The best MTB trails around Molledo

Located in the La Serna de Iguña neighborhood, in this chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot, the Octave of Corpus Christi is celebrated. The neighborhoods that make up La Serna are Corral Mayor, Corral de Abajo, Pilipapo or Ribero, and Elecha or Helecha. There is a place known as San Vitores which denotes its previous religious dedication to the aforementioned Saint.

The San Andrés Bridge is in Somahoz (Los Corrales de Buelna) over the Besaya River, which gives access to the San Andrés neighbourhood. It is divided into a narrow lane for vehicles and a pedestrian crossing, and from it we see a railway bridge that we have to go under to enter the neighbourhood. And that railway bridge (or overpass) that we crossed is part of the historic "Ferro-carril de Isabel II" (Isabel II Railway) that began to be built in the mid-19th century with the project of joining the towns of Alar del Rey with Santander and whose section from Bárcena de Pie de Concha to the Cantabrian capital must have been finished in 1858.

At the beginning of the San Andrés neighbourhood, in Somahoz, the views upstream from the Besaya are beautiful. This is the starting point for several routes.

the views over Cantabria and the north of burgos are worth the effort to go up on foot or by bike

The Roman road known as Calzada de los Blendios connected Pisoraca (Herrera de Pisuerga, in Palencia) and Portus Blendium (Suances, in Cantabria). It was the main means of communication between the Castilian plateau and the Cantabrian coast. It runs through a mountain area and is covered by oak, chestnut and beech groves.

The church of San Jorge, popularly known as El Partenón, is a few meters from the Palacio de los Hornillos. Built in 1890 as a chapel near his palace, it was donated by the dukes to the town of Las Fraguas to serve as a parish church. It was used during the Civil War as a prison. It is a purely neoclassical building.

The Palacio de los Hornillos or Palacio de las Fraguas is a large estate in which two palaces are located. The oldest called Casona de las Fraguas (from the 18th century) and the largest of both, called de los Hornillos (late 19th century). It has been the setting for several movies. The Palace of the Hornillos is a private property, owned by the Duke of San Carlos, and cannot be visited. La Casona de las Fraguas is currently a catering business that organizes banquets and celebrations.

The pre-Roman stelae of Barros and Lombera stand out, as well as the manor houses that can be found in the Rasilla park area, such as the palace of the Counts of Mansilla, Bustamante and Quijano. One of the main attractions are the Cantabrian Wars festivities, which are held on the last weekend of August and the first of September, recreating the wars between the Romans and the Cantabrians.