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Las Merindades, the best kept secret of the most natural Burgos

In the greenest area of ​​ Burgos , and just over 300km from Madrid, Las Merindades offer visitors a unique experience of immersion in the history of man and the earth, with imposing caves, medieval villages and amazing river courses.

Burgos is well known for its Cathedral , its cuisine, its way to Santiago and its incredible site of Sierra de Atapuerca , among other attractions.But in this Castilian province there are more secrets that can surprise the traveler looking for a Relaxation and adventure getaway to nature.

This is the case in its northern area, on the border with Cantabria, where the Ebro river weaves dreamlike landscapes , both above and below the surface, as it passes through the Cantabrian mountain range and the Castilian plateau.The water course changes everything, and Here you have shaped a human landscape of medieval villages and hermitages in contrast to a unique postcard of amazing caves, jumps and gorges .

This region is full of Roman and medieval roads and bridges , churches and monasteries, towers and castles, palaces and mansions.Any route offers temptations to the traveler in search of rest, history and nature.

The extensive caves of Ojo Guarena

Las Merindades, the best kept secret of the most natural Burgos

Ojo de Guarena

Worth it among all of them visit Espinosa de los Monteros , where gastronomy takes place in places like Posada Real Torreberrueza, and then live a speleological experience in the underground complex of Ojo Guarena , 96km north of Burgos.

It is the largest karstic framework cartographed in Spain, with 110km of galleries, halls and conduits explored, depths sculpted by rivers where the notion of time is lost.

The formation is 18 caves and up to six levels deep in which the natural stone formations, the steep slopes and the passages and wells coexist with fossils, unique fauna (16 species of unique invertebrates in the world) and paleolithic deposits of paintings and engravings.

Las Merindades, the best kept secret of the most natural Burgos

Hermitage of San Bernabe.

The entrance to this majestic interior space is also superb: the hermitage of San Bernabe seems to leave

Las Merindades, the best kept secret of the most natural Burgos

A unique experience.

a fantasy novel, with its doors sewn to the rock where weddings and baptisms are celebrated under its vault of mur paintings ales of 1700 narrating the macabre tortures that the saint received.

The environment is not wasted either, with its many hiking trails in which the usual landscape includes, in addition to abundant vegetation , surprising sinks, waterfalls and waterfalls .

Throughout the area there are specialized guides and tourist information offices with maps and all kinds of explanatory material to enjoy an authentic getaway of the routine.

Las Merindades, the best kept secret of the most natural Burgos

The new Peugeot Rifter on the north escape from Burgos

Four-wheel adventure

Peugeot presented its new Rifter in the incomparable surroundings of Ojo de Guarena.The versatile vehicle has all the benefits for a getaway in search of adventure, disconnection and good times, thanks to its large space for occupants, suitcases and equipment for-in this case-hiking and caving a.

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