be viewed side by side.

Nature and Routes

Ruta 2: Llanos de Fresno starts and ends at Plaza Mayor in Fresno de Cantespino. It is an 11.8-kilometre circular route with a walking time of approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes. It runs at elevations ranging from 1,016 metres at Monte to 1,122 metres at La Charca.

Sendero Campiña Castellana is a 13.5-kilometre circular route through Cascajares, Castiltierra and Riahuelas. It is easy, accessible year-round and fully suitable for cycling. From Pajares de Fresno, the network of routes in Fresno de Cantespino includes an approximately 5.5-kilometre route where gullies formed by water erosion can be seen. The route is easy to complete and accessible year-round.

For daily planning, cultural topics and active routes can be considered separately; the routes can be categorised by distance, time frame, season and mode of transport.

More destinations

More destinations: Saldaña de Ayllón, Aldea Real, Navafría, San Rafael, Aldeanueva De La Serrezuela, El Espinar, Tabanera del Monte, Collado Hermoso

To the higher-level travel overview: Segovia.