Cañedo between Church, Trails and History
Accommodation in Cañedo
Cañedo is home to the Gothic Church of Santa María de Cañedo. It is a single-nave building with three bays and a straight-ended chancel. A private chapel, endowed by Juan Fernández de la Peña, was added on its Gospel side at the beginning of the 17th century.
Culture
The main altarpiece of Santa María de Cañedo is a Neoclassical work from the beginning of the 19th century. It contains twelve oil-painted panels from an older altarpiece. Its central niche houses a Gothic statue of the Virgin dating from the 14th century; the altarpiece also contains a Calvary scene from the mid-16th century. The main altarpiece and its paintings were restored in 1984 by the Taller Itinerante de Restauración.
History
The historic buildings in Cañedo include the Antigua Venta en el Camino de los Castellanos, dating from 1754. The historic inn is associated with the Camino de los Castellanos. The coat-of-arms houses La Peña and Zorrilla are also located in Cañedo.
Cañedo is connected with the history of Soba during the Napoleonic Wars through Juan López Campillo's use of the valley as a headquarters for attacks on French troops. Cañedo is also mentioned in connection with the Carlist Wars, particularly for the period from 1870 to 1876. The local festival of Nuestra Señora de Cañedo is held on 8 September.
Local References
An old chestnut tree marks the boundary between the districts of Cañedo de Arriba and Cañado de Abajo. The CA-664 road is designated “Acceso a Cañedo.” The Las Cabas viewpoint on the road to Puerto de la Sía is approximately 3 km from La Gándara and offers views of La Gándara, Cañedo, Quintana and the rest of the municipality.
Trails
A route map for the Parque Natural de los Collados del Asón is available through the municipality of Soba’s tourist information service. From Cañedo, the Camino a Busquemao route follows an old path that connected Soba with the Province of Burgos. The circular hike Camino a Busquemao begins in Valcaba de Soba and passes through Cañedo.
Camino a Busquemao is associated with two different starting points: From Cañedo, the route follows an old path that connected Soba with the Province of Burgos. The circular hike, by contrast, begins in Valcaba de Soba and passes through Cañedo. Thus, the same name refers both to a route starting in Cañedo and to a circular route starting in Valcaba.
Accommodation in Cañedo
When choosing accommodation in Cañedo, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions are among the details that travelers can compare. The three points concern different conditions: The dates define the travel period, the room category describes the type of room, and the cancellation conditions govern how a change is handled. Which detail matters more depends on each traveler’s plans.
To the overview of the wider travel area: Valcaba.
