Medio CudeyoPlaces and Culture

Places and Culture

If you enjoy visiting places of interest, and are keen to know more about their history, we can offer you a lot of options to chose from. 
Great Cantabrian manor houses, baroque palaces and buildings with medieval features. Meeting places for the gentry and the bourgeoisie which have remained to this day and ensured that Medio Cudeyo retains an important historic and artistic heritage. Palaces like that of the Marquesses of Valbuena, the Earl of Torreanaz, the Manor house of Los Cuetos or the Tower of Alvarado. Did you know that such riches lay so close to Santander?
Situated in Valdecilla, this site of 15 hectares constitutes the main natural and socio-cultural area of Medio Cudeyo. The estate contains several buildings dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century and a large garden with a variety of botanic species which provides a backdrop to many cultural activities throughout the year. Lovers of history and nature can go on guided tours around this vast natural area.
Palaces, Coats of Arms and Manor Houses
The Estate of The Marquess of Valdecilla

Valdecilla

Centuries of history of Medio Cudeyo portrayed through religious art. The influence of the historic pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela (which since the Middle Ages has run along the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, and provided a means of transmitting information) is evident in several churches and hermitages of the muncipality. Worthy of note is the church of Santa Maria de Cudeyo which has exceptional views .
Situated at the top of Peña Cabarga, on a clear day you will be able to visit the ‘Camera Obscura'. Discover through a trick of the lenses, spectacular views of Santander bay and beaches, and the coves, valleys and rivers of inland Cantabria. Live views of the exterior which are projected onto a flat surface inside a dark room. An early example of present day photographic studios. Are you curious to see it?
Churches, Hermitages and Wayside Shrines
The Camera Obscura of Peña Cabarga

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