Village of Santa Marina de Valdeón
Villages under the high summits of Picos de Europa
Village of Santa Marina de Valdeón
Villages under the high summits of Picos de Europa
Village of Santa Marina de Valdeón
Santa Marina de Valdeón, with its 1,156 meters of altidude, has the privilege not only of being the highest village in the Valdeón Valley but also of all those within the limits of the Picos de Europa National Park, It has a unique view of both the Massif Occidental and the Massif Central. It is also the oldest town in the Valdeón Valley. In the Middle Ages it was an important town organized around its monastery, which had been created as part of a policy of repopulation in the kingdom of León.
The Village
It is the town documented as oldest in the Valdeón Valley and in which during the Middle Ages (X century) was established the Monastery of “Santa Marina de Mades”, ependen ton the powerful Monastery of Sahagún de Campos and very ambitious by the neighboring cenobium of Liébana, which had a series of usufruct privileges granted to the Abbot by King Alfonso VI.
In addition to its location and the exceptional views that the viewpoint of the locality allows, in Santa Marina de Valdeón you can also visit the Church of Santa Marina, the 12 hórreos that make up the identity of the village and the foal of animal rust.
The Village
It is the town documented as oldest in the Valdeón Valley and in which during the Middle Ages (X century) was established the Monastery of “Santa Marina de Mades”, ependen ton the powerful Monastery of Sahagún de Campos and very ambitious by the neighboring cenobium of Liébana, which had a series of usufruct privileges granted to the Abbot by King Alfonso VI.
In addition to its location and the exceptional views that the viewpoint of the locality allows, in Santa Marina de Valdeón you can also visit the Church of Santa Marina, the 12 hórreos that make up the identity of the village and the foal of animal rust.
LOCATION OF SANTA MARINA DE VALDEÓN
GPS COORDINATES: 43.134200, -4.886970
