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What to see and do in San Pedro del Romeral

What to see and do in San Pedro del Romeral (Valles Pasiegos, Cantabria): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in San Pedro del Romeral

San Pedro del Romeral
Village
Municipality in the Valles Pasiegos district, with 432 inhabitants (INE 2025) over 57.44 km²; altitude between 240 and 1,412 m (756 m in the capital). Demonym: romeralo, also sampedrano. Its land was included in 1011 in a donation to the monastery of San Salvador de Oña; in 1689 it obtained villa status and its own jurisdiction. It is one of the three pasiego villas, together with Vega de Pas and San Roque de Riomiera.
Luis Ortiz Martínez, fundador de Miko
Historical milestone
Pharmacist Luis Ortiz Martínez (b. 1889), a native of the municipality, founded the Miko ice cream brand in 1951.
Concesión del título de villa a San Pedro del Romeral
Historical milestone
In 1689 San Pedro del Romeral received the privilege of villa status, gaining jurisdictional independence from Espinosa de los Monteros.
Primera mención de San Pedro del Romeral
Historical milestone
The territory is already documented in 1011, in a donation to the monastery of San Salvador de Oña.
Fray Justo Pérez de Urbel
Curiosity
The Benedictine monk Fray Justo Pérez de Urbel had family origins in San Pedro del Romeral, where his father came from.