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What to see and do in Villaselán

What to see and do in Villaselán (Sahagún, León): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Villaselán

Villaselán
Village
Villaselán is a municipality in the comarca of Sahagún, in the province of León, located in the Tierra de Cea at 862 metres of altitude, which brings together, besides the eponymous town, the settlements of Arcayos, Castroañe, Santa María, Valdavida and Villacerán, with 180 inhabitants in total, compared with the 89 it had in the mid-19th century. Its church is dedicated to santos Facundo y Primitivo, whose feast is celebrated on 27 November.
Church of los santos Facundo y Primitivo de Villaselán
Monument
The parish church is dedicated to the martyrs whose relic gave rise to the monastery of Sahagún, a patronage that reveals the old dependence of these villages of the Tierra de Cea on the Benedictine abbey.
Festivities of San Facundo y San Primitivo
Activity
On 27 November, already in the depths of winter, Villaselán celebrates its patron saints on a date unusual for the comarca's main festivities, when work in the fields grants a respite.
The six villages of the Tierra de Cea
Curiosity
Arcayos, Castroañe, Santa María del Río, Valdavida, Villacerán and the municipal seat itself spread a hundred and eighty households across fifty-six square kilometres at 862 metres of altitude, in the heart of the Cea valley.
Separation of Villaselán from Villamartín
Historical milestone
In 1857 Villaselán and Villaverde de los Arcayos were constituted as independent municipalities on separating from Villamartín de Don Sancho, in the readjustment of councils that followed the establishment of the liberal regime.