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What to see and do in Valdegovía/Gaubea

What to see and do in Valdegovía/Gaubea (Cuadrilla de Añana, Álava): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 3 Nature · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Valdegovía/Gaubea

Valdegovía/Gaubea
Village
Rural municipality of 1,064 inhabitants (2025) in the northwest of Álava, bordering Burgos, made up of 30 small settlements organized into 23 concejos, with its capital at Villanueva de Valdegovía (although Espejo is today the most populous settlement, with 249 inhabitants in 2019). Within its territory lay the Autrigonian city of Uxama Barca; after the Islamic conquest, the territory belonged to the diocese of Valpuesta, then separate from that of Oca. It is watered by the Omecillo and Tumecillo rivers.
Ermitas rupestres de Valdegovía/Gaubea
Monument
Between the 6th and 7th centuries, communities of hermits carved churches and cells into the limestone rock walls of the valley; the finest examples are the church of Pinedo and the caves of Corro.
Iglesia de San Román de Tobillas, Valdegovía/Gaubea
Monument
The valley's old name, Tobiellas, comes from a 9th-century monastery, San Román de Tobillas; the present-day parish church of San Román preserves numerous elements from that vanished monastery.
Desfiladero del río Purón, Valdegovía/Gaubea
Nature
A route of about 9 kilometers and low difficulty through the Purón river gorge, within the Valderejo Natural Park, considered the area's most emblematic hike.
Torre de los Varona
Monument
Fortified tower house in Villanañe that belonged uninterruptedly since the 15th century to the Varona family, bearing a coat of arms with the bars of Aragón tilted as a sign of submission to Alfonso I of Aragón. It is protected under general heritage status by the Decree of 22 April 1949 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural under Law 16/1985.
Parque Natural de Valderejo
Nature
Protected natural area located within the municipality of Valdegovía/Gaubea.
La diócesis de Valpuesta
Historical milestone
After the Islamic conquest of the Peninsula, the territory broke away from the diocese of Oca, giving rise to the diocese of Valpuesta.
Uxama Barca
Historical milestone
The Autrigone city of Uxama Barca lay within the boundaries of the present-day municipality of Valdegovía.
Los arroyos de Valdegovía
Nature
The Valdegovía valley has a great number of streams with water flowing even in summer, a feature characteristic of the Cantabrian mountain range; its main rivers are the Tumecillo and the Omecillo, the latter a tributary of the Ebro.