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What to see and do in Herrerías

What to see and do in Herrerías (Saja-Nansa, Cantabria): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Herrerías

Herrerías
Village
Municipality in the comarca of Saja-Nansa, with 570 inhabitants (INE 2025) over 40.34 km² and 182 m in altitude, with its capital at Bielva. Camijanes is documented from the year 951; Cabanzón and Bielva were incorporated into the municipality in 1835.
Torre de Cabanzón
Monument
Medieval tower declared a monument.
Camino Lebaniego a su paso por Herrerías
Activity
The Camino Lebaniego, a pilgrimage route to the monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, crosses the municipality and was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, by resolution of 15 February 2007.
Cueva de El Soplao en Herrerías
Nature
The municipal area of Herrerías shares with Valdáliga and Rionansa the karst cave of El Soplao, famous for its eccentric geological formations.
Puente de Camijanes
Monument
Bridge over the river Nansa that forms part of the Ruta Lebaniega, one of the notable landmarks of the Nansa valley section, together with the Tower of Cabanzón.
Cueva El Soplao (sector de Herrerías)
Nature
The galleries of the El Soplao cave-mine, famous for its eccentric aragonite formations and its Cretaceous amber deposit, extend beneath the municipalities of Rionansa, Valdáliga, and Herrerías. It was discovered in the early 20th century during work at the La Florida mines and opened to tourism in 2005.
Ruta Lebaniega
Historical milestone
Historic route linking the Camino de Santiago de la Costa with Santo Toribio de Liébana, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, in 2007. It runs through Herrerías and Lamasón before climbing the mountain range toward Liébana via the passes of Piedras Luengas, Ríofrío, or San Glorio.