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What to see and do in Santa María de las Hoyas

What to see and do in Santa María de las Hoyas (Tierras del Burgo, Soria): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Santa María de las Hoyas

Santa María de las Hoyas
Village
Santa María de las Hoyas is a municipality of 112 inhabitants in the province of Soria, belonging to the judicial district of Burgo de Osma, which also includes the hamlet of Muñecas; 56% of its territory lies within the Cañón del Río Lobos, a space protected as a Site of Community Importance and a Special Protection Area for birds. In the 1785 census, ordered by the count of Floridablanca, it appeared as a royal town of the partido of Aranda, with 613 inhabitants, more than five times today's population; after the fall of the Ancien Régime it was constituted as a municipality under the name Santa María y Muñecas. Of interest are the church of Santa María de las Hoyas and the hermitage of the Santo Cristo de Miranda.
The Bridge of the Seven Arches and the head of the canyon
Monument
The seven-arched viaduct that carries the road towards San Leonardo marks the upper entrance to the canyon of the río Lobos, where the gorge is still wide and the river runs among pine woods before cutting into the limestone.
The saffron milk caps of the northern pine forests
Food and drink
The pine woods of this corner of the province give in autumn saffron milk caps and boletus that are stewed with garlic, bacon or meat. Mycology has become a regulated resource and the main gastronomic event of the autumn.