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What to see and do in Quintanilla Vivar

What to see and do in Quintanilla Vivar (Burgos (Alfoz), Burgos): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities

How far each place is from the centre of Quintanilla Vivar

The start of the Camino del Cid 1.3 km

Towns near Quintanilla Vivar

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What to see and do in Quintanilla Vivar

Quintanilla Vivar
Village
Quintanilla Vivar is a municipality in the Alfoz de Burgos district, in the valley of the river Ubierna, 9 kilometres from the capital, formed by Quintanilla and Vivar del Cid, birthplace of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid Campeador. Nearby lies the Royal Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Fresdelval, visited each year in a pilgrimage, and the village preserves an old water mill that operated until 1993. With 890 inhabitants, it is the starting point of the greenway of the former Santander-Mediterráneo railway, and the remains of San Vítores castle stand within its territory.
The manuscript of the Cantar de Mio Cid
Curiosity
The convent founded at Vivar del Cid in 1477 kept for centuries the only surviving manuscript of the Cantar de Mio Cid, the poem composed around 1200 that tied the name of Rodrigo Díaz for ever to this hamlet.
The start of the Camino del Cid
Activity
From the Solar del Cid and the mill that bears his name starts the itinerary that follows through Burgos, Soria, Guadalajara, Zaragoza, Teruel, Castellón, Valencia and Alicante the route of the exile narrated in the poem.