CENTER OF INTERPRETATION OF CAVE CHURCHES

The special characteristics of the sandstone that is generalized in the region of Valderredible are the support and the reason that at the dawn of the Middle Ages, with means that seem very limited, those pioneers of Christianity in the sixth century as San Millán could carry out such works. And is that shortly after the conquest and integration by Leovigildo of Cantabria begins a second and final "romanization" which brings cults, aesthetic standards and social organization. And according to the latest research, the arcs that we agree on dimensions and shapes with more than Mozarabic Visigothic expressions (the latter much later). These anchorites and hermits built and Christianize, and churches endure over time and use up to the arrival of Romanesque. It is more than likely that the continued reign despite the collapse of the Visigothic world and the almost immediate integration of these territories into the realm Astur, which occurs very rapidly through the enthronement of Alfonso I, son of the Duke of Cantabria in monarchy of the kingdom since its inception. As you can imagine, these remains contain more content than meets the eye, and are an expression of the genesis of a society.

There are several churches and eremíticos sets in the area, and not all are easy to visit, so born this interpretation center, with more or less success trying to visually integrate all of them, but it's best to visit the most visited in order to see firsthand something so special and authentic.

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